 Madsnp (616), Odense C, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 Bottle. 2003 vintage. Black with a thin brown head. Aromas of sherry, dark fruit, wood, bitter chocolate and some smoke. Flavour of cough medicine, coffee, heavily roasted malt and awesome beer. This beer is still and lovely.
Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 27, 2008 2003 bottle at home. Totally black, with a line of brown head. Utterly still, this has a true "engine oil" viscous feel. The nose is very complex with dark red wine, port, raisins, soy, strong cheese, old socks, aged wood and even mouldy notes. The alcohol is definitely evident too. Flavour-wise, there’s a lot of similarity, with the vinuous and soft malt flavours coming through a bit more. It’s soft and velvety in the mouth with a good long finish. A good imperial stout. Amusingly, when I first tried this beer (back in the early years of this decade) I found it undrinkable and didn’t even finish the bottles. What a difference a few years developing your palate makes!
pepperford (115), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 24, 2008 pure black with just a hint a maroon at the bottom the the glass. dark tan head. aromas of smoke, chocolate, spice and malt. flavors of smoke, chocolate, and a touch of a tang that is hard to place. it finishes with a raw cocoa dryness. good stuff
SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 Bottle, 2001 vintage. Pours a dark black with nerly no carbonation or head. Lots of roasted coffe and grains in the aroma, along with chocolate, sour vinegar and wine. Flavor is really amazing. Espresso, chocolate, wine, alcohol and a touch of sour funk. Syrupy smooth on the palate. Really great brew.
MrBeerFanatic (350), jamestown, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 2003 vintage (Internet ordered). Pours a dark brown/black with a brown head. Smells of sour hops and dare I say almost like wine....Has an unusual taste of sweet dry mellow hops, dark malts that seem to have also mellowed out, molasses and a hint of spice. The mouth feel is syrupy, smooth and complex. Its got this sour/sweet taste that I’ve never experienced quite like this in a beer. It almost taste a little like wine. Overall a very mellow all around brew that obviously has been aged for some time. I’m flored that the average rating is only 3.4, it deserves at least a 4. A very different Imperial Stout that I’m used to, but very awsome indeed.
bembelembe (150), Zagreb, Croatia
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 12, 2008 Dark brown, almost black in color. This is one of pretty interesting beers because it’s roasted sensation is almost not like beer but rather coffee. Taste is complex mixture of black coffee, red wine, bitter dark chocolate, oaks, soy sauce, syrup even burbon. It doesn’t contain any carbonation and the head doesn’t exist. Alcohol is not dominant in taste although it is quite high - 9%. Very unique beer.
LooseCannon (927), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 11.2oz bottle, 2003 vintage. Pours pitch black in color with not head at all. Aroma of red wine, prunes and sweet. Taste of red wine, prunes, roasted coffee and dark chocolate with bitter finish.
chimplechamp (463), Oslo, Norway
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 3, 2008 bottle, 2003 vintage from beersofeurope.co.uk- wow. pours engine oil, slick syrupy with the slightest hint of a head. chocolate black or read or brown nose is chocolate with hints of an oaked red wine, soy sauce, sea weed, coffee honey and nuts. very complex and reminiscent of the elizabethan ale. oxidisation. tastes chocolate, burnt toast, soy tingling mouthfeel so thick and syrupy, maybe too salty? resiudal chocolate bitterness lingers. great lenth. im utterly impressed what is this doing at an avg 3.4 rating? its at least a 3.9.
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