3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very Bretty stout, thin, not a traditional stout, a lot of coffee on the nose
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rather sour for an Imperial Stout, has the appearance, though. Not bad, just different.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Strange-looking bottle. 2001 vintage shared by bmanning and served in a tulip.
Pours black with no head and some small bubbles resting on top. Nine years old so I won’t take too much off here. The nose is cherry with a bit of black licorice. It’s definitely oxidized, though not necessarily in a bad way. The flavor shows the oxidation a bit more with a bit of cardboard, though everything comes together and melds with the dark fruits and slight cherry and roasted characteristics. The mouthfeel is really quite smooth with some low carbonation. Drinks really well and I’m glad I got to try this. Thanks, Ben.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 12-20-2010
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle 330ml brewed 2001 from Barleywine shop Copenhagen murky black no head or carbonation thick roasted malts scent. bit sour astringing oaky oily bit roasted malts based mouthfeel. This bottle might have seen it’s best days. An interesting experience this was anyway.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
A pitch black beer with cherries and coffee in the nose. In the mouth a strange flat beer, totally non-carbonated, with flavors of cherry, soy sauce and liqueur. Not as port-like as many barley wines, but a beer that will certainly work better as a digestif or a liqueurs than the way we drank it as a conversation-beer late Tuesday afternoon. Definitely a unique brew, but it does not necessarily make this Imperial Extra Double Stout a world class stout
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 15, 2011 2003 bottle. This impressive imperial extra double stout is the definitive opaque that pours headless but with substantial lacing. The aroma is a lovely, earthy, roasted toffee.
The raspberry undertones go well with the licorice like red "Twizzlers".
The taste is a roasted, bitter, black licorice. And the palate is a welcomed, lingering, fine licorice tea. Love the liquid licorice. Just leave me alone with this palate!
A distinctively-crafted beer.
Last bottle not consistent
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From the 2003 batch. I was excited to see a bottle conditioned beer for sale with a 2003 date on it. But alas, it was not as good as I had hoped. The pour was an oily black with absolutely no head regardless of the aggressive pour. The aroma filled my nose with bourbon and chocolate...lots and lots of dark, burnt chocolate. The body was nice and heavy but the taste was just too much like chocolate for my liking.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. A light sweet smell, malty and oily. The brown fizzy-creamy head is small with a short duration. The body is black. The taste is very strong malty, coffee and chocolate. Later it gets a little bit more sour. The body is heavy, oily and creamy with a soft carbonation.
4.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
As others have said: this is strange... very diverse flavours that don’t seem to match at first. When I was just about to decide that I didn’t like it, it suddenly "clicked". The aroma is not great, because there’s just too much: acidity, chocolate, bread, coffee, roasted malts, raisins, soy sauce, smoke, vanilla. When you taste it though, it somehow all fits. First flavours are light sourness, vanilla and red fruits. The red fruits remain while a strong chocolate, raisins and slight alcohol taste kicks in. Aftertaste has coffee and nice smokiness. This is great stuff!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at home. Thick black pour, huge solid brown head. Impressive appearance. Aroma of some brett, roasty malts, cherries, chocolate and blue cheese. Very salty flavor, almost like soy sauce. Rather strange brew, but still quite appealing. Not sure if I’m able to drink a complete glass though.
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