 presario (2956), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2005 Dark colour. Thin head. Strong prune raisin alcohol aroma. Body is light. Flavour is big prune and alcohol. A classy beer. More wine or liquer like than beer.
TipsyMcStager (916), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 21, 2005 Updated: Dec 22, 2005(2001)sherry, portish, lovely aroma. Pours a reddish-brown, thin head. Strong bitter fruits. Strong alcohol finish. Cherry and prunes also.
CharmCityHops (12), Maryland, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 20, 2005 The 2001 vintage was pitch black with no head. Extremely vinuous, more like grappa or mediera than a good stout. Soy sauce like flavor and bitter coffee grounds stuck on tongue flavor detract.
MrRain (426), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/20 |
Dec 17, 2005 Bottled - poured in a stout glass. 2000 Vintage drank in late 2005. Pours black and thick like oil. No head at all. It has a thin watery vinegar taste. It has little to no carbonation. For a beer that’s called an Imperial Extra Double Stout I would have expected to be able to chew this beer by the slice but I was wrong. This was not a pleasant experience at all. Yuck. I tasted grape and alchohol. It wa more like a wine than a beer. The finish was oily and spicy and clung to the mouth like a wine as well.
bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2005 Bottle. Black. Really black. Almost no head. Very special taste. Sour almost medicine like. Rich aroma and it takes some getting use to. Very good but a real challenge.
shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 15, 2005 Updated: Apr 15, 2007Black pour with no head. Rich aroma of chocolate and sour . Very rich palate. Very different but pretty nice. Unique stuff. 7/4/7/3/17
RERATE: 2001 Bottle consumer April 2007. Cork pops out with only a mild pop. Pour is smooth and silky, but definitely flat after all these years. Black and oily although a touch thin looking. No head at all. The sourness in the aroma is immediately apparent. Yet it is accompanied by mild dark chocolate. The flavor is constantly changing between the sour notes, the coffee, the chocolate, and the bitterness. The finish is long and really brings out the bitterness and the roast. The body is more substantial than I would have thought. This is truly a very unique beer that’s strength is in its subtlety.
larsga (2958), Oslo, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 12, 2005 Tiny dark brown head; black opaque body. Smell of blueberries, burnt licorice, and sourness. Taste is like aroma, but overpowering. Sticks to the inside of the mouth. Aftertaste dry, lingering version of same. Very good, but could be more complex. (2001 vintage sampled Dec 2005.)
gwfrankpsu (231), McKinleyville, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 10, 2005 I’ve waited a long time to try this beer. 2001 vintage pours with an amber hear that quickly goes away, the aroma is toasty and malty with a slight aroma of plum pudding. What a mouth feel, chewy with slight hint of the alcohol, very complex flavor - raisin, plum, smoke and a little grass. I found this to be a wonderful brew, I bought the last two bottles and will keep the last to share. Unless I find some more. Try this beer, it’s worth the hunt.
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