 NachlamSie (1637), Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 16, 2005 Bottle. Pours very oily thick with little head. The alcohol is noticable in the bittersweet soy sauce aroma. There is a detectable winey flavor after the initial robust wall of bittersweetness. Incredible thickness.
Belgo (145), Køge, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 16, 2005 Bottle. Espressolike aroma; very concentrated. Notes of liqourice as well. Some sweetness and loads of roasted flavours.
Dixen (1465), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 9, 2005 Very roasty nose, quite vineous. Jet black body, with a nice tan head. Good roasty flavor, sweetness, and a nice acidic edge, quite complex. Very oily palate.
jrob21 (1257), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 3, 2005 no head. poured thick and black. almost like port. sweet and bitter all together. plum and chocolate flavors. my first imperial stout was not a good one. almost cringed with every sip.
HogTownHarry (3993), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 1, 2005 Updated: Aug 26, 2005Bottle (275ml, corked, dated 2000). Poured an extremely flat black, a few oily looking bubbles for a head. Aroma is indeed very medicinal, licorice, elderberries, alcohol, sour blackberries, chocolate, coffee, vanilla; overall quite pungent. Taste is overpoweringly cough-syrup - tart cherry and other berries, severely burnt malt, maybe hops, something else anyway that makes me smack my lips in a bad way, and fresh mint! Incredibly sticky, motor oily, sweet and medicinal mouthfeel. Tar is right - I love imperial stouts and really wanted to love this. Points for originality, but not really pleasant - doesn’t really warm well either, gets harsher and the alcohol muscles in too much
harrisoni (6771), Ashford, Kent, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 28, 2005 Updated: Dec 24, 2008Bottle. This was from 2001. Black, no head. Bitter chocolate and strongalmost medicinal aromas. Liquorice, chewy malts and tar, but I can’t get away from this medicinal nature that I found repulsive. 1.3/5.0 I think that my palate has changed over the past few years or perhaps the 2003 is more approachable. Had this 3 times recently, on a train back from Lewes with AndrewC, and twice at The Royal, Oak, Borough. Huge amount of character. Great aroma, still slightly medicinal, great wide mouthfeel and very interesting dark fruit flavours. So different to the run of the mill impy stouts.
rudolf (1758), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 26, 2005 After 2 disappointing bottles I wasn’t expecting much. Still, this bottle delivered. 1999 bottle sampled 7/05. Absolutely flat and pitch black. Nose is vinous w. sherry, brown sugar, molasses, balsamic. Quite a bit of body left on this one - nice and rich. Tart sherry/balsamic vinegar. Deeply roasted malt & very dark chocolate. Quite fruity (thats the vinegar talking.) Finish has some cherries, oak, astringency.
ehhdayton (1113), USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 6/20 |
Jul 22, 2005 A deep dark black in color. No head whatsoever to speak of. A deep roast coffee aroma. One of the more unusual beers I have tasted. A thick roast flavor and somewhat like cough syrup. But, not the same texture. Had a very strong alchohol presence.
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