 CharlesDarwin (1442), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
May 9, 2008
On tap at Ashley’s - Ann Arbor, MI. A lightly charred nose, backed with some peat alcohol and light chocolate. Pours a dark black mahogany with a tan fringe. Texture immediately develops as oily, backed with well-integrated Scotch alcohols and cherries. Oak comes out with charred inner-barrel. Malt characters seemed pushed to the back, but they work as a good palate for the barrel character, although some balance might be appreciated. There’s definitely some raw peat smoke notes in this beer. It’s got a good barrel flavor. I’m surprised I like the piquant touch of scotch in this beer, it works. A good barrel use. The sugars are chewy, granular and bit sweet, but needed to work with the barrel. Alcohol is not overwhelming, to my palate. Interesting.
larsga (2448), Oslo, Norway
Dec 1, 2008 Medium shiny brown head. Opaque black body. Sugary chocolatey aroma, incredibly round and smooth, with alcoholic smoky notes. Dryish-sweet smoky chocolatey taste with burnt charcoal notes and faint smoky whiskey. Incredibly rounded and smooth. Dry burnt cocoa aftertaste with vanilla and smoky whiskey notes. Lovely! (0.33l bottle from KnutAlbert.)
astrofrk (95), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Nov 29, 2008 Very Black. Big tan head. Aroma: Smokey chocolate malt. Flavor: Smokey chocolate malt, scotch. Sweet finish. Smooth!
KnutAlbert (2484), Oslo, Norway
Nov 28, 2008 Bottle from NYC.
Pitch dark, little carbonation.
Tar, coffee, oaky vanilla. Smooth, extremely well belended. The coffee is dominating, the whisky is not very promionent in the end product.
ThomasE (5075), Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov 21, 2008 Deep brown, black colour with a beige head. Molasses sweet, light roasted and fruity aroma with wood notes. Malty, sweet and vague roasted flavor with fruity and oaky notes.
santoslhalper (252), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Thanks to Paul for sharing! Pours an inky black with no head. Strong oak and molasses aroma that’s heavy on the alcohol. Some fig, rum and raisin notes as well. Thick and chewy in the mouth. Lots of chocolate and oak with amazing depth and complexity of character. Incredibly oaky and strong tasty with an aftertaste like a fine whisky. I never would have guessed the ABV was only 8%. This is really a treat, a great sipper, and possibly the perfect nightcap.
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