3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Toffee, butterscotch and caramel apparent in the sweet aroma (diacetyl?). Black, opaque body with brown/tan head that recedes to cover. Roastiness cuts the sweetness but buttery diacetyl swamps the palate. Full-on chocolate flavour and long, very sweet finish. Slick, sticky mouthfeel. Bottle enjoyed with beerbuzzmontreal, lubiere, MartinT and Rastacouere.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black, opaque, honest tan head. Aroma of sweets, butterscotch, coffee, caramel: very malty of course. Hops are rather subdued all the way through which makes it rather sweet altogether despite a firm roastiness, black chocolate reminiscent. Lightly lactic in a buttery kind of way (diacetyl although not unpleasant). Develops nice coffee flavors. Thick sludge-like body, low carbonation. Lovely mouthfeel.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Deep black color with a thin light brown head. Great aroma of roasted and smoky malt. Great flavor of roasty, smoky malts and toffee. Bitter finish. Medium body, liquorous texture with a warm feeling, soft carbonation.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Black as night, brown head, rich chocolate aroma, smoooth chocolate flavor, hint of cherry, lacking in hops - a good thing in my opinion for this beer. quite delicious
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma: whisky, vanilla extract, slight anise, honey-oatmeal. Excellent. Silky oily mouthfeel. Some head retention. Taste long, semi-sweet TollHouse chips, alcohol, and roast. End clean but aftertaste lingering black chocolate. Excellent stuff.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured black as night. Very little head as expected. Aromas of dark fruit and malts with slight chocolate alcohol finish. Nice heavy mouthfeel, not cloying at all. For a big beer thats young, quite smooth. Please bottle it for the masses, they deserve it too!!
Superb!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 25, 2004 Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of alcohol and roasted barley.
Flavor of alcohol is strong up front.(What
is the %alc/vol.?) It tastes like at least
10 %. Flavor of caramel and dark roasted malt with a background bitterness. Nice but could never drink
more than one at a time.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A Russian Imperial Stout, one of their OTOP beers. Poured dark brown, had a milk chocolate smell to it and tasted the same, but also had a kind of burnt flavor. It was also slightly tart which threw my taste buds off a litte. Not bad at all though.
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