 RichJ7 (859), Cullman, Alabama, USA
May 8, 2008
Not quite as enjoyable as the 10, but great nonetheless. Huge clash of will between the sweet and rich malt and the earthy, mildly bitter hops. Very nice balance. Definitely an over-the-top beer. Sweet, incredibly rich and delicious.
AgentSteve (621), Livermore, California, USA
Jul 25, 2008 Shared by Fidel, pours cola brown with full tan head. The nose and flavor match, both powerful and flavorful, with chocolate, summer fruits like plum, caramel and a slight touch of soy. Very complex and a good experience.
douglas88 (641), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Bought in Sams in Chicago. Pours a dark brown body with a small brown head. The aroma is very full; dark fruits, roasted malts and hops. The tatse has everything but the kitchen sink; bitter hops, rich roasted malts, some cocco and coffee beans. Very nice, but kinda too much that didn’t go well together, it needed to mesh more. But overall, a damn nice beer.
Pigfoot (2222), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Full blown brown is the color, coming close to black, with a lovely, creamy tan head nestled above. Absolutely inviting.
Cocoa controls the aromatics, well balanced, all in tune, nothing too sweet, or too loud, or too anything.
Taste: richness, right from the start, big, malty, thick, a chunk of cocoa and espresso on the side.
11 malts? 11 hops? 11% abv? This goes, it is said, to eleven...and that is as well a reference to Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner? No, wait, they don’t strictly do Jewish references on the label anymore...Stephen Colbert isn’t Jewish...so they’re just riffing on numbers now. Kool and the Gang.
American strong ale? I’d be tempted to call it a stout of some kind, but the vaguer the better...perhaps, in this world of swirling styles we live in.
Big and rich and huge and thundering...all the way to Eleven! That’s something, Nigel!
Really delicious, this...damn, these guys are good, when they want to be...I’m enjoying it...you should too!
L’chaim!
Serving type: bottle
phishpond417 (1162), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 21, 2008 This is my kind of beer! It poured a very dark reddish-black colour with a fairly large almond coloured head. Aroma is of black licorice, cold coffee and chocolate covered cherries. The lacing left by the head is resinous, sticky, creamy and layered pretty well all the way down the glass. Initial flavors are somewhat chocolatey, but mid palate the flavor is faintly reminiscent of a barley wine. Roasted malts, burned coffee bean flavor. The finish is long and silky. Aftertaste sticks around in your mouth for a while, so if you try this beer first, make sure you rinse well.
timsilvia32 (116), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Poured a deep brown. Lots of nice aromas, molasses, maple syrup, mocha, also can tell there’s a good amount of alcohol in there. Flavor has much of the same, roasted malts, mocha, toffee, caramel. Can taste the abv a bit more than I would like. Thick, but smooth. The flavors do linger a bit like a barrel aged brew. A big beer. Very good, but only could drink so much of this.
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