4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20Bottle shared at perfect temp by chpueblo22, thanks Tom! Damon pours a deep black with a light brown, mocha head. The nose is rich with coffee, dark roasted malts and an earthy deep rooted oak. Taste is roasty coffee, chocolate, cocoa nibs, and more heavy chocolate. Dry roasted finish with low carbonation and a medium to full mouthfeel. Also got slight notes of anise and alcohol, but they very much complimented the beer. Can’t wait to have this beer again if possible.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ THE Stouts Tasting Pt II. Cheers to Leighton for sourcing this. The pour’s deep brown with a tiny tan head. Quite sweet on the nose. Loads of creme brulee. Singed brown sugar. Woody vanilla and robust dark chocolate. The taste is similarly sweet. Vanilla cake icing. Hershey’s chocolate syrup. Just enough charred grain to keep things in check. Nice cocoa accents on the finish. Smooth, not boozy. Rich, but in control. Overall, pretty excellent work. One of the beers of the night.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle consumed at THE stouts tasting part 2, thanks to Leighton. It pours pretty much black with a small dark tan head. The nose is rich-roasted malt, coffee, toasted coconut, cocoa, and vanilla. The taste is roasted malt, ash, toffee, brown sugar, toast, cocoa powder, chocolate, earth, bourbon, coffee and fudge with a warming finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and sticky mouth-feel. A pretty tasty bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout, but I’ve had better (so to speak).
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
19th March 2013
Stouts and Porters II. Thanks to my Hill Farmstead pusher - Leighton for this one. Opaque dark brown - black beer, little tan head, short lived. Smooth palate, a little dry. Mild fine carbonation. Creamy dark malt and a touches of aniseed and vanilla oak. Nice dark chocolate and mellow bourbon. Softish dry finish.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 20, 2013 Bottle shared at Bruce’s, London during The Stouts Tasting, Pt. II. Pours clearish, dark brown with a small, brown head. Some torched wood in the nose, chocolates malts, hints of booze. Medium to big sweet flavor, lots of bittersweet baking cocoa, torched wood, some booze, dark fruits, bits of. Earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, more bitter cocoa, ripe dark fruits, raisins, dark cherries, some chocolate cake. Yeah, it’s good. Damn deep.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pitch Black soapy pour with no head. Nose of roasted malt, vanilla, and booze. Nose is very well balanced. Taste follows the nose with a little coffee bite and a trace of soy sauce. Well done all around.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pour a dark brown-black, with mocha lacing. Aroma is decadent fudge, almonds, dates and prunes. Not your usual bourbon barrel imperial stout as it isn’t overly bourbony and leans more towards dark fruits and conforting alcohol heat. Not very roasted and coffee either. some dark chocolate and a slight roastiness. Very subtle and refine. Oily mouthfeel and low carbonation.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a rich thick black color with a finger of mocha foam. Aromas are dark sweet and inviting. Big bourbon, vanilla and roasted chocolate. The palate is complex yet smooth and easy to drink... deep cocoa, molasses, fudge and a touch of bittersweet baker chocolate as the flavors draw out into a long lingering finish. So Yummy !
*shared with wife after winning this bottle in a raffle at the Harvest Fest ’12
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is vanilla, oak, coffee, roasted malt, alcohol. flavour is vanilla, oak, chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, coffee, alcohol. Full body. Very nice beer.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pour from a bottle thanks to Kan! Pitch black color with a thin tan head. Aromas of coffee, cocoa, anise, and dark fruit. Velvety smooth on you palate. Flavors of bourbon, oak, vanilla, and dark chocolate. Long finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 500ml.
[ Vintage 2011 ]. [ Bottle # 551/864 ]. Clear dark black brown colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, berries, wood, alcohol - bourbon. Flavour is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, bourbox, dried fruit - berry, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic - bourbon. Very nice ;D [20121109]
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