3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 17thfloor (2265) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 17, 2010
Can. Pours "like liquid midnight" so the can says, pretty slick and near black, but actually a very dark clear glowing red, with a medium fizzy but creamy cream colored head. Aroma is nicely roasty, seemingly some roast acidity, touch of creamy chocolate, coffee, hint nutty. Flavor is a touch sour roasty, bright acidic roast flavor, dry and tangy, grassy chocolate, quick finish with some lasting sour cream like flavor aftertaste. Medium bodied, thinner with corse fizzy carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - MAR 22, 2010
Can. Pours a black body with a short lived tan head. Sweet nitro like cream notes, sweet irish cream, light bitter chocolate tones. Dry bitter chocoalte tones with a mild caramel malt presence. Soft light with a a lightly roasted dry finish. Decent session ale.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Gpnterojd (172) - Orangeville, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 15, 2010
Coffee and raspberries on the nose. Gives the mouth more coffee as well as must and smoke. Tasty, but could be stronger. A little short in the body. Solid, if overpriced.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Strangebrewer (496) - Chatham, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 9, 2010
can. Poured almost black with a red hue, the beige head recedes to nil. Moderate roasted malt aroma. Smooth rich mouthfeel. Flavour is roasted almost smoked malts, some coffee and cocoa notes and finishes dry.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Spab (1118) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 23, 2009
473 ml can from LCBO. Pours a dark brown/black with a very small light brown head. Aroma has coffee, nuttiness and a light caramel sweetness. Flavour is very dry, roast/coffee but with a light moderating sweetness. Dry bitter finish. Pretty good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 j12601 (4163) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - NOV 27, 2009
Can. Pours a clear cola brown with a medium sized dark beige head. Light roast, hints of coffee. Little bit thin, light roast and malt. Finishes up with some dry roast and coffee notes.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 thepegjett (919) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - OCT 21, 2009
UPDATED: SEP 26, 2010 A -Full roasted chocolate, molases and caramel aroma
A - Lives up to it’s own press...liquid midnight
F - Flavor is a bit thin to start, but finishes with a light smokey, bitter finish
P - Nice soft carbonation, but a bit thin in the texture department
O - Much better on the second try
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 12/20 fredthecat (252) - CANADA - SEP 29, 2009
it pours dark dark reddish brown with a small head that fades away, it smells like espresso beans, tastes like sweet espresso, a little coconut, some bar milk chocolate, its a tiny bit poppy, feels a bit weak in the mouth, better than i thought it would be and worth trying once out of ontario beer and liquor stores ridiculously small stout selection.
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