SQNfan (500), Wheaton, Illinois, USA May 21, 2008 Black in color with a thin khaki head. The nose begins with the hops, grapefruit with a touch of pine and then turns to dark chocolate, roasted coffee and anise. In the mouth the flavors from the nose mix together in this medium-bodied beer with good carbonation. While interesting and more complex, I prefer the IPA & Stout separately.
larsniclas (3079), Gothenburg, Sweden Nov 28, 2008 [Bottled. Thx ekstedt]
Pitch black with a beige head.
Slightly sourish aroma with a lot of sweet fruits and some coconut.
Chocoltae and fruits in abundance with dark sugar.
Smooth and soft mouthfeel with pretty high bitterness. gotohelunc (392), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Nov 27, 2008 Bomber. Rich black color with a thick, creamy tan head. Huge roasty aroma with black licorice. This actually tastes a lot like a nice baltic porter to me. Flavors of brown sugar, molasses, a hint of smoke and meat with understated hoppy bitterness. It leaves my mouth feeling warm and sticky. This is some delicious stuff. pineypower (924), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA Nov 27, 2008 Found this bottle at EZ so I had to try it. very interesting idea....Pours out black with a small to moderate light brown head. Aroma is an interesting blend of citrus hops, chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is once again an interesting blend of styles, big hop notes blend with chocolate and roasted malts. Seems like the idea for this one came after a night of drinking and having the two beers that make this one sitting on the counter next to a glass. satan165 (166), River Grove, Illinois, USA Nov 21, 2008 Updated: Nov 26, 2008similar appearance to boris, but the head is overwhelming where boris’ is minimal. pretty big hops in the nose, some yeast it seems and little roast. also a bit metallic. flavor is bitter and spicy, more IPA then stout but by no means a straight forward hops flavor. very interesting but not sure if id come back to this. metallic flavor returns to the palate after a bit as well. csbosox (997), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA Nov 19, 2008 22 oz. bottle shared by Gregis at my tasting on 3/7/08. Roasty malt, lactose, and floral hops in the nose. Taste is mild roast and floral and earthy hops. Interesting. Thanks for bringing this Greg.
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