douglas88 (1311), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Jun 13, 2009 An absolutely awesome 750 ml bottle thanks to emacgee. Pours a very dark brown color with a large brown head. The aroma is great; loads of roasted malts, dark fruit, molasses, cocoa, loads of malts. The flavor is similar; lots of roasted malts, sweet molasses, cocoa, chocolates, light bitter hops, full of flavor. Very good. I’ve had a lot of Imperial Stouts, and I never get tired of beers like this. Awesome. Drank after the Penguins victory for the Stanley Cup!! jkwalking05 (1190), Arlington, Texas, USA May 18, 2009 Black in color with an average tan head. Aroma is heavy in ry, coffee and roasted malts. Taste is of coffee, roasted malts and bitter chocolate. travita (1395), Frisco, Texas, USA May 13, 2009 Bottle thanks to peter. The look is black in color, brown tinges, with a tan colored head. The smell is coffee, cocoa, roasty, and malts. The taste is coffee, roasty, malts, and chocolate. TURDFERGUSON (1448), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA May 6, 2009 06/07 Bottle shared by ucusty. Thanks Dave! Pretty solid imperial stout but what can i say, it doesn’t do much for me. Chocolate and molasses are the most dominant flavors though you can definitely taste the age in this brew. Alcohol well hidden but damn most imperial stouts are making me snore. emacgee (1657), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Apr 30, 2009 Pours a dark black that allows some light. One finger tan head. The nose is rich, chocolaty, molasses, some alc, woody, some age coming through. Flavor is roasty, molasses, rich chocolate/coffee, nice balancing bitterness, sweet. Palate is very nice, full and smooth with a nice bitterness. ericandersnavy (707), denton, Texas, USA Apr 28, 2009 bottle thanks to peter. poured black with a beige head and some lacing. aroma of chocolate, coffee, and alcohol. flavor was chocolate, dark roast, and alcohol. good slick body with low carbonation. good.....good.....good. ucusty (1667), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA Apr 27, 2009 750ml bottle vintage 06/07. Thanks to the infamous Fyrecrakker for this one! Dark pour with a nice chestnut colored head. Roasted malts and light oxidized aroma. Roasted malts, coffee, and fruit up front. Creamy chocolate finish. This was a very solid beer in a style im not really into anymore. holdenn (1361), Chicago, Illinois, USA Apr 17, 2009 750ml bottle from a trade many years ago that I can’t seem to figure out who this was from. So about 2 years old. Pours a dark black with a tan head. Dark and rich aroma that has aged well. Roasted molasses, bourbon, dark fruit aromas with slight notes of oxidation. Molasses is heavy but balanced well in the flavor as well with coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, dark fruits with a syruppy sweetness that fades to a dry roast. Nice brew.
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