 crizay (1070), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
Oct 14, 2007
Black pour medium tan head. Aroma is chocolate and roasty. Flavor is dark chocolate, bittersweet chocolate and caramel, a touch of roastiness coffee. Fresh leafy hops with a citrus touch. Silky smooth mouthfeel, creamy as all hell being probably the smoothest stout I’ve ever had. Residual caramel sweetness and bitterness linger. This is a killer brew.
bitbucket (1528), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Aug 5, 2008 750, corked and baled, thanks, SuzyGreenberg! Pours translucent blackish brown with a lacy tan head. Sweet brown sugar, chocolate and roasted malt in the aroma and taste.
AllAboutStout (429), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Aug 3, 2008 750 bottle that BigErn popped and let me have some.
Pours a very dark brown almost black in color. Smell is heavily roasted malt and some cocoa. Taste is even better. More of the roasted flavors, but enough chocolate to round it out. Very nice, huge mouthfeel to stand up against it all. This is a good RIS, would love to try a BA version of this. Think that would set up and be very nice.
after4ever (1680), Brier, Washington, USA
Aug 3, 2008 750, corked and baled. Outlandish label. Thanks, Suzygreenberg! Nearly black. Light caramel highlights. Headless, laceless, legless. Big roasty and chocolatey nose. Creamy body on the high side of medium. Rich roasty chocolatey mid-palate. Mild finish. Great beer...until you put it up against other amazing RISes.
pint_size (1002), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 15, 2008 6-27-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to GMCC2181
Dark brown black with no real lasting head. Smell is nice and roasted and figgy and chocolatey. Flavor has some oak to it that balanced the roasted malt flavors nicely. Nice palate that works well here.
lb4lb (1310), Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Bottle courtesy of GMCC2181. Thanks dude!
Pours dark black with a light tan head. Smell is mostly rich dark, dry cocoa, chocolate and a bit of dark fruits as well. Taste is rich, dark roasty malt, dark chocolate and dark fruits again, and very well balanced between the components. The dark fruit flavor comes out a touch more as it warms. Mouthfeel is medium to slightly thick, and the lightly bubbly carbonation makes this incredibly drinkable and almost refreshing. Nice hit of hop bitterness too rounding this out into a fantastic Imperial Stout! Thanks again for this one!
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