4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 44/72. Thanks, George. Pours dark brown/black, no almost no head. Aroma is chocolate, dark fruit, coffee, caramel, and roasted malt. Flavor is chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malt, caramel, hops, coffee, and alcohol. Just a touch of carbonation, more would improve it.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black color with a tan head. Huge dark roasted malt, cocoa, black licorice aromas. Rich, hearty flavors of semi dry black malts sweet chocolate dark pit fruits black licorice. Great stout.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
goryshkewych is the man. Thanks for this one, George. Pours stout brown with a tan head. Nose is chocolate, earth, cocoa, dark malts, some minimal fruitiness, small coffee/ roast, earth, and sweetness. Flavor is lots of earthy chocolate, cocoa, some coffee, roast, and earth. Medium bodied and very nice overall. Kudos to Brad at Jackie O’s for this one: he did not rest on the laurels of the BB version. If anything the BB version, while excellent on its own, can overpower some of the more subtle appreciable qualities of the regular version. Excellent stout from these guys.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Wow, yet another tasty brew from Jackie-Os courtesy of markwise. Thanks Mark. Pours dark with garnet edges and thin dark tan head. The aroma has earthy notes mixing with highly roasted malts, a dash of vanilla, near burnt malts and molasses. The taste is a mix of roasty malts, caramel, a touch of vanilla spice and then some sweet molasses. It ends with the addition of some burnt malts pushing up now and then and attempting to dry out the mouthfeel a bit. Pretty nice stuff.
4.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This is one of the best beers I’ve had with this much alcohol in it. I don’t like most high alcohol beers because you can taste the alcohol too much. It is rare to find one that does it right and this one is done right.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
GABF 2009, day 2: Glad someone suggested I try this one; it was one of my favorites of the day. Smooth, creamy, milkshake-like texture. Very malty. Incredibly aromatic notes of whiskey, vanilla beans and dark chocolate. Great roastiness, overall. Very good beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 5, 2009 growler courtesy of Markwise. Pours black. Nose is chocolate, coffee, earth, mild oxidation. Flavor is big cocoa, fig, dark fruits roast and cherries.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks George for sending the 32oz growler my way! Poured a dark black color with a smaller sized tan head. Aromas of roast, chocolate, coffee, malted milk balls, vanilla, and some dark fruits. Tastes of chocolate, roastiness, lighter vanilla, coffee, dark fruits, and licorice. Smooth and creamy body with the alcohol content well hidden.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
July 17-19, 2008: Dark Apparition is black with a creamy thin tan-colored head that leaves dense lacing on the glass. The aroma and flavor both showcase roasted malts and chocolate. There is no alcohol to be should is this big, solid brew, It has a medium-full body and a smooth and creamy texture. Very good!
Draught sample at Jackie-Os Pub and Brewery in Athens, Ohio during Ohio Brew Week 2008. Rating #5 for this beer.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
From growler brought from brewpub. Pours a pitch black with a very small head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, slight roasted malts. Flavor is mellow, chocolate, coffee, malts. Alcohol somewhat present - though not overpowering. Pretty darn good.
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