2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20Very dark brown, mid-tan head. Roasty aroma concentrated with light-roast coffee. Flavor is full-on coffee, pretty dry. Lots of acidity and seems kinda a one-trick pony with the coffee roastiness. A little bit of medicinal flavor. Thin, tart finish with a lot of malt dustiness and prominent alcohol. Comes across as a dry kahlua.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Inky black pour with a khaki head. Nose is anise, coffee, earth, dirt, medium roast, peppery, tobacco and a fair amount fusels. Flavor is anise, dirt, coffee, rye/pepper, dark chocolate, raisins, with a low to medium bitterness on the back end. Dry mouthfeel, but this beer feels extremely watery for an impy stout. I think a lot of the flavors and aromas are there, they just need to make it a bit more robust.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Paul’s for the Blind Stout tasting. Pours a deep heavy black with a thin tan head. Roast and coffee on the nose, toast. Medium bodied, warm roast. A bit empty, toast and coffee. Chocolate, cocoa, warming alcohol into the finish. Cocoa and roast.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Paul’s "Blind" imperial stout tasting. Pours black with tan head. Nose and taste of well roasted chocolate malts and coffee. Body is on the thinner side for an imperial. Finishes slightly dry chocolate.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Capitol Beer, Sacramento. Pours dark brown with a light brown head and a chocolate aroma. There is a chocolate and dark molasses flavor with a bit of coffee. Very tasty.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap; poured a black color with a somewhat light brown. Aroma was of cocoa, caramel, roasted malt, chalk, and alcohol. Flavor wasn’t quite as vibrant, but still good. Chocolately, nutty, caramel with some nice roast and earthy hop finish; some coffee notes throughout. Overall a solid brew.
4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
you can smell the chocolate, aa it hints of the 9.5% abv, .........................good imperial stout..................................
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. bottle from Total Wine (Park Place) - Pours a dark brown color with a one finger thick tan head. Faint spotty lacing. Aroma is chocolate, light coffee, and dark fruit. Flavor is much of the same. Flavor is fairly some with some light roasted malt bitterness. Medium body. A good beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20
Black in color, has a brown head and it smells of chocolate/coffee. Taste is smooth, chocolate, raisins and it finishes with a strong coffee... Good.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
A dark black ale with a thin tan head. Vanilla, chocolate, and hints of toffee. The port adds a mild fruit aroma. It adds a significant cherry and oak flavor. Mild sweetness in the finish. Good body and carbonation. A pleasure to drink.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bomber pours dark with dark brown edges and mocha colored head of foam. The aroma offers up dark roasted malts, earthy coffee, chocolate and sticky musty dried sweetness. The taste seems to go from dark roasted malts to sugary sweetness to earthy dark roasted coffee to chocolate and then into more and more dark roasted coffee notes midway and into the finish. This has a pleasing richness and mouth feel.
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