4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20UPDATED: MAY 28, 2007 2007 bottle sampled on 5/28/07: Pours a mostly opaque with dark brown edges and a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet caramel and dark chocolate with a nice blend of bourbon oak. Body starts fairly full and with a nice oaky caramel and dark chocolate complexity. Well-balanced and very drinkable.
Original release sampled on 3/20/04: Pours an opaque rich oily color with a nice thick tan head. Aroma doesn’t jump right out at you, but sniffing a little closer yields a wealth of rich caramel and chocolate malts with very nice oak notes. First sip is caramely sugary sweet with the oak making it’s presence known along with some dark chocolate and roasted malts. Has lots of rich oaky complexity. One of, if not the best, balances of oak and imperial stout flavors I have had in a beer. Finishes sweet, rich and with some oak and very little sense of alcohol. Wonderfully balanced and quite drinkable, this is a world-class imperial. Thanks ern!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Le liquide est brun-noir,la mousse est beige et épaisse avec un anneau de mousse standard.Au nez,les prunes mûres,bourbon sucré et le rôtis.Au goût,une douceur à lentrée qui persiste suivi par les bulles pétillantes qui disparaissent rapidement.Une rondeur bien balancée.En finale,la vanille et le bourbon qui s’impose et dominent.Tout qu’une déguste.Merci Pat!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Une tulipe profondément brune et son col de mousse beige qui tient la pose pour quelques secondes. Un nez fabriqué pour plaire aux amateurs de sensations douces. Outre les notes rôties, on y retrouve des notes chocolatées et un toffee presque riche. Derrière cette façon maltée, on peut aussi y découvrir des notes boisées qui sont attribuables à un bourbon qui est bien loin de l’agression. Du feuillage et certaines inspirations terreuses semblent aussi vouloir se manifester. Le goût n’est pas très différent. La somme des malts chocolatés et caramélisés apporte une belle douceur. Le côté rôti et le fût de chêne qui laisse échapper quelques saveurs tanniques réussissent à contrebalancer cette sucrosité. Aussi, il y a quelque chose de fruité et une certaine acidité rampante qui roulent sur ma langue. En bouche, le liquide fait bonne impression. Son corps est de moyenne densité. Ses bulles sont suffisantes et sa texture crémeuse. En finale, on retient des notes amèrement chocolatées qui se choquent à des notes de bourbon légèrement astringentes. Tout compte fait, un liquide impérial qui, à défaut de me renverser, a réussi à me faire passer un très bon moment.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at the Alaskan Barleywine Festival. A great woody aged beer. Notes of vanilla, woody, caramel, chocolate. A very tasty beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottled. pours black with a medium tan head. aromas of grapefruit, raisin, and leaves. overall sweetness, with cherry/raisin flavors on the tongue. full bodied, thick with a lively feel. finish is long with alcohol and over ripe cherry finish. overall a decent beer.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a dark brown with a long lasting tan head. Sour in the tongue tip and a hollow middle. Oak flavored.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from a 22 ounce bottle. Pours a viscous black with a thin head of dark khaki colored foam. Aroma is raisin, toffee, wood, and something on the verge of tartness. Taste has more of the dark fruits, raisin sweetness going on. Really like the raisin taste in this beer.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Draught. Pours a pitch black body, with a dark brown head that diminishes slowly, leaving a very good lace. Aroma dominated by vanilla, coffee and chocolate. Medium to heavy sweet taste, with notes of vanilla, coffee, chocholate and rum, exceptional. Smooth texture, low carbonation, heavy body. This was a beer to remember...Very close to a perfect ten.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wow. Just wow. I had this on draft in a snifter. Body full of smoke and coffee. Very sweet finish.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma of sweet toffee, caramel, and chocolate. Pours black with white film. Tastes light with nice dark fruits, wood oak notes, and finishes with sweet roast. Solid, especially for the price.
3.9 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Served in a snifter. Pours almost jet black with very little head or aroma. Thick mouthfeel. Hints of cola and red wine grapes. Rich, prevalent flavors of wood and alcohol but with a smooth finish. Be sure to drink this one at the recommended 55-60 degrees; the flavors open up significantly. A very good stout.
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