2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle 330ml. @ ChrisOs - Christmas Tasting.
Clear dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, light oxidide - cardboard, brew mash - extract. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101228]
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, 50 Beers on the Wall
dark ruby red, wispy beige head, sweet chocolate and licorice aroma, light creamy body, sweet roasted flavor, lots of rich milky chocolate, no bitterness, sweet finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle at Chriso NY Tasting 2010. Black lasting tan head. Musty not as sweet as i feared. Still its pretty poor. Some choc.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle... NTB Ernesto Festo ’06... Black ale with a small, fizzy, beige head. The aroma is chocolate, molasses, roasted nuts and vanilla with dashes of caramel and sassafras. The flavor is a swirl of caramel, molasses and dark chocolate. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Mid-length, fairly crisp, mostly clean finish.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
I can only echo Theakston’s comments. A bit syrupy for my taste, but certainly interesting after all those bland lagers. Not really the stuff to be slugging down in the heat, but any relief from the usual boring fare was very welcome. Bottled, Guadeloupe.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Village Pub, KY. Poured black color with a large frothy brown head that mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate roasted coffee and dark chocolate aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium burnt coffee flavor with a medium dark chocolate bitter finish of average duration. Good start, soft finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark black beer light brown head. Great malty complexity, raisin, dates, toast, molasses and rum overlie a sweet smooth dark chocolate flavour. Rich texture, sweet, but not cloying. Great roasty flavour with a bit of blackberry. Sweet roasty aroma, molasses and rum. Toasted wheat and chocolate. Light tar but its well balanced by sweet malt complexity. Nice brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a rich opaque with a thin tan head. Sweet malty aroma has some dark fruit complexity and milk chocolate notes among roasted malt. Body has a nice sweet toasty caramel beginning with higher carbonation levels thinning the body some toward a sticky bittersweet and roasted finish. There is a little warmth in the finish, but overall this hides the alcohol fairly well. A nice and authentic foreign stout.
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