 illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Apr 5, 2008 Poured into a nonic. A couple shades lighter than black with a monstrous 3 finger cascading head that puts Guinness to shame. Tons of webbed lacing and impressive retention.
Aroma is cakey and sweet, with a soft cocoa powder character. The roastiness is subdued.
Flavor starts out with a surprising overripe melon sweetness, but then melds into more classic stout notes of cocoa powder and a roasted finish.
This beer is a little too carbonated but it’s nothing major. Finish is semidry, body is a little heavier than medium. Alcohol’s only contribution is a little nip at the end of the sip.
CheersBabe (62), USA
Apr 4, 2008 Pours opaque with dark, small head. Very thick malt flavor, very heavy roast flavor. Finishes clean with taste, not watery. Overall very good beer, very good stout
Quiver (139), Augusta, Georgia, USA
Apr 1, 2008 I really didn’t do this beer justice. I didn’t have a glass and had to drink it from the bottle.
But overall was it good, had a nice malt finish and nice thick body.
undsioux7 (553), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
Mar 30, 2008 On tap. Pours black with a nice dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate, smoke and roasted malt. Nice smooth taste with a bitter chocolate sweetness coming out at the end as it warms.
tsarman (794), Northern, New Jersey, USA
Mar 30, 2008 This was worth the wait. This was a great beer that I have heard about for a long time. Its a great brew, plus its from the other side of the world. Dark and delicious. Sweet tasting, a little bit of bitter and smoke. Tastes a little lighter than the 8 abv.
TheTank (1), USA
does not count  Mar 28, 2008 Thought this stout fell off the earth. Its easily found in Intl’ section of Okinawan Altec (liquorstore). The only problem is, they only I could never acquire more than three.
garthicus (1216), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 26, 2008 Bottle - pitch black, a medium tan head. Nice pepper,chocolate aroma with a whisp of smoke in there too. The taste is that of malt-chocolate & smoke, definite sour and malt aftertaste with a long smokey finish, very enjoyable and only $1.80 a bottle!!!!!
Illuminatus (87), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Mar 25, 2008 330mL bottle from the LCBO. Pours black, with a thin, short-lived brown head. Aroma is of burnt malt and molasses, but there’s also a touch of an odd vegetal note. Thick mouthfeel, low carbonation. Flavour is sweeter than the average stout, not very bitter, with a touch of molasses. Not overly roasty, but certainly quite rich. Doesn’t show the alcohol, by any means. An interesting stout: won’t be my standard, but it’s a nice changeup.
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