3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark Brown with a bubbly tan head. Lots of lacing. Aroma is licorice, chocolate, coffee and alcohol. A little harsh in the nose, but quite pleasant in the mouth. Thick mouthfeel. Flavours of roasted coffee, caramel and dark
chocolate sweetness, finishes fairly dry and bitter with licorice and plum. Really tasty stout!
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
New 8.8% bottle poured into a de molen snifter. Nice black pour with frothy brown head. Aroma has definite molasses and licorice characteristics, quite like an american RIS. Taste is fruity, lots of plums, strong molasses notes, some licorice, sweet with an alcohol taste on the finish. Palate is well carbonated, decently creamy mouthfeel and a sticky sweet finish. Good stout, quite strong, a tad too sweet for my liking, some more hops would have aided it I think.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle conditioned @ 8.8% ABV. Room temperature. Black body. Tan head which instantly dissipates. Chocolate, roastiness, fruit, alcohol. Bittersweet. Effervescent on the palate. Refreshing. Warming. Soft mouthfeel. Dry, bittersweet finish. Fairly drinkable for its strength.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Refrigerated bottle poured into a glass. Pours black with very small ruby highlight and big light brown head that dissapates. Pretty good lacing, medium body, and medium carbonation. Taste is roasted sweet malt and a hint of an off taste. Pretty good, slightly better as it warms.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
625ml bottle, American bottle says 8.8 Abv. Poured black with a huge, coffee ice cream coloured, thick head. Aroma was not strong, some roasted malt sweetness, coffee, chocolate and a faint sour smell. Taste has a little alcohol come through, along with some fruitiness and sourness. Lots of coffee and chocolate sweetness. Body is not overcarbonated. Alcohol burns a bit. Body is solid and not at all water. Overall, good look, good body, but there was something off about the taste that kept it from being great rather than very good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
11.2 oz can. Was skeptical about this one for awhile because of the can form factor. Almost entirely pitch-black color, thin light-brown head. Some good, thick lace. Stouty-malt aroma. Roasty, with alcohol aftertaste. Some dark fruit. Carbonation is a bit rough, but not too strong. Odd, somewhat medicinal bitter taste. This is decent, but I’m clearly not as wowed as everyone else... Maybe it’s the can. Improves a bit as it warms, some bitter chocolate comes out. Some sediment on the bottom.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
330mL from Total Beverage in Westminster, CO. Pours black with thin deep tan head, fizzy, bubbly lacing. Aroma is great and stout-like, as expected...faint coffee, apparent dark chocolate AND cocoa, and interesting layers of roast malt. All is well at this point, cruising toward a 4.0+ rating, then the first sip. Perhaps this is what they call "English yeast strain" but I think it’s sour and infected, which is a huge letdown. Other standard flavors are there with some depth from the foreign malts and a touch of liquid smoke, but the funky twang at the finish ruined the whole experience for me.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle/625ml - Pours a dark black/brown in color with a small dark tan head. Aroma is slightly sweet with dark roasted malts, chocolate and a small amount of coffee. Flavor is strong with caramel/toffee, roasted malts, lots of chocolate and a small amount of coffee. Slightly sweet with a bit of balancing hops. Really good...
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