4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Another style I haven't tried yet. Wow- sweet aroma- strong licorice, smoke, and soy notes hit my surprised nostrils upon opening this bottle. Otherwise pours like any other stout, with a very dark brown body and thin light tan head. Flavor is interesting and reminds me strongly of A. le Coq Imperial Stout with its dry, salty character. Lots of wood and soy, a touch of licorice and dry chocolate. I taste a touch of dry fruit underneath the salt, and perhaps some nuttiness too. Very complex. The body is oily and finishes with a dusty, slightly bitter aftertaste. I have to agree with consensus here- this is a fine beer.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Black pour, small bubbly tan head. Great aroma - lots of sweetness and roasted notes. Thin to medium mouthfeel, yet does come off as a little syrupy - velvet-smooth down the throat though. Flavours of bittersweet chocolate (almost too sweet) and more roasted flavours. Warming, but not too strong. Maybe not quite as full of flavour as the aroma suggests, but I’m being picky (I love my stouts). Dessert like quality makes it not a session brew (and the hidden 8%) but with this now available regularly at the LCBO, it will be a go to after dinner beer for sure.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of Cigar City. Pours dark brown with a khaki head. Aroma is earth, dark chocolate, and alcohol. Flavor is similar with chocolate malt, balancing hops, and dark chocolate. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
I hadn’t had this in years, glad to see it show up again, even if it was being sold in the same month as its best by date. Black, light passing through edges is dark brown, lush tan head fades slow and leaves decent lace. Aroma is assertively coffee, with a slight charcoal note. The flavor is also coffee oriented, with faint bitter chocolate underpinnings, some dried dark fruits, and a hint of ash. An excellent brew, very enjoyable. Extra point for the efforts of the brewery during the tsunami relief effort.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
62,5 cl bottle. No yeast at the bottom. Very dark muddy brown colour with a little head. Smooth aroma of alcohol, roastedness and hints of chocolate. Nice smooth but alcoholic flavour very light roastedness and ends up with a dry touch.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cl bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a brown color with a large two finger thick tan head. Nice lacing. Aroma is roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, esters, and light chocolate. Medium to full body. A very nice beer.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A first for me a ’Tropical Stout’, lighter in body and not so harsch. Great nose, vanilla, chocolate, and a bit of the hops at the finish. Quite good and a 8.0 ABV, mild but pleasing.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black body does allow a little bit of light through the extreme edge. The dark tan head is like a froth of chocolate milk. Toast, chocolate, caramel and plums are in the aroma. The same follows into the flavor with the addition of a little char in the back. Very tasty stout that really doesn’t taste as strong as it actually is.
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