4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
you can smell the milky chocolates and the bittersweetness of this black tempestuous brew. The body is something to behold, sweet sugarcanes and palm trees residing in a stout! Some juice nectar in the smell as well. Deliciously decadent!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 21, 2005 A beautiful chocolately brown head with an aroma to match, this is what I’d always imagined a stout could be if the brewers worked at it. Dark brown in color with a deep malty, burnt chocolate flavor to match, it slides down the throat unchallenged by any overbearing flavors of alcohol or sweetness or anything offensive. As of my first sip, my favorite stout. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Liquors, Chicago, IL<font size=-1>
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at home.
Dark brown with a large light brown head. Aroma heavy malty (roasted, burnt, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruit), light hoppy. Flavor moderate/heavy sweet, light bitter. Full body, soft carbonated. I would like another one!
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is good stuff, period. I will have a hard time buying any other dark beer after this. This will become the measuring stick for all things dark!
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Great balanced carmely choclate flavor. There is a certain temp. it hits about 10-15 min. in and it is at it’s best. Nice creamy head that holds. Beautiful dark color. One of my favorites thus far.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 23, 2005 An exceptional foreign stout from Sri Lanka. Beautifully balanced. Poured a dense black with a monstrous pillowy tan head but not a bubble to be seen below the plimsole line. Some lacework. Gorgeous aroma of mocha, rum and raisin ice cream, campfires and Bourneville chocolate. Creamy mouthfeel - Gosh, this is smooth. Medium-bodied. Fizzes a little on the tongue. Sweet dark malts initially and a little alcoholic kick in an otherwise restrained finish, given the 8% abv. Strong coffee notes - if you’re an espresso fan, this beer’s for you. Very drinkable for its abv, but it’s a little like gorging on dark chocolate - a little goes a long way. (Bottle, branded "Sinha Stout", best before April 2005)
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JUN 29, 2007 Bottle 33cl. I was very impressed by this stout! Dark brown with a mocha colored head. Some roasted malt, rich fruits, plums, coffee, vanilla, port-like elements. Caramel and lovely dark chocolate characteristics. Some very enjoyable bitterness. Nice roasted malt, a bit peaty, smoky. Remarkable sweetness, some sugar cane in the ingredients. Some gluey, woody elements. Extremley complex. Very rich. Excellent finish. It surely doesn’ t get much better than this.. A wonderful stout!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Absolutely beautiful pour! Nice midnight black with a solid 1" well-retained caramel head. Intricate lacing as it went down. Aroma was fantastic even before it warmed to drinking temp. Dutch cocoa, coffee, caramel, and vanilla all came through. There was some slight bitterness in the aroma too. Flavor started and finished with bitter notes. The middle had a strong roasted chocolate backbone, with some dark fruit and caramel sweetness. Very smooth mouthfeel. This was an excellent brew all around!
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