 BBB63 (3672), La Porte, Indiana, USA
May 5, 2008
750ml corked bottle and served in my Stone IRS snifter: Pitch black with a good sized frothy tan head which left very good lace upon the glass. The aroma has notes of ashy charred and chocolate malting, light plum and molasses, coffee, grassy hops, and a dusty yeast ester.
The taste starts with a brash dark fruit, dark malt and biting alcohol overture with a melody of coffee, ash, and slight hop spice in complementary position. The mouth feel is nicely aggressive with carbonation and heat, a tad oily and metallic.
While a nice Impy right now, age should mellow out the brash edges I hope. Another fine effort from Tomme (I type that alot).
DavidP (1696), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Viscous black body under a huge tan head. Roasty dark chocolate and raisin aroma. The flavor starts with a kick of creamy oatmeal and is then replaced by acidic roast, chocolate, and dark fruits. A good I.S. but it’s marred by too-high carbonation. Nice oatmeal element however.
Soonah (451), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Jul 7, 2008 The pour was very attractive. Dark, semi-viscous and a brown head that was more ample than I expected. Moderate lacing. The aroma was lots of chocolate with sweet grass and light floral hops as well. Light roasted coffee and smoke in the background. The flavor was chocolate, sweet grass, floral hops and not much in the coffee, roasty, cedary department. Too sweet to be truly great. Nice chewy mouthfeel.
Hairofthedog (416), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 5, 2008 The aroma was rich with ferm. dark fruit, espresso, roast, smoke, cocoa, and plums. The beer poured an opaque color with thick lasting brown head and light lace. The flavor was complex and rich with espresso, cocoa, smoke, roast, and dark fruit. The mouthfeel was full bodied and good carbonation.
bitbucket (1455), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Jul 4, 2008 750, corked and baled. Thanks, SuzyGreenberg! Pours opaque, nearly black with a lacy tan head. Creamy full body, heavy on the chewiness, light on the carbonation. The aroma and taste are sweet and full of goodness: Coffee, chocolate, licorice, brown sugar, figs, nuts, molasses. This is one tasty beer!
thickfreakness (3), Austin, Texas, USA
does not count  Jul 2, 2008 Thanks to med.
This pours a dark brown/black with a dense mocha colored head that lasts for some time but leaves little lacing on the glass. It smells of heavily of burnt/roasted malts, followed by dark fruits, chocolate, and booze. Taste follows from smell with plenty of roastiness and chocolate and a warming, bitter, drying finish. Full bodied and easy going down.
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