3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 BMan1113VR (7380) - Los Angeles, California, USA - JUL 6, 20122010 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a massive brown head over a near black hued completely opaque body. Aromas show a lot of roast, chocolate, malty notes, coffee, molasses, light smoke and marshmallow. Very enticing aromas. Flavors are nutty and a bit smokey. Roasty with a bit more of an ashy presence than I like. Good malt character, low esters and low alcohol. Medium bodied, with slightly fuller carbonation.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 juanenka (129) - valladolid, SPAIN - MAR 10, 2013
Tirador. Presencia marrón oscuro con corona poco persistente. Aroma principal chocolate y algo de fruta. Sabor amargo y picante con combinación citrica del lúpulo, con un final afrutado
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 christian_lc (3) - valgreghentino- lc, ITALY - JAN 3, 2013 does not count
dopo diverse birre di valter ,questa è un’ottima birra come le altre degusatate.7 ° color ebano scuro ,ottima schiuma che dura nel bicchiere ...cremosa.Sentori vinosi all’inizio di caffè tostato mirtillo e cacao in bocca pulito il finale è come all’inizio un leggero acidulo.ottima birra magari con qualche grado alcolico in più,birra invernale da servire non fresca ,da abbinare a un buon dessert o a del cioccolato fondente ottima anche per un buon birramisù
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 fiulijn (12179) - Malmö, DENMARK - JAN 1, 2013
Expensive bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam, vintage 2011 33cl, batch PPAP04-1111, bbe 2015 Black color, with medium-high carbonation and very large head. Very interesting aroma, with roasted malts, dark chocolate, wood oven bread, light spices, and light acidity. Well structured, but with a lean and rather dry mouthfeel; good dry flavor of roasted malts, not aggressive, perfectly blended with a moderate sourness, mild vinous character, some dark chocolate. Smoother in the end. Excellent; elegant.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Mortlach (715) - Rome, ITALY - DEC 30, 2012
27/12/2012 Ma che siete venuti a fà (handpump). Nera, impenetrabile, schiuma color cappuccino scuro, leggera e stentata, non molto persistente. Al naso note di cioccolato fondente, leggero affumicato, una punta acidula. in bocca è morbida, setosa, cioccolatosa amara, acidula e una leggera sapidità. Corpo medio, carbonazione soft. Una gran birra, originale ed elegantissima!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Leighton (6956) - London, ENGLAND - DEC 30, 2012
Bottle at the Pre-Christmas CBC - Clerkenwell Tasting, London. Thanks to Colin for bringing this back from his Italian travels. Pours oily, black-brown with a tight, beige cream head. Burnt wood in the nose, light tangy fruits, cocoa. Rich bitter cocoa flavor, light burnt rubber, dirt, roast. Medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Dry finish with bittersweet cocoa, dark sugars, earth and dirt. Interesting impy stout. Not straight-ahead, so nice to something a little different.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Theydon_Bois (2957) - The ’Sham, Surrey, ENGLAND - DEC 23, 2012
Bottle at pre Xmas tasting (Dommus Birrae, Roma) - 21/12/12.
Mid black with a thin tan head that retains well.
Nose is bitter roast malts, sour tones, touch of smoke.
Taste follows, bitter chocolate, dark malts.
Medium bodied with light (over!) spritzyness in the carbonation, dry finish.
A bit of a let down to be honest.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Beersiveknown (1619) - NORTHERN IRELAND - DEC 21, 2012
Bottle courtesy of theydon bois.
Thick black beer, fizzy tan head, tobacco and leather, rich coffee and chocolate, light carbonation, long toasty dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Holmen1 (1075) - NORWAY - OCT 28, 2012
Fra flaske på Cardinaltreff mai-12 (italsiensk salatbar): tok bare et bilde, noe som tyder på at den var god. Må prøves ved første høve. Iflg andre anmeldelser en smaksrik og lettdrikkellig imp.stout.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Foffern (737) - Bodø, NORWAY - OCT 24, 2012
Bottle shared with Veitafan. Vintage 2010. Pours a pretty black colour with a frothy brown head. Aromas of coffee, dark chocolate, dark wood, dried fruits, leather, black currant and nuts. The flavour is with more roasted coffee and some barbecue sauce. The mouthfeel is soft and oily, and has a medium bitterness. A wonderful and great imperial stout.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 sic1314 (959) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - OCT 1, 2012
On tap at Borefts 2011. Poured black with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit roast malt. Full bodied with flavour of dark chocolate, coffee raisin and roasted malt with a slight sour hint. Dry, roasted aftertaste.
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