3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Jet black pour with a nice deep brown head. Huge aroma, pleasantly chocolatey, freshly baked oatmeal cookies and a touch of licorice. The body is a bit thin, but the flavor is great. Light mouthfeel with very chocolatey malts (chocolate pudding). Has a later mocha coffeeish character and a slightly roasty finish. Low bitterness, smooth and highly drinkable.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 10, 2006 Beautiful I love It. Dark chocolate and coffee malts. Sweet and bitter. Smooth and creamy full bodied on the palate. Just right.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aromas of coffee with a hint of black olive. Flavors of coffee and cocoa with just a hint of vanilla. Pretty good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
One of my favorites. Easy to drink, regardless of temp. Smooth, flavorful, sweet.
3.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
black nice pour
rich body with a sweet coffee chocolate liquour taste
one of my favorites in the world of stouts
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours very dark almost black with a milk chocolate brown head.Aromas of bitter sweet chocolate malt and toasted barly with a hint of coffee.Flavors of mocha coffee and sweet bitter chocolate and just enough alcohol to keep it from being to sweet.A smooth creamy beer that is very satisfying.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Black as used motor oil would be an apt description of this beer’s appearance. It also has the darkest head I have ever seen. The head doesn’t last long, however, and leaves a very thin ring. Roastiness and malt dominate the aroma. Mouthfeel is somewhat more thin than expected ( and hoped for) and there is virtually no carbonation. There is also no bitterness or aftertaste here. Tastes of nuts, coffee, chocolate and sweetness dominate. The sweetness seems to get stronger as the beer warms and the glass empties and the beer also feels creamier in the mouth.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Java pour raises a sturdy brown column of foam that steadily slumps like ice cream on a hot day. Gentle aromas of smoke and toasted hazelnuts with tenuous suggestions of flame-charred marshmallows, rum-and-butter, and almonds. Sweet flavor is faintly roasty; also notes of chocolate Yoohoo, black currant tea, and hot frothed milk. Like a fiberoptic Christmas "tree", the sweet finish morphs from sugar to coconut macaroon. Smooth, soft palate, almost feathery. Honeyed fig aftertaste leaves a slight tacky texture like limey wellwater. This beer walks a tightrope from oversweet to underflavored, yet maintains a precarious balance throughout.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a deep dark black with a light brown head. The aroma is of roasted and chocolate malts and some sweetness. The flavor has light roasted tinge with a sweet finish and some chocolate.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: NOV 18, 2006 Bottle. Pours opaque brown/black, with a small dark brown head. Aroma is very sweet, of cream, sugar, molasses, bubblegum, and some dark malts. Flavor is sweet, creamy, with notes of sweetened coffee and sweet malt. I didn’t really like this at first, but the third or fourth time I’ve had it it grew on me. Very sweet, but enjoyable.
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