4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Aroma of candied pecans and malt - like the nut vendors at a German Kristkindlmarkt. Pours like syrup - midnight black with small head. Slightly sweet pecan flavor initially that changes to a nice strong malt flavor. Not a very strong flavor but very nice. Smooth and well blended. Great stuff.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is what a sweet stout should tastes like-- rich chocolate and coffee flavors, super smooth with some roasted chocolate malts-- remarkable beer.The only othersweet stout that compares is Bell’s double cream stout.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black into an English pint. Big milk chocolate notes. Mocha head quickly subsides. Upfront dry fizz that is almost painful. Chocolate front to back. Medium dry choco finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 6, 2006 Nice black color with tan/beige head and good lacing. Warm, chocolate flavor with clean finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
via trade with Beer_Hawk - Pours black with a light, tan head that faded pretty quick. Very light spotty lacing. Nice roasted, chocolate aroma and flavor. Sweet, but has a slight hop zing. A nice full bodied beer. Thanks Steve.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
This had a great black color and head.Aroma was very appealing of malt.This had a nice balanced biting and bitter stout taste.Really liked it.Will buy again.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Looks like motor oil pouring out of the bottle and into my glass. Brown head dissipated quickly into thin ring. Aroma of sweet caramel, molasses and other malty notes. The smell really enhanced the first sip. Taste is more subtle than I was expecting. A bit on the watery side. I taste mild caramel malt flavors, black licorice, bit of coffee which is followed by a dry finish. Tasty. The sweetness does build up..
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Don’t know if I was drinking the same beer as everyone else, given my flavor profile. But, here it goes anyway.... poured a jet black color with a tan brown color that gave only minor lacing. The aroma was odd, somewhat medicinal, alcohol (only 4.9????), and oak. The flavor was comparable with chocolate and licorice dominating. Some coffee underneath, vinous and fruity flavors, oak, and no hop balance at all. Mouthfeel was lightly carbonated and medium to heavy bodied. Gave the overall an 8 for originality, but not my preference for a stout.
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