4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tried on tap at Magnolia pub during strong ale month. Great pub/restaurant. Pitch black. Creamy lingering small bubble head. Roasty smell. Sweet malty rich aroma. Delicious.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From tap, jet black with a nice mocha head. Big aromas of roasted malt, liquorice, dark chocolate, molasses, alcohol and a hint of fennel. The aromas carry right through to the palate. Bit of an alcohol hit but a welcoming bitterness and roastyness comes through; love the liquorice/fennel bitter aftertaste. Only downside was it was served way too cold!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours a tight brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-cocoa/molasses/roasty, earthy. Taste is dark malt-cocoa/molasses/roasty/ashy, secondary earthyhops. Smooth. Mild carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted at brewery. Black with a creamy tan head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma with an earthy chocolate, leather, and roasted malt taste. Decent.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty. Smooth dark malty with a distinct liqourice note. Mild bitterness and dark toffee roasted malty finish. Smooth.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at the brewpub
Black with small, beige head.
Loads of milky toffee in the aroma.
Slightly sourish flavour. Milky with really salty licorice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Alembic Bar in SF. Pretty solid offering. Black in color with a brown head that lasts. Aroma of sweet roasted malts, coffee, and chocolate. Quite tasty, a lot like a Whoppers milkshake. Roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, and milky creaminess. Creamy and full on the palate.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft. Black beer with anice tan head. Light roast aroma with a bit of coffee and sweet malt - doesn’t match flavor. Roasty, caramel, chocolate flavor. Not too roasty. Everything in balance. Medium body. Lingering sweet malt, light brown sugar, chocolate, and coffee. Alcohol well hidden. Nice.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap @ Magnolia poured a nearly opaque black with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of smoke, coffee, bitter chocolate and a hint of vanilla.Palate was mediuym to full bodied and smooth. Flavors of smoke, coffee, bitter chocolate and roasted malt with a smooth lingering bitter fin ish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap @ Magnolia for Strong Ale Month 2008. Poured opaque black with a tan head. Coffee aroma with some sweet malt underneath. The flavor was roasty with notes of coffee in the finish. The mouthfeel is on the thin side for the finish. Maybe from pulling out some more alcohol from this batch. Medium bodied.
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