 Old_Mr_Crow (978), Seattle, Washington, USA
Apr 27, 2008
Bottle at after4ever’s tasting.
Pours near-black with orange-brown highlights and a thin head. A bit chalky on the aroma, dark coffee. A bit thin in the mouthfeel and a bit thin on the flavor, especially given the 7% abv that this one is packing. Mild sweet chocolate, mild bitterness, quite drinkable but otherwise unexceptional.
Ale_Drinker (1055), Sunnyvale, California, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Pours opaque black. No light comes through whatsoever, not even around the edges of the glass. Head is brown, one of the darker heads I’ve seen. Aroma is heavily roasted malt, I don’t pick up anything burnt in the aroma. Smells very smooth. Flavor is very dry. Lots of roasted malt, no astringency. Body is surprisingly light considering how rich this beer is. Very nice stout.
Oscbert (190), Sacramento, California, USA
Jul 14, 2008 ~Pours black with creamy brown head
~Somewhat sweet scent with roasted chocolate malts.
~Light chocolate flavor followed by lightly burnt malts and bitter coffee.
~Mouth feel is nice. Smooth, creamy and light. Frothy.
~ This is a very enjoyable stout. Plenty of flavor, but still a bit light. Easy to drink a few of these.
Nik925 (52), California, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Great tan head, as advertised. Good amount of burn on the malt. Surprisingly simple. Marin chickened out on going all the way on this one. They went all the way on their IPA, but this one is constrained. Perfectly made, but not amazing or special enough for a great score.
bitbucket (1476), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Pours opaque black with a thin tan head. Medium-light body, light carbonation. Coffee and roasted malt aroma. Roasted nut, coffee and chocolate taste. Long smoky finish.
heemer77 (3611), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Thanks for sharing a bottle, Mark. The body was perfectly black. The aroma was the expected chocolate and coffee. Strongly roasted with some hints of raspberries. The body was relatively thin, but this allowed for the flavors to be more prominent. The taste was light baking choclate with more coffee roast than anything else. However, that roast was almost overwhleming and nearly burnt. I also got a little bit of raspberries. A decent brew.
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