3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 jaymobrown (1457) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 3, 2003
Real Ale Fest Chicago. Strongly roasted flavors. Very, very long finish. There's some hops lurking around somewhere.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 DaSilky1 (2576) - San Diego, California, USA - MAR 2, 2003
cask (RAF): we've got some alcohol, hops, playdo, and molassis coming through in the aroma..we've got some smokey bitterness and chocolate covered plums..but we've also got a thin body, peanut skin bitterness & some astringencies which shouldnt be here..
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Jokes (1453) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 2, 2003
This was sort of thin and uneventful. Roasted, with notes of chocolate and coffee. Nice hops in the finish. This seemed to be more of a big stout than an imperial. Nothing spectacular.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 BATLMULLET (127) - Highland, Indiana, USA - MAR 2, 2003
From firkin at Real Ale fest - Chicago. Nice big mouthfeel, deep coloration, can't assess head. Pretty well balanced hop presentation in an imperial stout. Good, roasty malt flavor. Potent.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 xmandax (130) - Astoria, New York, USA - FEB 15, 2003
very good stout, another excellent offering from middle ages. deep black color with a heavy roasted aroma. taste was malty, chocolate malts, not much hops. very heavy flavor also, with a fantastic roasted aftertaste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 jgb9348 (3497) - Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA - JAN 10, 2003
Black in colour, strong in smell...heavy bodied and loaded with malt! Very strong and good!
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 MikeF (538) - Cleveland, Ohio, USA - DEC 16, 2002
UPDATED: JAN 8, 2003 This brew has one of the best aromas. It is malty, coffee-like, but also very spicey - peppery. Imperial in every way.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 erway (1004) - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - FEB 27, 2002
A powerful but well subdued stout. Lots of roasted malt character with little in the way of hops. A very noticeable presence of coffee somewhat like Magic Hat’s Heart of Darkness. A descent Imperial Stout that need a little more in the way of character, less coffee and some maturing.
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