 grant (741), Martinez, California, USA
Jan 9, 2008
Very burnt sienna - almost orange - head floating atop an oily brown body. Aroma is big and brawny; milk chocolate and coffee grounds, earthy and peaty. A very light hint of vanilla dances at the edges. Flavor shows an initially harsh brash roastiness which bleeds into a more subdued sweet, alcoholic maltiness. A lot of high-cacao-content dark chocolate in the flavor, a little smoky, quite bitter. Quite a bit of ethanol in the finish and a ton of roastiness and bitterness finish it off. Has similarities to Old Raspy, minus the citrus aspect. Not my style, but could improve with some age.
TURDFERGUSON (1021), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle from mgumby. Thanks Mike! Nice, roasty imperial stout here. Good chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, molasses notes. Well done, but imperial stouts are really boring me at the moment.
mar (522), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 20, 2008 black pour with a thin espresso head. big chocolate and roasted malts on the nose. great thickness with a smooth roasted coffee flavor that finishes with a nice hint of chocolate.
heemer77 (3612), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Jul 17, 2008 The body is perfectly black with a medium tan head. The aroma is molassas and coffee. There is also a little hint of toasted walnuts. The taste has some coffee and dark chocolate. This is very roasted and has some almonds. Decent, but not great.
MamoSean (3), Mission Viejo, California, USA
does not count  Jul 17, 2008 For the price of the bottle ($3.99), this is hard to beat. Definitely worth having in the fridge as an everyday option. pours a dark, dark brown (black) and has a strong smell to it - almost as much as Stone Imperial Russian Stout. deep brown head that rises and falls nicely. The coffee flavor is prevalent in the first few sips then dissipates in favor of the currants and other flavors. A bargain Stout lover’s dream
Theis (1922), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jul 11, 2008 Bottle at home (thanks Sune for shipping this) - shared with Mette. Black Black Black - brown head. Chokolate, high hoppy, english licorice, burned malts, light sweetness, cocoa. Light burning feeling - Lovely.
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