 brenn79 (159), Idaho, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 9, 2009 12 oz. bottle- Aroma is decent enough, but the flavor is where this beer excells. Flavor of chocolate and coffee, deeply multi layered in flavors, the best New Belgium beer i’ve ever had.
phildorsey (43), Fort Lewis, Washington, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 5/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 8, 2009 1 pint 6 oz. Bottle. Pours Black. head is minimum and light-brown. Aroma is chocolaty and roasty. Flavor is fizzy to the palate, body is medium. Flavor misses the mark slightly. overall taste is better than average...finish long and full of body. Nice.
poisoneddwarf (165), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 12 oz botttle. Smells of chocolate, coffee, dark malt. Black in appearance (no surprise), small head, moderate lacing. Tastes of black coffee. Creamy mouthfeel. One of New Belgium’s best.
patagonia (2), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 2, 2009 I like this the best of the New Belgium Brewing selections. Hints of chocolate/coffee. Dark roasted malts. Actually a bit lighter than you would expect, so you can throw a few down in a sitting. I’m facinated by the 1554 story.
vikingguy (144), Chaska, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Pours black w/ dull ruby hue; off-white creamy head. Aroma of sweet malt, burnt sugar and hints of coffee & dark fruit. Taste is coffee w/ cream, sweet malt w/ notes of chocolate & nuts. Some bitterness on the back end. Mouthfeel is thinner than expected and not as sweet as the aroma lets on. This is good, kind of a cross between a nut brown ale and a porter.
TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 Pours a flat coke color. Nose is slight roast, some cocoa and coffee. Flavor is a clean toasted malt, mild chocolate and sweet caramel. Above average mouthfeel. Good drinking beer.
NomDeBeer (399), Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 28, 2009 Stout-like, flavor and mouth feel. Taste and aroma both dominated by chalk, chocolate, and caramel. Long enjoyable finish. Great beer.
kmweaver (2435), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a dark, cola-brown color; light tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Loads of nougat and wet malts in the aroma; richness without being overtly sweet; hints of chocolate. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lively carbonation upfront, and a solidly drinkable presentation; lots of dark malts, nougat, and touches of cocoa at the core of things; light on the perimeter; in all honestly, the carbonation is a touch pushy here, but there’s a citrus bitterness balancing this out that’s quite nice. Solid beer. Lengthy finish of wet malts, chocolate, and a slight, though lasting mineral bitterness. Tasty finish.
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