 DJC (238), USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 9, 2008 Dark, rich, brown body and a tannish head. Pretty good lacing. The aroma reminds me of black licorice and dark chocolate. The flavor is of roasted malt, caramel, and coffee. Nice aftertaste, if you like that which you sometimes get from instant coffee, that is. Also, there are some roasted vegetable notes, and those appear after all the slight bitterness is gone. Good carbonation, and the finish is dry. Frankly, I didn’t have high hopes for this before opening the bottle, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. I hope you will be, too.
rllevy (3), USA
does not count  | 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 8, 2008 Pours dark with a fairly frothy head. Aroma of yeast, slight hint of coffee. Tastes of bread/yeast with a strong chocolate-coffee dark roast finish. Not too heavy. Overall, excellent complex dark brew.
better from the tap than the bottle, imo.
BMan1113VR (2815), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Pours with a largish, off-white, rocky head with an extra-dark, although clear, brown body. Very nice lacing, decent retention. Some hops followed by a huge hit of chocolate malts on the aroma. There is some biscutiness. Taste is nearly that of a dry stout, tons of coffee malts in the after taste. Lively carbonation. Quite nice.
lowry99 (14), USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 My favorite black ale. Weyerbacher’s Black Hole aspires to this but misses the light touch and winds up too cough-syrupy. 1554 can be guzzled or sipped non-stop, in a word: drinkable. Also, has a bit of alcohol sting on top so you don’t notice the low content.
asedzie (453), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Bottle. Pours reddish brown with creamy light brown head, with great retention and good lacing. Aroma is dark bread, toast, grain, nuttiness, dark chocolate, along with smokiness and raisin. Flavor sweet light bread, saltiness, light to moderate bitterness lingering into the finish. Body is moderately full, dry, slightly oily with a lively and soft mouthfeel.
Kands (20), USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 4, 2008 We both really liked this beer. Poured from the bottle a beautiful dark mahogany color with a light tan head -- although the body and the head were somewhat lighter than we expected (that’s not meant as a negative, see below.) Taste was overall rather sweet and nutty, with caramel and chocolate definitely noticeable. For a dark beer, it was quite refreshing and drank lighter than you’d expect. Would be a very good "session" beer that you could happily spend an entire evening drinking.
Tripplebrew (493), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 29, 2008 A nice clear brown with thick tan head. Aroma is hints of caramel and malts. Flavor is of caramel, roasted malts and undertones of chocolate. Body is medium light. I really enjoyed this beer. I think this is one of my favorites from them thus far.
WisconsinBeer (521), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 29, 2008 Clear brown, nice creamy tan head. Flavor is light roast, caramel sugar, a bit of toffee and chocolate. Medium bodied. Smooth on the palate. Nice sweet lingering finish. This is a pretty solid beer, very drinkable.
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