 amishcaravan (237), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Aug 20, 2008 scent of chocolate and a little alcohol. taste is of coffee and chocolate. finish is of sweet chocolate. very smooth. excellent beer.
IlanMan (816), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Pour is dark with a small but dark tan head. Aroma is of darkly roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is burnt with light bitterness and maltiness. Has a very creamy mouthfeel which finishes nicely with cocoa. Blended fairly well. Good brew.
MrChopin (622), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Black with bubbly off-white ring for a head. Nose is a nice combination of tobacco, coffee, and chocolate with a little bit of sweet dried fruit in there. Sweet flavor of coffee, smoke, chocolate, and sugary fruit. Smooth medium body that is slightly thin. Good stout, if perhaps a little standard.
DaSilky1 (1933), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 20, 2008 black, light tan ring. vibrant tart and roasty nose with notes of strong black coffee, chocolate, and charred fruit. very roasty and charred flavors but with slightly distracting vegital notes...also, chocolately overtones and some lactic tang. smooth mouthfeel...really quite roasty, really.
radiomgb (1921), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Aug 8, 2008 Black in colour with ruby edges, long lasting creamy tan coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is very roasty, some chocolate, good sweetness, light alcohol and some espresso. The flavour is roasty, burnt, sweet, dark chocolate, coffee and light alcohol. Sweet roasty mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, malty and sweet.
This is quite nice, lots of roast but I’m not sure that it has the body to last another three years.
330ml bottle obtained in a trade with Engelsmann back in November 2005, thanks Martin.
Opened on March 2, 2008.
Best before January 2011.
tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland
Aug 7, 2008 330 ml bottle @ Poirotti, Helsinki. Very dark brown color, low tan head. Dark malty aroma, coffee. Lots of juicy dark malts and licorice in the taste. Well-balanced, with just enough of everything, but it doesn’t really stand out among Imperial stouts.
blankboy (3165), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a small diminishing foamy tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, espresso and roasted malt along with light green hops and some cream. Flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, green hops and a bit of alcohol. Roasty, bitter coffee finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Medium bodied. Very good stuff and a nice example of the style.
CharlesDarwin (1824), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
Aug 3, 2008 33cL Bottle. Nice salty roast. Oak and chocolate. Spicy. Simple, molassed and fresh. Pour deep black-brown with a frothy build of creamy tan. Flavor is piquant. A sharp, acidic roast. Not creamy. Biting and roasted. A nip of caramel. Toasted. A simple, singular flavor. But, nice, crisp and clean. Dry. Nicely fermented. Delicious and well-done. No overwhelming alcohols.
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