3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft - I was told it was 7.2% ABV at the brewery. A pitch black beer with an orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with an acidic note from the roasted malt - since the flavor is very roasted, but also has notes of oatmeal and chocolate.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(22oz. bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a dark brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, oatmeal, light soy sauce, and coffee. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and oatmeal.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark brown, looks thick. Nice thick head. Rich roasty aroma fulling just short of imperial status with oaty, creamy nuances. Creamy rich, full of oats, very smooth and full-bodied. Chocolatey - dark chocolate bitterness and light roast accents. Maybe some burnt fruit at the back. Excellent spring stout.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at home ... deep black thin tan head ... dark roast ... coffee malts nose ... dark roast ... little oxadised roast ... soft milk chocolate ... soft oats
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: September 12, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Malt & Vine, Redmond, WA
Appearance: black, fine beige head, drippy bits of lace
Aroma: rich chocolate and caramel aroma, touch of roasted coffee
Body: silky oatmeal body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of caramel sweetness isoffset by a dark chocolate bitterness, light roasted mixes in well with the hops
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle. Small tan head atop dark brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, some caramel, light oatmeal. Taste is medium sweet, roast, some dark chocolate, light burnt. Medium body, light stickiness.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Courtesy of After4ever, thanks Tom! It is pitch black with a light brown and creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, oats, cocoa (but only while still cold), chocolate and coffee. The slightly sweet flavor has notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, a hint of rubber, oats and the slightly dry finish has a hint of citrus. Nice to drink!
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 24/09/2009
Slight roast aroma. Beige head. Black and fruity with some alcohol present. A little bitterness in a crisp coffee roast finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Bottle Trek. Very dark brown black color with a tan smear that went away. The aroma of chocolate is immense. Body is medium plus with lots of chocolate and a good bit of coffee, followed by smooth burnt toast. Pour your Guinness down the drain.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Deep black pour. The nose is quite intense and there is a kiss of sweet maltiness. Some nice chewy, charry, leathery sweetness and a touch of chocolate malt as well. Very herbal and a bit charry. There is a kiss of almost blackberryish fruitiness as well. A bit of light sweetness on the back. A fairly herbal hoppiness on the back. It’s pretty nice, really.
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