 RichardGretton (3143), Leicestershire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 17, 2008 Bottle. Black beer with a malty aroma and a malty and rich flavour. Overall a very nice beer.
ChainGangGuy (2555), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 13, 2008 Updated: Jun 15, 2008Bottle #02099.
Appearance: Pours an opaque black body. As for the head, no dice!
Smell: Fragrant aroma of heavily roasted malts, coffee liqueur, acrid smoke, molasses, blackberry preserves, along with some sweetish wafts of alcohol.
Taste: Dark, roasty malts with a sharp hit of coffee and a bit of molasses. Smokey tobacco hints. A touch of vinous blackberry based fruitiness. As it warms, you gain a dash of low-sodium soy sauce. Earthy, roasty bitterness on the finish. Distinct alcohol presence on that finish too, btw.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Mild carbonation. As warming as you’d imagine.
Drinkability: Pretty decent for a high-octane stout, but it’s still pretty green and could only benefit from some age.
Cletus (5052), Connecticut, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 11, 2008 Pours dark brown with a thin ring of light brown bubbles. Aroma yields hints of complimentary coffee (as opposed to so many of these coffee infused beers that are just overdone), chocolate, some dark fruit, lots of wonderful roastiness. Tastes of chocolate, dark fruit, some bitter hints, touches of coffee, lots of malty depth. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Finish yields some residual bitter roastiness. Alcohol is incredibly well masked for such a high ABV beer. Excellent!
hophead75 (1952), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 11, 2008 bottle from Oak Tree Buy Rite. Opaque black with a small creamy dark brown head. Aroma: alot of coffee, roast, chocolate, sweet malts and some alcohol. Taste is very big and assertive, with alot of coffee, bittersweet chocolate, and dark roasted malts. Body is very full with caramel sweetness and touches of dark fruit, but quite drinkable at it’s strength. Alcohol is moderate and shows itself in the finish, with lingering roast and earthy hop bitterness, and light touches of sugar.
Blisscent (75), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 9, 2008 Updated: Oct 6, 2009Unbelievably sweet for 16 abv. Not as hot with alcohol as I expected. Almost no head on top of a very black body. Texture is smooth and oily. Aroma filled with chocolate and malt. Taste limits you to a sip with its heavy warmth kicking at the end.
fonefan (11055), VestJylland, Denmark
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 6, 2008 Bottle #06073. Dark black color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, strong coffee, roasted, burnt, caramel, licorice, alcohol, dark fruit / berry. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, syrupy, dry, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. Very very nice imperial stout so complex, powerfull in aroma and flavor but still easy to drink. *<;o)) 251207)
RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 5, 2008 Bottle 03077
Pours opaque with a very thin tan head. Nose is like thick sweet malts. Mild roasted texture there as well. Flavor is supremely smooth. Superb! I can’t tell at all that this is a 16% abv beer. I can’t say there is a mass of character coming off this brew. But it is just damn nice to drink. Smooth liquid feel and a slightly lower carbonation. Certainly is easy to drink. Nothing showy here at all. Just a bloody smooth RIS. If this were available all the time (and a lot cheaper), I’d be a devoted customer. A well made RIS.
jasonm (22), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 4, 2008 Pours black as midnight, with zero light opacity. Surprising 2 finger width head of dark brown foam, but does not last long. Mildly sweet aroma of coffee liqueur, smooth milk chocolate, and an almost Bourbon like vanilla aroma. The alcohol bring a bit of spiciness to the nose, and there is a base earthy aroma of oak. Flavor is sweet milk chocolate, vanilla and dark fruit, Bourbon quality as with the aroma. A bit of banana esters as well. Reminds me a bit of Bell’s Expedition on steroids. Slight bittering of baking chocolate and hops on the finish. Smooth and decadent feel, buoyed by the continual heat of alcohol throughout. Definitely not shy in the flavor or alcohol department. Savor over time, and share with friends. The alcohol is big, but complements the big malt flavor and doesnt overwhelm. Its actually got a nice overall smoothness to it, even with the prominent alcohol
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