 Quake1028 (633), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 18, 2007 Bottle #01376
You have no idea how much it pained me to open this one. At $20 it’s not terribly expensive, but still the most I have paid for a single beer. Chugs out of the bottle with an inky, midnight black body. No light is getting through this puppy anywhere. Medium sized tan head. Mostly lasting with some decent lacing. Nose is very boozy, as expected. Reminded me specifically of isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Once you get past that, there is a nice blend of coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malts and some fruitiness. Loads of chocolate and coffee beans dominate the flavor profile, with a roasty backing from the malts and again a tartness from some fruity notes. Raisins and figs become more apparent as the beer warms up. This beer definitely needs to be consumed on the warm side. Even a slightly cooler than optimal temperature caused the beer to feel painfully thin bodied. Once it warmed, it did fill out quite a bit, very oily and viscous, but still lacking a bit of the chewiness and roundness I like from Imperial Stouts. Lengthy finish, with fusel alcohol, raisins, bakers chocolate and bittersweet chocolate. Good stuff, hopefully I will get a chance to try one with a few years on it, because I think this one has a lot of room to grow.
alafito (334), tijuana, Mexico
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 18, 2007 Dense black liquid with a thin head. Tastes of a dark chocolate bar with rummed cherries and a touch of coffee. Finishes with some sweet vanilla notes. The palate is thick and chewy with a nice softness to it.
Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 17, 2007 Many thanks to Mike for breaking out this bad boy! Poured black with light brown edges and just a touch of head sticking around. The aroma had lots of dark chocolate and molasses with drier caramel and boozy pine accents.. more chocolate as it warmed up.. warm, sweet, and quite delightful! The flavor had lots of well-roasted sweeter chocolates and deeper black malts with more boozy chocolatey sweetness behind.. picked up some molasses on the back-end along with simple and alcohol sugars.. long, warm chocolatey finish. Thick on the palate and hot, but certainly not more than expected considering the ABV.. sticky and a little raw on the finish.
ryan (1775), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 Bottle shared by kmweaver. Pitch black body with a small, creamy tan head, lasting cover. The nose is rum, raisins, molasses, chocolate, coffee and alcohol. The flavor is moderately sweet with prunes, caramel, milk chocolate, espresso, roast and light floral hops. Full body is sticky and soft with a warm finish and light carbonation. Surprisingly nice.
MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 Jet balck pour thick brown head w/ light lacing. Huge rich roaty malt aroma, light alcohols hints of milk chocolate. Full well coated and creamy palate. Taste is delicious, rich milk chocolates roasty malts light alcohols almost an earthy chocolate. Simply delicious.
frylock (1024), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2007 Typical appearance for an imperial stout with nice khaki colored head. Rich aroma with notes of port, caramel, cherries and hints of coffee. Light roast, molasses, cherries and alcohol are predominant flavors. Light notes of milk chocolate and coffee round out the flavor. Alcohol is apparent, but not harsh. A nice treat, but I don’t know if it is good enough for me to shell out the money for it again.
airforce1 (61), Atascosa, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2007 Very dark, strong beer. For the extreme alcohol content, it is somewhat smooth, but needs to age awile. to smooth out the strong taste of alcohol. Could have been a bit more balanced, but is still a special brew.
beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 13, 2007 Rating #2000! Bottle#01192. Pours ebony black, solid, thick like oil. The head will form on a strong pour, but quickly fades away. Nose of chocolate, raisin, molasses, coffee cake, vanilla. Flavor starts with a quick sweet jolt of sweet cherry and rum raisin. Molasses notes stick to the palate, bakers chocolate and espresso linger behind in the aftertaste. The 16% abv is unreal, while strong flavored, the alcohol is very well hidden. You can feel the alcohol after you drink in the chest, but not boozy in any way. Amazing beer all around, now to save up to buy another to age.
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