 Wasatch (270), Layton, Utah, USA
Dec 24, 2008 Pours a very nice dark brown/black color, nice carbonation, nice little creamy tannish head, with some nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some nice vanilla notes. Nice chocolate/toffe notes. The taste is slightly sweet, malty, with some chocolate/toffee/vanilla notes. Medium body. Very drinkable, this is an awesome brew.
brentfeesh (1030), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Dec 21, 2008 Bottle #1 - #02133. Very, very dark brown to black pour with a minimal head. Coffee with caramel/malt in the aroma with a bit of sweetness and touch of molasses. The sweetness of this stout is prominent with caramel, marshmallow, vanilla creamer, and touches of milk chocolate. There is a hint of oxidization but it is not distracting. Coffee is definitely there and the whole thing is a bit boozy. Bit of roasted malt as well. Creamy carbonated full bodied.
alobar (1006), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 19, 2008 Thick black color with reddish hues. Tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, licorice and alcohol. Well-balanced taste with roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and alcohol. Very impressive!
splat (4), , Pennsylvania, USA
does not count  Dec 4, 2008 Had read a lot about this brew beforehand and it lived up to the hype. Deep black pour, a little sweeter than I expected and surprising note of pepper there. Hard to find for me but will definitely pursue it.
tomthompson89 (1453), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dec 3, 2008 dark black with nice choc brown foam, nose is sweet choc, coffee, alcohol amd Pepper. flavor is very sweet, choc, and a little coffee with good alcohol on the finish, interesting, not expecting this to be so sweet but a nice drinkable high octane imperial stout
nbutler11 (729), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Dec 3, 2008 Updated: Apr 18, 2009Rating #300. Thanks to Shyam for sharing this gem. Pours a luxurious black from the bottle with a reddish brown head. Brimming with the aroma and flavor of dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, mild yeast, and faint hops. An incredible beer. If I had this along with a helping of bread pudding, my head would explode.
dmac (1418), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Dec 1, 2008 16.9 oz bottle purchased from the Oak. Pours the usual super deep dark oily black body with an ample sized dark beige foamy head that forms into a tight bubbly deep head that lasts and lasts with not much lacing. Aroma has a definite undertone of the 16%, cough cough bullshit ABV, dark fruit figs plums prunes, espresso, dark brown bread, floral hops make an apearance along with some slight coccoa notes and dates. Palate is great with a slick medium mouthfeel, light carbonation, and only a hint of bitterness on the finish. Flavorstarts off heavy with some forward alcohol, fading into more subtle notes of darkfruits(figs..prunes..plums..fdates) some espresso and cappacino beans, Kahulua and slight chocolate notes before more alcohol kicks in. This is one good beer.
chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nov 27, 2008 Wow, this is a solid beer. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt. It has a little bit of vanilla flavor in there as well. Tastes sweet and it is very good. You can tell it is 16% ABV, it has a little bit of a boozy kick to it.
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