4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20massive chocolate, especially in the aroma. smells, and tastes, like high quality dark chocolate mixed with a bit of bread. got some nice underlaying esters as well without being dominant. nice mouthfeel and bitterness. would be great with deserts but I have always had it on its own.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at chp beer festival, 25 / 5 2013. Pitch black. Small tan head. Lots off roasted malts, chocolate, liquorice, some alcohol. Explosions of roasted malt notes, dry liquorice, coffee. Bitterness, warming alcohol in the aftertaste.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
0.5l bottle. Pitch black body, light brown head. Aroma of coffee and smoke.Taste of smoke, coffee and chocolate with some dark fruit notes. Full bodied and creamy, maybe a bit too thick. The finish is roasty and hoppy. Decent beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black with a tan head. Nose is espresso coffee, dark sugar, hints of tar and smoke. Also traces of raspberry. Taste is coffee, vanilla, chocolate, almonds, milk. Supremely balanced.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poura black with medium latte brown head
Aromas of peated malts, coffee, chocolate,
Creamy, dark malty bitter, medium bodied, low carbonation
Rich of coffee and chocolate, hints of smoke, dark fruits
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pitch black with a huge brown head and lots of big bubbly lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, licorice and some undefinably sweet. Flavour is of roasted malt, licorice, coffee, a bit of chocolate, soy, some fruit and hops. Mouthfeel is full. Sweet with a long and slightly bitter hoppy aftertaste. Pretty good Imperial Stout.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours an opaque dark brown with a finger of fine light brown head. Good retention; minimal lacing. Aroma is medium roast and dark malt--notes of bitter chocolate and coffee. Flavor is similar: mild bitterness and roast up front, fading into dark chocolate, coffee and mild alcohol in the finish. Soft carbonation, medium body, and smooth texture. Excellent beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Impressive Imperial Stout, very tasty, combining the sweetness and bitterness of the roasted malts.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
50cl bottle, served in Duvel cup. Pours black with medium brown creamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, licorice, chocolate and hints of red grape. Quite complex. Concerning flavour, there’s a clear dominance of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. The palate is slightly hoppy and sugary. No alcohol presence. Full body, perfect carbonation. A very classic and pleasant Imperial Stout.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Frisco Taphouse & Brewery in Columbia, MD.
Opaque, black-brown with a creamy, 1-finger dark tan head and incredible lacing.
Aroma of dark roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruit, molasses and caramel.
Taste of dark roasted malt, caramel, molasses, peat, chocolate and dark fruit.
Medium body and low carbonation.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Smells dank and foul, soy sauce smell in my beer?? Thick brown color with a minimal brown head. Tastes very bitter but it’s nice and smooth, glad it doesn’t taste like it smells! The aroma was not great but we don’t smell beer, we drink it and it drinks well!
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