 Jonte (801), Gothenburg, Sweden
Aug 31, 2008 Updated: May 12, 2009Black color with a nice brown head. Aroma: Highly roasted malt, licorice, dark chocolate, coffee, hops, alcohol, and some light notes of dark fruit.
Flavor: Heavily roasted/burned and bitter with notes of espresso,salmiak, tar, dark chocolate and alcohol. Some sweetness but mostly on the roasted and bitter side. Dry finish. Probably even better after storing for a while.
Kaizen666 (16), , New York, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Bottle. Pours black as Satan’s heart with a wonderfully inviting tan head that tells you right away you are going to get a kick in the sack if you’re some pansy drinker. Felt like I was having sex with a Victoria’s Secret model who tasted of roasted coffee and chocolate. Fantastic beer.
spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Pours black with huge long lasting tan head and copious lacings. Aroma is potent-coffee and cocoa.
Taste is bitter chocolate and strong rich coffee. Has a nice bitter, warming finish. Smooth and rich. The alcohol is apparent but ends up buried in all the good flavors. Nice brew.
Pershing (146), Garland, Texas, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Magnificent, Pours black with a nice tan head that remains around thanks to tiny bubbles. The sweetness is perfectly balanced the right amount of hops. Not for the faint of heart. An exceptional beer that may be the best in this style in the entire World. Well worth the Price.
Homebrewerguy (284), Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle:pours very dark with a generous tan head, nice aroma of malt and yeast, first taste is hoppy with roasted malt and finishes with an alcohol warmth, other raters get a complexity from this beer, but I do not, perhaps a bit of licorice with the roasted malts. A really nice RIS
Jimrbb (16), USA
Aug 26, 2008 Pours deep black, roasty, coffee flavors, 9% strong. sweet, chocolate, very hoppy.
One of my favorits
Changed (161), Ithaca, New York, USA
Aug 24, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours black, nice and thick, but somehow more elegantly than other RIS’s (less oily, and more like black gold). Smells like dark chocolate & espresso moreso than a wimpy cup of coffee. Spotty lacing, and a rim of head that resides on the edge of the snifter, furthering the beautiful appearance of the beer. Tastes of espresso, dark chocolate; little to no fruit flavors (which is nice). Minimal alcohol burn on the finish (the beer is warming), but very easy to drink for 9% ABV. Dry finish. Outstanding, gorgeous, sumptuous- all these words describe OR-RIS.
wbdace (42), los angeles, California, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Pours black with a good tan head, nice lacing. Coffee, chocolate, and malts/hops.
Alcohol there but not overpowering, dry finish.
After Alesmith my second favorite.
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