 IslandHaole (1035), Onna-Son, Okinawa-Ken, Japan
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 14, 2005 OMFG! Pitch Black, a Black Hole....the room gets darker when you open one of these. Rich, sweet, roasty, bitter....WOW! There’s a lot going on in one sip, multiple layers of malts and floral hops. Absolutley delicious!
snoot (277), Anaheim, California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 8, 2003 Very close to perfect...a big bold stout. Licorice taste with a coffee aftertaste. The ABV is very well hidden. Great stout.
radiomgb (2076), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 1, 2003 Updated: Jul 4, 2006Regular Version. Deep black in colour. Aroma of licorice, roasted malts, chocolate. The flavour is of cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted coffee grains. Finishes warming, creamy, and buttery. Decadent. Thanks CaptainCougar.
Millennium Edition. Deep black in colour, long lasting tan head, some lace. The aroma was filled with dark chocolate, vanilla, espresso, some sweetness and very minor alcohol. The flavour is very roasty, lots of sweet chocolate, vanilla, coffee notes. Bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes very long and decadent. Quite nice but I can’t help but feel that this was aged just a bit to long (6 years). Rating: 8/4/8/4/17
beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 24, 2003 Solid black, black as a moonless night....one finger high head of super lumpy, solid crunchy top, but also looks fluffy and light, tan in color, leaves some spotty lace patches. Smell, dead on, is a great sweet dark chocolatey aroma with notes of dark fruit - banana, starfruit, mango, strawberry, and black cherry all noted. Taste is a swirling light chocolate, sweet and dark smoothness throughout, yum. Nice twinged hops in the finish that brings out just the right bitterness and dryness to say hello kindly and leave you with a smile. Feel is full and creamy with a way easy smoothness that makes this a amazingly drinkable stout. North Coast has a winner here.
rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 3, 2004 Updated: Nov 11, 2005Black. Great balanced aroma with nuts, malt, toffee and hops. Flavor is nutty and malty with a vinous feeling. Vanilla and cream notes. Also hoppy and with a nice bitterness in the finish. Defineatly one of the best beers I have tried.
temporrari (327), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 18, 2003 Updated: Feb 15, 2008Excellent beer. Dark pour. Aroma of toasted and roasted malts, chocolate, big hops. Mouth feel is so creamy, and the flavor is incredibly rich, with quite a bit of hop bitterness. Chocolaty, roasty, hoppy, bitter, just tremendous. It’s so rich it’s like eating a sweet dessert and makes me crave a glass of milk. The alcohol is nowhere to be found until it warms up, and even then it’s still barely there. Quite dry on the finish, and I love that about this beer. This one sets itself apart and does it’s own thing as an imperial stout. Very, very good. A memorable drink, indeed.
Nitrogen tap @ the Map Room, Chicago. Freaking fantastic.
mw1030 (5), Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 23, 2003 Wonderful Beer! Chocolately, creamy, roasted coffee taste explosion. Alcohol content covered up nicely. Beautiful aftertaste. Exquisite color. Love it!
clingman71 (261), Centerville, Ohio, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 17, 2007 Draft@ Dilly Deli. Almost black in color with dark head. Has a great roasty aroma and...(as much as I hate to say this as I feel that too many reviews are overly dramatic with flavors and aromas) along with aroma of coffee. Big, no Huge flavor, enough dark roastiness to keep up with some serious dryness/bitterness. EXCELLENT!!!!
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