3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Perfectly black body with a light brown colored head. The nose has some rich mushrooms and tobacco. There is also some almond. The body on this is thick and lightly carbonated. This tastes of pancakes and sweetened coffee. There is also some light roast and amaretto in the finish. A decent impy stout that is not cloying.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
i’ve had plenty upon plenty of RIS beers over the years and after awhile they all look the same coming out of the bottle but even so, i was surprised at how black this one looked and w/ a huge toffee colored head to boot. really a great tasting beer that i particularily like b/c it’s only 8% and not some monster at 10+. good beer from the palmetto state.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours black with a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of roasted malts with some dark chocolate and a hint of nuttiness. Flavor has a strong roasted malt note with a bit of bitter chocolate and some coffee that comes out in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle received via trade with The BeerSommelier. Pours opaque with a small, frothy tan head, short retention with spare lacing. Aroma is roast, chocolate, and coffee malt, dark fruity esters, licorice, alcohol, and spicy hops. Flavor is dark malt dominant with spicy hops and light bitterness, dark fruity esters and a sweet finish, though it does begin drying late. Full body, medium carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Poured very near black with a tall, creamy, well-retained beige head. The aroma picked up sweet, roasty, toasty chocolates, black malts, and vanilla.. warmer chocolate biscuits came through on the 2nd wave.. warm and well-presented. The flavor found more burnt black malts and fresh earthy bitterness than anything else.. some vanilla and blended chocolates as well.. picked up spicy pine and black pepper on the long, belly-warming finish. Heavier-bodied and silky smooth on the palate.. very well-balanced.. lovely brew!
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
A very good rich stout. Yet very smooth with a velvety chocolate taste. Pretty sweet with a lack of alcohol in the flavor and aroma.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Pspsø’s - Thanks. Black - brown head. Burned malts, dry malty, tarmac, ok hoppy, kalk dryness, nice bitterness, cocoa, chocolate bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
The head here is pretty interesting and a dark tan. Leaves a nice lacing. That head adds a bit of creamy textures to the first couple of sips. The flavor is extra bitter sweet almost a little overpowering on the bitter part. Would be even better if that was toned down one spec. Roasty coffee aroma. Flavor has a touch of chocolate. Finish has a back of the throat bitter burn. Pretty decent with a couple of tweaks this would be exceptional.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Papsø.
Pitch black coloured with a small off-white head.
Roasted aroma of dark chocolate and coffee with notes of cocoa powder.
Roasted flavour of dark chocolate and coffee.
Roasted finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate and roasted malty. Dense chocolate, roasted and solid bitter. Dry roasted malty and dense dark chocolate. Dry and bitter finish.
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