 muzzlehatch (4425), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Jan 17, 2008
22 ounce bottle from City Market in Burlington VT (January 2008), served at cellar temperature from a Maudite glass. Dark, translucent purplish-black pour, with a two-finger medium-tan bubbly head that dissipates quickly leaving scant lacing....nicely balanced roasty dark chocolaty -- grapy aroma, both darkly vinous and brightly grape-skinned, a nice roasted graininess and hints of espresso, somewhat light in character but still enticing....flavor profile starts out promisingly, again mostly chocolaty, plenty of roastiness, only lightly sweet and fruity, but the body unfortunately is a bit too attenuated, dry and somewhat cardboardy at the finish, and the lack of sweetness makes the drynesss seems almost chalky....a promising effort in some ways, but just doesn’t quite carry through.
brewandbbq (228), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 22, 2008 Pours dark brown with mahogany edging, and a quarter inch head of beige. A few streaks and dots of lacework thoughout, but the head dissapates to a ring around the goblet and a placid surface.
Aromatics lead off with nougat, caramel fudge, dark chocolate, and roasted malt.
Very rounded and smooth in the nose, with a creamy essence.
The mouthfeel is creamy and slick. Medium to thick body.
Chocolate, caramel, and coffee on the pallet, with low bitterness and a nice balance of residual sweetness and drying acridity.
Alcohol is barely warming and the beer is highly drinkable.
Finishes with lingering caramel, chocolate, and nougat.
One of Otter Creeks better brews. It reminds me of the new Cadillac Mountain Stout, but without the Ringwood.
Nate (2234), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 4, 2008 From bomber. Rich malt, roasted grain, chocolate and Tootsie Roll, light molasses and a bit of smoke. Dusty, light herbal notes. Carbonic and light alcohol vapor. Sweet, musky, and pleasant. Dark brown-black clear, with thin off-white, almost tan, lightly lacing head. Medium heavy watery body, with light to medium carbonation, smooth. Starts sweet with chocolate and Tootsie Roll, mild toffee and molasses. Some bitter roasted malt in the finish with mild hoppy bitterness. Not harsh in the finish, but rather creamy and smooth. A tad watery, but very flavorful and satisfying. After is sweet with coffee and chocolate, light licorice, but in no way cloying.
roder_60 (871), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Pours jet black with froathy tan head that quickly dissaptes into bubbly film. Aroma is sweet baking chocolate. Flavor is sweet chocolate with slight bitter undertone and some alcohol presence. Overall, very good.
Retorp (2158), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Courtesy of Gilliard. The aroma is dusty with overcooked fruit notes, earth and fresh unwashed veggie notes. Some fairly noticeable alcohol too. The body is a ruddy brown with a receding tan head. The flavor is earthy, herbal, roasted malt and chocolate, dark rye bread and some mild sweetness, but that earthy/durty flavor is off putting.
cbkschubert (1566), Skyline, Arizona, USA
Jul 14, 2008 22 oz. bottle from Premier Gourmet - Pours a clear brown color with red edges and a medium size light tan head. Very light lacing. Aroma is mainly roasted malt. Flavor is roasted malt and light chocolate. Medium body. A nice, easy drinking beer.
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