3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Having no prior knowledge of this stout, I found it a pleasant surprise. 750 ml bottle poured at about 8C into pint glass. Poured very dark brown with a darkish tan head. Pleasant aroma that paralleled taste of malt, dark chocolates and subtle coffees. Palate was smooth at the front end and, as described in the commercial description, pleasantly bitter and dry on the way down and afterwards. Could perhaps be heavier in body. Overall, it is worth a try and it is guaranteed to make you pucker!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Pike brewery. Pours dark brown hue with a tanned, thick head and much lacing. Aroma is of espresso, roasted, malt and some dark fruit. Medium, smooth body. Coffee, dark fruit, toasted malt and earthy hops fill the mouth. Quite complex, well done stout.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Fairly dark pour, not much head. Only a rim job left after a while. Aromas of barley and some dark chocolate. Taste is dark roast coffee and roasted barley. Nice bitter finish. Thin body, but well balanced.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Was very impressed by this beer. Pours super dark. With heavy head. Nice robust flavor. Goodbeer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Courtesy of Secret Santa December 2010
Bottle: The aroma consists of chocolate, espresso, and a touch of vanilla. It pours a dark brown with no transparency and a small beige head. The flavor starts with dark chocolate and just a touch of fruit. The finish has moderate black coffee, burnt notes, and light pine. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber. Pitch black with an inch of pillowy chocolate malt head. Lots of roasted malt, coffee and bittersweet chocolate fragrances in the aroma. The flavor starts with smoky roasted malt and espresso along with notes of dark chocolate, vanilla and herbal hops in the background. The mouthfeel is creamy and moderately carbonated with a dry, smoky finish. It’s got all the characteristics you’d expect from a quality Stout and packs quite a bit of flavor for 7% ABV.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Intensely dark, practically black with medium-brown edges and head. Delicious, roasted, almost woody aroma that’s just sweet enough to balance the roast. A hint of light smoke. Much lighter in the mouth than I expected, extremely smooth, with a hint of roasted (dark) chocolate-like bitterness. Very wet, very roasted, and really good. SO easy for such a dark, roasted beer. Aftertaste of dark chocolate. Lovely!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz bottle. Pitch black in color, large beige head that dissolved real quick. Left light lacing. Nose of chocolate with plenty of roasted and piney hops. Flavor is similar. Lots of roasts up front with a good amount of piney hops behind them. Nice lingering coffee bitterness with plenty of hops in the finish. Body is medium, creamy with a soft to lively carbonation and a dry finish. A bit more bitterness then I like in a stout, but overall, a really fine stout.
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