3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: DEC 12, 2011 ***on tap at the sugarbowl***
same as below. Great on tap.
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a Pike beer... where will this go? Black beer with a dark brown cap, good consistency, really good lacing with sticky messy lacing and permanent rings. The aroma is damn fine. A bit of sweet and freshness (from the hops for sure - a light citrus), soft chocolate with a bit of bakers bitterness, some roasty stuff from coffee. I like the citrus in here. Nothing here is overpowering. A touch earthy. Man, this is an excellent drinking beer. Very well placed bitterness, creamy chocolate blended with a lesser amount of coffee grinds. I can tell there are citrusy hops (grapefruit) here but they are portioned very well. Maybe a bit too bitter on the finish as it lingers heavily. There might bit a hint of biscuit as well. Smooth with a bit zip, some lingering coffee, long hop finish but it’s good because it takes nothing away while adding some needed complexity. I may be ignoring the coffee. I need more!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
650 ml. bottle. Pours a medium lasting mocha colored head, with light lacing, over a blackish brown (SRM 40) opaque body.....nose is light coffee, chocolate, bit of soy, bit of Marmite, light herb hop.....taste is dry to start, then light coffee, chocolate, beef, soy arrive, with a medium hop bitter finish....mouth feel is thick, carbonation adds a creamy texture. This is a well made Stout. It has the right nose and flavors and the lovely mouth feel. It is not quite an Imperial, but is excellent none the less. BJCP 7/3/15/5/8
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
nice formidable stout with plenty of malt and has a hop character that comes off spicy. dark tasting oily slick brew with some texture and light brown head. dark rye bread like as it is chewy and like flavored. impressive because it is a simple full bodied ang genuine full flavored brew with no gimmick.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nov. 2007 - Dark brown pour with aroma of roast. The flavor is chalky milk bitter chocolate with coffee notes. Not a bad offering. Thanks to eaglefan538 for sharing.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz bottle. Pours dark black with a thin tan head. Nice chocolate, coffee, and smokey aroma. Beer is a little thin, but it does pack some good flavor to it. Nice dark roast flavor, nice coffee and chocolate as well. Little bit of bitter aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours attractive deep brown with no head. Chocolate mainly in the nose and flavor, with an undesirable chalky influence.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Courtesy TheCheeseMan. Black pour with a dark tan head. Head leaves after a bit. Moderate cocoa aroma, light chocolate, some vague earthy hop character. Slight lactose character on the taste, a good amount of roast but there’s some astringency to the roast that detracts a bit. Still nice overall.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Got a bottle of the new batch.Aroma of roastedness and expresso, but not that strong, taste a whole different story; thick almost porter like big taste heavy on the coffee side. Its either very smooth or very low carbonated. Not to sweet.Will buy it if its around here, but probaly wouldn't pay for shipping again
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