3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice pour, deep opaque black with an easy, thick creamy head that clings to the sides of the glass. It’s not exactly long-lasting, but it never fully fades (ends up thin cream layer that’s too thick for a film, but kind of like a like coat of moss or lichens). The aroma is a little weak, but roasty. The flavor is as strong as it should be but it dominated and unbalanced by too much burned bitterness. A bit of smokiness lingers underneath. The lack of balance makes this less than a joy to drink, but intriguing at the same time.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Pembroke Pines, FL for $3.99 Very good!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle, black pour with very thin brown head, nose is malty fruit, flavors of cocoa, coffee and mostly prunes and raisins, finish is strong and lingering, good stout
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from grocery store in Washington state on my way into Canada. Enjoyed at downtown Vancouver hotel. Pours into tiny hotel glass mostly black with some quality frothy beige head formed of tiny bubbles and leaving nice lacing. Aroma of dark roasted malt, smoke, roasted salted nuts, dark chocolate. Flavor is dark chocolate (but not sweet), campfire, ash, espresso. Velvety-creamy mouthfeel with long lingering roasty-bitterness and coffee. A good straightforward stout full of flavor -- this is smooth and quite easy drinking. (393, 354)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2004 black with a tall tan head. Lots of roasty mocha aroma. Taste starts with a sweet chocolate character, finishing with a big coffee finish, very rich and roasty with a nice even bitterness. This is a very smooth stout with a good thickness to it.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle from Spec’s. Pours a nearly black body with some mahogany highlights. Topped with a lasting, bubbly head that leaves lots of lacing. Aromas of freshly roasted coffee, roasty and some bittersweet chocolate. Flavor is coffee forward, cocoa, some smoke, dusty and lightly sweet. Nice lingering coffee bitterness in the finish. Fine, soft carbonation with a medium mouthfeel that’s slick and lightly coating.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a black colour with a small mocha head. Aroma is fairly malty with dark chocolate, molasses, toast and some coffee prevalent. Taste is of chocolate and roasted malts with a nice dry bitterness to it. Full bodied, thick on the palate, good carbonation and a long finish. Overall quite a good stout.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
This was great. Pours almost black, with a brown head. Aromas of chocolate, and dark coffee. Taste is a bit one dimensional: strong, dark chocolate, mild coffee, molasses, and caramel. Actually a stout where the sweetness takes over the more bitter coffee flavors. Heavy beer, but still easy to drink. This stuff is very tasty.
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