4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz. bottle. Black from edge to edge, voluminous, creamy tan head which proves to be quite durable. Rings of sticky lace don’t disappoint. Intense espresso, dark chocolate, treacle, burnt caramel aromas beckon. Smooth and creamy, with a full, rich mouthfeel, and very light carbonation that pleases the palate. Well balanced flavors of dark malts and soft, subtle bitterness which rounds out the lingering, slightly sweet, finish. Excellent and drinkable, a testament to the brewer’s skills.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 19, 2010 pours a darkest of the brown hue, decent head pool ... some tar, cigar, dark old molasses,chocolate covered peanuts and slight burnt malt alcohol in the nose ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd6lrgn9sw8 ... pretty easy to put down, the abv seems to work well, needs maybe a year to mellow .. for being organic; fine stuff,but not the best-est example but decent .. needs more... rerate: aged since release, gotten much better!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bomber poured into a tulip.
Pours an opaque black with only the slightest hint of mahogany showing through the edges. The head is massive and tan, forming a lasting cap which leaves spotty lacing.
The nose has sweet dark fruit and lots of lightly roasted malts. There’s also plenty of espresso and chocolate in the background. It’s a fairly sweet nose with the roasted character not taking it to far.
The taste follows the aroma and might be even a tad sweeter. It’s got a big sweet licorice and chocolate malt kick up front before giving way to the slightly roasted malts. The finish is back to the sweetness with an interesting fruitiness and hints of coffee.
The mouthfeel is ultra creamy and velvety smooth with nice soft carbonation and plenty of body.
This is a very good imperial stout from Pisgah and more on the sweeter side of things. I don’t think it’s quite as good as Valdez in my book but it’s still quite tasty. Recommended!
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle compliments of the King of beers, Drbayern. Shared with Steve and The Crown Prince, CelticBrew. Poured Black with a tan head that was big and lacy. Aroma was malty. It had a nutty, malty flavor with chocolates and coffee.. Great mouthfeel. The Dr strikes another winner!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 ml bottle, compliments of DrBayern, the pour was total blackness, that seems to absorb all color around it and then from the darkness an eruption of brown bubbly foam. Aroma is very roasted malts and coffee with some bitter chocolate and a slight fruitiness to it. The flavour was simply on the heavy side, oily, complex, with dark malt, mild coffee, and gigantic chocolate syrup notes, making this one somewhat sweet, but in a good way. As it warms, the alcohol becomes a little bit apparent, but that serves to give it a bit of a bourbon character late, while never losing the chocolate syrup flavour. Simply tremendous beer. Thanks Matt!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Old Growth. Thanks for the trade! Poured an opaque black color with a light brown head. The aroma was of molasses, alcohol, raisin, and a hint of Ritz crackers. Medium bodied and slightly sweet. The flavor profile included the likes of cereal grain, cocoa, molasses, and ahint of roast.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black viscous pour with fluffy tan head. Rich roasty chocolate aroma. Rich sweet chocolate malts along with coffee and hazelnut. A little sweet on the finish
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark black with a chestnut head. The nose was roasty, rich, bakers chocolate and coffee, mildly grainy, some alcohol shows through. Flavor is rich, sweet malt, roasty, chocolate and coffee, mildly grainy at the end. Smooth warming mouthfeel. Enjoyed.
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