 TheGrandMaster (1857), Auckland, New Zealand
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 Bottle (in NZ). Was called "liquid marmite" by some of my drinking companions - no idea! Lots of chocolate for me. Delicious, memorably smooth, and scarily scoffable!
nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 26, 2009
Source:Tap at Barleys a while back.
Glass:Pint.
Appearance:Black pour with a thin tan head.
Aroma:Roasted malt, coffee and ashes.
Flavor:Roasted malt, nuts and coffee with a hint of chocolate.
Palate:Full body with soft carbonation.
Overall:Pretty good. Just a little much in the summer time.
MAP (1089), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 From groovy black bottle purchased at someplace quite a while ago. 2008 vintage I believe. The aroma has a little bit of age to it already, almost like good quality soy sauce, but mostly it is roasted coffee notes and burnt oat. The flavor has a nice smooth roasted almond flavor, smooth chocolate coffee and and some light vanilla notes. I think this is the kind of thing Rogue needs to push into full force, let the flavor loose and start sending palates and palates of it to Ohio.
drowland (1391), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 4, 2009 Had on tap in a pint glass. The flavor was mainly big roast with a dash of salty soy sauce.
cprochak (396), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 On tap at the brewery on 6/28/09. Pours black with nice tan head and great lacing. Incredibly smokey aroma with coffee and chocolate. Well balanced with a nice bitter coffee finish.
SamGamgee (1432), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 17, 2009 Draught at Rogue in SF during RBSG09. Black with a light tan head. The aroma was kinda nice with chocolate and plum, but also had an odd pencil lead component to it. the flavor was darkly roasted, dry, and lightly sour with a medium bitterness. Medium-full body with a chalky feel. Not really good, but oddly drinkable after a couple more astringent beers.
illidurit (876), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 13, 2009 RBSG09 on tap at the Rogue Publick House in SF. Pours deep clear red-brown with some dark tan foam. Aroma is chocolate with caramel and roastiness. Light boring porter flavor, doesn’t taste imperial at all. Cocoa powder, milk chocolate, light acidic roasted character. Chalky astringent mouthfeel.
ketchepillar (478), Viña del Mar, Chile
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 12, 2009 On tap at Bait shop. Kinda cloying. Soy sauce. Chocolate. Twang. Slight roasted barley character. Finish is alright. Twang is bad.
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