 41cubs (139), , New Jersey, USA
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 One of the most disappointing beer experiences that Ive had in a long time. I had this beer in 2006 and wow what a difference this time around. The aroma gives a little yeast and a tiny bit of cheap chocolate. Taste wise, I can only compare it to a light macro with a watery swiss miss after taste. The chocolate taste is like hot chocolate made with to much water, no depth, no darkness, no exclamation point at all. Very bland. The 2006 edition tasted like it sounds, a deep chocolatey bock with real character and a full mouthfeel. Sorry Sam.
moelikebeer (219), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown pour with a creamy tan head. Sweet aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. Similar flavor with the chocolate really coming through as the beer warms. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Overall, a very nice beer. Now if only they would put it in a standard bottle and give us a reasonable price!
djtimeless (171), Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Pours out dark brown-black with some head. Taste is roasty and lots of chocolate. Very Sam Adams like, taste their lager yeast. Smooth easy to drink,on the thin side. But this by far their best beer. Worth the try.
vtafro (475), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Updated: May 11, 2009Limited release pretty pricey for product however very good beer with small head from pour into pint glass, aroma of chocolate, taste was slightly under what was expected. Alhough it is one of the best beers from sam adams period.
swanmann (307), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 The bottle poured dark cola color with mahogany tints and minimal tan head, settling with virtually no lacing. I smell deep dark chocolate, with a little smoky accent, vanilla and alcohol. I definitely taste the chocolate overtones, mild roasted bitterness with the medium bock finish. The toasty, bready maltiness is a nice backbone for the chocolate bitterness, providing subtle sweetness. I would have expected this to be a higher gravity, overtop brew, but it’s very well balanced. Check it out.
Beerman6686 (1283), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 This poured a dark brown color with a nice thin light tan head. Aroma wasnt is strong as i expected but contained mainly sweet malts and hints of milk chocolate. Flavor was very smooth and drinkable, not as much chiocolate flavor as in the nose, but a nice smooth malty beer at that.
Codythegreat (141), Carrollton, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 8, 2009 Pours a dark black with a tan head. Smells of malted barly and chocolate with a taste that matches. Very good overall. I drank this out of a dimpled mug.
CanIHave4Beers (880), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 Absolutley decetant. Perhaps one of the most under control desert beers I have ever had. Plenty of chocolate and roasty malt in the aroma, a little bit of chalk, but very forgivable. The taste is on eof the most under control and delicious chocolate beers that I have ever tasted, yes the chocolate is there, no this does not appear to be artificially sweetened at all. The chocolate is so nice and plays particularly well with the malt sweetness. There is not a lot of dryness happening here nor is there much bitterness, most of the bitterness present uses the bitterness of the coco to express itself wonderfully. I could only drin k this on occassion and with a price tag like that I am sure it will only be on rare occasions.
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