3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black pour orange hue thin layer of beige/tan head .... aroma is of roasted malts, light chocolate and dark fruity yeast (plums) .... taste is of deep dark fruity yeast (plums), chocolate, roasted malts, light caramel malts and licorice .... very light hoppy bitter finish .... interesting flavors
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark black with an amber coloured head which, unfortunately, disappeared fast. Intensive smell of coffee, caramel, chocolate. Medium roasty taste, medium bitterness, a little sweetness, biscuit, chocolate, coffee, nuts and berries. full bodied and thick.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Fra flaske på DØE festivalen: aroma av epler og solbær og smak ev mørke bær. Frisk på tungen, velbalansert. Et trestjerners øl!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Chocolate, caramel, nuts and roasty aromas. Pours really dark, with nice tan head, some persistance, and some lacing. Full body and flat carbonation. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, nuts, raisins,... really complex. Long sweet finish. A bit palate saturating, but a powerful stout anyway.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black with long lasting mocha head. Smells like dark chocolate covered cherries, and dark roasted malts. Lots of well balanced roasted malt flavors and some sweet and sour cherries. Really good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Location/Date:Bottle on May 7th, 2012.
Appearance:Pours black with red head.
Aroma: Aroma is malty, roasty, some coffee.
Taste: Light bitterness, some chocolate, roast, caramel.
Palate:Medium body, smooth.
Summary: A pretty solid Imperial Stout, nice to have one that is "only" 7%.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared with jcos. Pours dark black with brown head, looks fabulous. Not as big a nose as I would expect. Palate is relatively light for an imperial, chocolate, anise, bitter coffee. Finish is medium-long and lingers with the anise. Good, not great, a little more anise than I would like but overal very solid beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark brown with a thin head. Aroma is fruity roast. Flavour is dry roast, with a spicy pepper base, dark bitter chocolate. Finish is dry
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle pours dark black with a reddish brown head. Aromas of dark chocolate some smoked malts liquorish and hop resin. Flavor is bitter and chocolaty . Body is medium full with a sweet finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Originally reviewed: 2/14/11. Split this bottle with my wife. Poured my allotment into a small stemless cocktail glass. [*Note: A buddy had just given me this glass, and I don’t drink cocktails, so why not a RIS?] Paired this with a big slice of dark chocolate cake.
Pours a deep dark black. Pours thinner than I’d have thought. A small tan head blankets the deep black abyss. Light lace left behind. The nose is really sweet with notes of dairy, chocolate, toffee, and sweet warm bread. Faint alcohol tones on the finish, but very light.
The mouth is creamy and smooth. Much more so than expected with the thin pour. The chocolate comes through in the flavor, but is much sweeter like milk choc., rather than dark choc. Licorice and butter toffee round this out. Easy-drinking "big" stout. With the lower ABV compared to its contemporaries in the style, this would be a great one to sit back and enjoy most any evening.
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