 HighGravity (890), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 This is certainly an ale that can stand up to the beer abuser that is FX Matt. A highly fruit forward stout with a dry bitter finish that is appealing.
egajdzis (3621), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 16, 2008 Poured an opaque black color with a large, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, dark cherries, vanilla, and light smoke. Taste of more roasted malts, cocoa, vanilla beans, anise, smoke, light dried fruits, lactose, and a bit of alcohol. Creamy mouthfeel.
TomDecapolis (3150), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 16, 2008 On tap at Capones. Pours a deep black with amber notes and a medium creamy/bubbly tan head that laced. Aroma of roasted malt, some chocolate, coffee and even some hop notes. Flavor is actually a bunch of toffee, roasted malt, milk chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Kind of has a creamy mouthfeel almost like a thin milkshake.
Goodgrief (1149), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 13, 2008 Pours dark, dark brown with a late emerging head which spilled all over my counter, nice lacing. Wonderful aroma of chocolate, coffee and roast. A bit thin on the tongue, but not a bad effort. Chocolate, coffee and some burned notes, a bit astingent and bitter, but some sweetness to balance. More than I would have expected from Saranac. Good show!
jsh12bama (335), Alabama, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 4, 2008 Pours brownish/black with thick tan head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. Taste of roasted malt, chocolate, and nice bite of hops. Noticeable sweetness to it not present in many Imp stouts. Thin mouthfeel for the style. Very easy drinking. By far the best Saranac beer I’ve tasted to date.
WISEGUY572 (1245), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 3, 2008 Dark brown, small tan head, vanishes, moderate lacing. Nose of chocolate and coffee. Taste of chocolate and coffee, burnt malts, some residual sourness, and some hops. Nice enough, drinkable beer, disappointment as an imperial stout, only because there are such wonderful alternatives available. My benchmarks continue to be Victory Storm King and Bells Expedition, and this does not compare.
scottw86 (182), Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 24, 2008 Poured black with a medium-sized dark tan head. Aromas of chocolate malts, but also sweetness. Taste was very chocolaty but also very sweet. I was expecting it to be much more bitter. Not as strong as other imperial stouts, but still very drinkable.
BBB63 (4228), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 24, 2008 At the BBB63 comes to Tampa gathering, thanks to our host Joe for the offering:
Opaque with a small head and some lace. The aroma has notes of roased and charred malts, prune, coffee, and some chocolate vapours. The taste is twangy and mocha driven with an fruity and rye bread background, some earthy and dirty character notes as well. The mouth feel is sprite and too thin, warming surprisingly. Not very good for the genre, blah.
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