3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 11/20
an okay at best stout, a little chocolatey but nothing outstanding. It’s drinkable but you can definitely do better
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from Rehills in Newcastle.
A black beer with a thick brown quickly disappearing head. It has a fruity, hoppy bitterness with chocolate and coffee overtones and a bitter yet creamy finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle from Friar Tuck-Springfield. Pours very dark brown with small tan head. Aromas of medium roasted malts with some caramel and chocolate. Flavors of roasted malts, bit of dark fruit, light hop bitterness, and some chocolate. Body is a bit thin. Finishes with light bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted from bottle into standard pint glass. Poured an opaque black color with dense tan foam, long-lasting with nice Belgian lace. Aromas of roasted barley, strong coffee, burnt toast, husky grains, mellow malt, fruity ale yeast esters. Equally roasty flavor, rich malt-sweetness balanced by tart hops and unfermentable blackened grains, hints of molasses, dark chocolate, raisins, plums, cherries, dried apricots. Medium body, low carbonation. Creamy and chewy mouthfeel, lingering bitter aftertaste. Well-crafted and delicious.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Not too bad. The aroma is not strong, but has notes of roast malt and some coffee. The color is dark black with red highlights and a thick tan head. The taste is roast malt with some coffee and floral hops. The body is medium, with something a little off in the finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 30, 2012 Pours a dark dark brown.Smell is strong coffee/chocolate blend. Frothy chocolate syrup taste. Pretty bitter.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Purchased at Breeze Thru Wine & Spirits in Milwaukee, WI; enjoyed on a Sunday afternoon while watching the Bulls vs. Heat, hanging out with my cat, living my exciting life. Appearance is pitch black with a very frothy, creamy light tan head. Aroma of rich floral hops with equal balance of roasted malt and chocolate, smells nice and fresh. Taste is rich, malts come out more than hops in the flavor, it’s rich but also a bit light for a stout, but not light enough to be a porter. Nice and bitter finish, it’s an all around great beer, encompasses many qualities of a great ale set to the stout style. Very nice.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
coffee, herbs, basement aromas, leather, dough, cooked vegetables, smoke, skunky, woody, cough drop, butterscotch, brown, sparkling, frothy, rocky head, medium sweetness, very bitter, heavily sour, umami, full body, creamy, oily feel, average carbonation, long finish,
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