chokmah33 (107), Bremerton, Washington, USA Mar 4, 2008 Smell like dark choco, black coffee, and wet hay malts with grape and green apple hops. Milky texture, tangy with a dry malty finish. Too much carb. Flavor is hoppy for a stout, wierd combo of fruity + floral hops and strong chocolate malts. Strange decomposition flavor that I wasn’t too into. Nutty espresso finish.....Just OK. Celebration or Bigfoot much better
502Flavors (278), Louisville, Kentucky, USA Oct 11, 2008 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Near black pour with reddish hue and a huge creamy lacing dirty tan head (really remarkable head). The aroma was good and roasty, creamy and hoppy. The flavor was very nice and simple - roasty, hoppy, and almost a bit smokey. Meidum bodied and smooth (and a bit watery) on the palate. Overall: very solid (I can’t get over the beauty of the head). bee__R (43), Cantù, Italy Oct 6, 2008 33 cl bottle from the renewed beeshop in Como. Deep black beer with a creamy tan thick head. It actually represents a wonderful example of the style, I’d say medium-high level. A maltry sweet nose, enriched with red fruits notes and liquorice hints in a bitter coffe-like frame. Full body and pleasant carbonation actually match with a roasty bitterness and sweet haloes. Right level of dryness.
mcjay (84), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA Oct 4, 2008 Deep amber color, almost black with a very nice, thick tan/brown head. Rich, roasted aroma with a hint of chocolate. Robust and bitter taste with a hoppy bite to it. JCastner (39), New York, USA Oct 3, 2008 Pours black with a slight off white head. Aroma is all roasted coffee. Medium body with dry lingering bitterness. Simple and straightforward. Petrucci914 (374), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA Oct 3, 2008 Pours a pitch black with a medium mocha head that leaves webs of lacing. Aroma is robust - hoppy, alcohol, dark roasts, coffee. Taste is the same with a slightly bitter finish. Nicely balanced and enjoyable stout.
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