3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sweet, chocolate, light molasses and black olive aroma, with vaporous alcohol and a light perfume. Black brew, opaque, no head to speak of, good label on the 22 oz bomber. Rich, sweet, mouthy, sturdy west coast hops, cocoa. Warming -- this is a sipping beer, not a quaffing brew -- drink it too fast and there’s a burn under your diaphragm. Pleasant but assertive roast and hop bitterness. Frothy mouthfeel. Tangy, acidic finish with bitter, dark cocoa. Picked this up at a fire sale at Market Square Liquors, alas, they’ve since sold out of the promos.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. At least a year old, possibly two. Pours a deep black with a slowly developing large tan head that slowly deflates. Sweet cocoa, coffee and malt with a bit of roast on the background. Medium bodied, roast and a bit of oxidization right up front. Sweet plum and prune, cocoa, chocolate, malt, and roast. Quite sweet, lots of coffee, cocoa and chocolate. Long sweet cocoa, roast, coffee on the finish. Big and a touch boozy, with a good bit of plum and prunes, but still tasty and drinks well.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Second Southern Tier imperial stout I’ve had this weekend. Smell is pretty light in this for the style. Pours pretty black, without much head. Aroma has coffee taste and some vanilla. Sweet and bitter in the taste. Strong alcohol taste.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber. Pours an opaque black. Frothy chocolate head that dissipates. Aroma is nice blend of coffee, toffee and sweet roast chocolate malt. Tast is very much the same, sweet malt, but balanced by the bitter coffee. Very nice stout, great after dinner or nightcap! Another winner from the Imperial Series of Southern Tier!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
The nose is coffee, strong coffee. The beer is pitch black with no head. Bittersweet, coffee roast will with malt sweetness. Thick and syrupy with a long bittersweet finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 12, 2012 Sweet smell of mocha coffee. Small head and thick black texture. Tastes of sweet coffee. Not much roast, mostly sweet like the rest of the ST stouts. Pretty good, but prefer the Mokah blend. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
65 cl bottle @ home. Pours black with a small tan head that leaves a little lacing. Aroma is spicy coffee, roasted malt, and pepper. Flavour is bitter coffee, roasted malt, and a little vanilla.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Brewdog.com. Quite tasty, a bit disappointing as the smell was amazing!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Blackthorn Pub, Holly,MI...Black as night pour with bittersweet coffee flavor. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness with a root beer background.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft to snifter. Looks good; black with tan head that dissipates into sticky lacing. Smells good; malt and coffee. Tastes like it smells with a semi-sweet backbone. Average on the palate. Good beer!
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