 nuplastikk (1172), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 4, 2008 Updated: Jul 6, 2008500ml. Pitch black color with a very minimal head. Delicate and enticing chocolaty sweet aroma. The big 12% alcohol seems to take away from some of the coffee subtleties. This is quite an excellent beer, one of the stronger enjoyable Imperial Stouts. Has a great mouthfeel to it. Well done. Had to bring it down a few points by the end of the bottle...alcohol level ends up being a tad excessive.
MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 4, 2008 bomber thanks to someone off BA site. This pours black with a beautiful brown head which lingered to give great lacing. The nose was full of roast coffee. Very nice coffee at that! No cheap blend here. The taste was of coffee, of course, but also a rich chocolate. Delicious! The mouthfeel was medium with some alcohol and chalkiness. This was a very, very nice Impy stout. Loved it. Would like to get my hands on another.
unclemattie (2401), Georgia, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 22oz bottle. Vertical 2005 vs. 2008. Pours dark espresso black, brown head. Aroma is big coffee. Flavor is heavy sticky sweet malt. Lots of roast, long lingering coffee flavors. Ages superbly. Very heavy bodied. This is a big full flavored beer. Very impressed.
Boliv (190), New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 1, 2008 Bomber. Pours thick and dark with a medium brown head. Aroma of caramel, raisins, cocoa, and malty sweetness. Rich flavor of coffee and chocolate along with roasted malts, ending in a bitter espresso finish that lingers. Thick and big, but hides the alcohol well. Delicious beer.
bhensonb (4241), Woodland, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 Bomber from Wine Specialist. Brown/black color with a moderate tan head. Aroma of coffee and treacle. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavor is coffee to the extreme with dark toasted malt and treacle. The finish is sweet, but balanced with toasted, burnt malt. I can’t integrate the hop, but it seems to be there to help with the balance. Drink this and die (i.e., see Naples and die).
cbeers21 (564), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 Wow. ya so thats pretty much coffee right there, no cream or sugars. Nice pour reveals aromas of bittering espresso and coffee-quality booziness on the nose. A solid hop background and decent malts chewyness provides decent balance for this tasty brew.
Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 Updated: Jun 30, 2008Pours black with virtually no head. Sweet coffee chocolate nose with a hint of hops. Flavor is more coffee and chocolate with a lingering hoppy flavor. Good beer.
DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 Pours a very dark brown with almost no head. Deliciously sweet aroma of coffee, slight roast, oats, and chocolate. Wow, extremely heavy body. Creamy like an oat beer. The coffee flavor is so sweet and thick. Not as roasted as I imagined, in a good way. The sweetness lingers for a long time. No sign of the high ABV except in the stomach. Excellent beer.
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