 timsilvia32 (446), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 2008. Near black pour, dark cream head lingers momentarily. Roasted malt, grain and coffee aromas. Nice chewy full body. Roasted malts and coffee with chocolate hints, microscopic toffee. Hops are a little more pronounced than I would like. A little bitter in the finish but clean. I could see some aging smoothing this out a bit and bringing out some more sweetness. Pretty straight forward, higher octane oatmeal stout. The Java is better, but this is pretty good as well.
Nuffield (2720), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 18, 2008 I’m surprised at the rating for this. It just didn’t do it for me. Great color and appearance. Strong alcohol in the nose. Some vanilla and nut, like flavoring to a coffee, with a strong chocolate. But the hops...man...what a way to ruin a good stout. It has a sharpness here that’s just not suiting me. I tried it as a stout float with some good vanilla ice cream and that made it worse; the sweet ice cream only accentuated the bitterness. Reasonable thick for an impy but it didn’t jump out at me as special.
Juelze (895), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 Pours a rich black color with medium tan head. Aroma is rich chocolate, light fruit, anise, oatmeal and mild coffee. Taste is rich chocolate, light hops, light coffee and oatmeal. Mouthfeel is nice and oily with mild carbonation. Alcohol is well hidden. A solid impy.
Petrucci914 (578), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 Pours pitch black with a medium mocha head that fades rather quickly, leaving a little bit of lacing. Aroma is heavy on anise, molasses, and caramel or burnt sugars. For such high alcohol, the taste is rather smooth with little bite. I was expecting more oatmeal but I think it was more added to counteract some of the harshness of the brew. Taste is very sugary, black licorice, with hints of coffee/chocolate.
Syd (892), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 Fall 2008 22 oz bottle pours like engine oil, black, thick, with some short lived brown tight head and no lace. The aroma is like port, oats, caramel coffee, and molasses. The flavor is surprising mellow for such a behemoth. Clearly there is chocolate, dark fruits, a lingering coffee note, minor white pepper, and hops in the sense that if they weren’t there - this would taste like syrup. The palate wins hands down as it is rich and silky, with some minor carbonation that can still sparkle through. Overall, damn fine stout!
marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Rich aroma of grapes, roasted malt, and caramelized sugars. Flavors are dark chocolate and espresso over roasted malt and hops. Bitter duration, fairly creamy, charcoal flavors, smoke, some molasses, and cognac. Dark reddish brown.
ketchepillar (478), Viña del Mar, Chile
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Aroma is rather disappointing, kinda caramelly poopy. And I guess oaty, but in a way that makes the horse on the bottle seem very appropriate. Flavor is much much better. Very rich and sweet, still with lots of caramel/toffee. Finish is good and lingers, caramelly with some good hop bitterness. Palate is silky, but ever so slightly sticky and with a tiny alcohol bite. Kinda salty.
hillfiiiiire (284), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Pours a dark black with a thin tan head. Aroma is a little gross, but is nutty and chocolate like. Flavor is pretty solid thoughwiht some coffee flavors and nice strong presence of licorice and chocolate. Finishes with a little alcohol burn, but is good. Palate is rather full bodied and tasty. Enjoyable.
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