 BigBang (210), Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 11, 2008 Pours black with thin head. Beautiful appearance and the lacing is superb. Aroma is first dark fruit and then cocoa. The oat does make it very smooth and creamy. Mouthfeel is very nice but not exquisite - doesn’t linger forever... Flavor is a nice blend of dark fruit, chocolate malt, and a slight bitterness. The high ABV is concealed pretty well.
TheBeerGod (3147), Newport News, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 11, 2008 Bottle. Opaque blackness with mahogany around the edges. Aroma is coffee, burnt oatmeal, roasted malts, dark chocolate and cocoa. Taste is burnt malts, roasted malts, oatmeal, dark, bittersweet chocolate, and strong coffee. Alcohol begins to come through as bit as well. Body is creamy, slightly sticky and medium-full overall. Finishes with more dark chocolate notes, becoming more bitter, dark roasted malts, burnt oatmeal, oily coffee and cocoa. Tasty!
EricE (456), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 10, 2008 Opaque dark brown pour. Light tan head. A little thin...well not really but compared to some other imperial stouts that pour like motor oil it surprised me how fluid it was. Very creamy aroma with toasted malt and coffee grounds. Bitter roast with milky sourness. Coffee with some cherry and tree fruit. Alcohol is there, but not overpowering and generally well hidden considering its 11%. Bitterness lingers on the tongue a bit.
sneagrams3 (1738), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 10, 2008 Tasted 10/2/08. 22oz bomber. Pitch hue with a thick beige head. Big nose! Cocoa and toast. Toffee and a slight woody note. Anise and a touch burnt. Full bodied with a big malt character. Cocoa and coffee. Sticky syrupy. Thick oily palate. Bitter coffee notes. Cloying finish. Rich, full flavors. Smooth malts as it warms. Lotta palate.
WickerBrew (312), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Another one of the HUGE stout series, I love what they are doing here. All go in different directions but this one is the closest to the center. It seems like the others are flavored versions of this. Dark and probably thicker than the rest, and for obvious reasons it is the least sweet. The ABV is right there, but I have no problem with that The smokiness is too much for me, so I am going to stick with the coffee & chocolate offerings.
ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 8, 2008 Bottle thanks to BMan1113VR via captaincougar. Looks: Pepsi. The sides of my glass are somewhat coated. NOse: nutter butter, booze, smoke, darkness. Mouthfeel: crazy silky smooth wow, the oats have done freaking wonders with this beer but at the expense of a mouthfeel that is "not that thick." Taste: Dark chocolate, smoke (charred wood), expresso beans, vanilla extract, oatmeal cookie with chocolate chunks on the aftertaste.
vanepelw (2), Crystal, Minnesota, USA
does not count  | 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 22oz bomber into a snifter. Dark black coffee complexion with a milk chocolate head. Slight coffee aroma. Taste begins with deep espresso, slightly alcoholic and finishes smoothly into notes of chocolate. Full bodied, but incredibly smooth and easy to drink. Overall a really nice experience.
BMan1113VR (2814), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle thanks to captaincougar. Inky Pour with a medium brown, fluffy head, and a completely black body. Some lacing but more alcohol legs above that. Aroma of alcohol, flowers, chocolate, a decent amount of espresso, peanut shells, smoke and oatmeal. Taste is lots of chocolate, the coffee, then an astrigency, then peanutshells. Alcohol is increadably well hidden. Taste is a bit smokey. Very smooth mouthfeel, that is a bit silky with hardly any carbonation. Very good but no chocoklat.
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