 awiseman01 (342), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 08 bottle from Binny’s. Pours pitch black with quickly fading beige head. Nose is sweet chocolate malts, sweet oatmeal and molasses. Flavor is dark roasted malt, slight coffee, rich molasses, brown sugar and slightly bitter. Very smooth and a little slimy. Alcohol only noticeable in the finish. Very good.
GranvilleTim (477), Granville, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 Dark brown pour with a brown head. Aroma of sweet malt, chocolate, oats. Taste is wonderfullly smooth and creamy. Barley, oats, chocolate, sweet. It is thick and chewy-it is a meal! Nice lacing, shows each sip taken. The beer clingingly slides down the side of the glass. like a good scotch, it has legs. Alcohol only becomes noticeable at the end of the drink. This is a repeat beer.
13mikey (139), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 Tap at Mac’s Industrial. Deep brown color, not much head (could have been the pour though). Faint chocolate aroma. Sweet chocolate flavor with some fruity notes and noticeably boozy. Smooth, sweet finish.
spkldhenlvr24 (453), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Bomber from VBM. I was told this is the fresh batch distributed. Pours a pitch black body with a medium tan head. Aroma is toasted mocha, alcohol, cinnamon with some vanilla and coffee scents. Flavor is sweet dark chocolate, bitter espresso, very cloying. As bsp77 mentioned its relatively easy drinking. The alcohol wasn’t a turnoff, but definately noticeable. Its a solid fucking Imperial Stout.
bsp77 (202), Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Poured from bomber into Snifter.
Looks pitch black but some dark brown at the edges. Very thin tan head at first, then looks flat.
Aroma of alcohol, milk chocolate, molasses, sweet roasted malt. The smell is too boozy.
Chocolate roasted malts, cream, molasses and oats. Decent level of bitterness that builds with each sip. The alcohol becomes noticeable in the aftertaste.
Very thick and chewy, with a nice smooth and warming body. However, it is pretty much flat and slightly chalky.
Actually pretty easy to drink despite the 11%. However, it is a little simple for an Imperial Stout and definitely too boozy. Actually, every ST Imperial beer I have had is too boozy. I don’t think it is worth paying for them anymore.
dekeq (35), New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 This imperial stout pours black like every other IS I’ve had and produces a minimal head. It smells very chocolate-y with a slight oatmeal scent and a bit of alcohol. The taste is the polar opposite of what you smell, though. It has barely any chocolate taste, the oatmeal is very prominent and it’s rather alcoholic. It was truely delicious. The texture was extremely smooth and thick. It did seem to have a small body though; not very hearty. It also had a rough bite from the alcohol.
Dfonorow (31), New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Black (like it should be) with a caramel head. The smell is quite nice and includes notes of chocolate, licorice, oatmeal, alcohol, and dark fruits. The taste is strong and bold but at the same time very smooth. It is a nice mix having the sweet taste of oatmeal and chocolate and then the kick of alcohol at the end.
slang (397), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 growler. Dark w/ subtle brown head, chunky if poured hard. Nose of vanilla, bread & alcohol. Taste is alcoholic malty, milk choc.y smoothness. It’s a complex beer that manages to avoid all the cliches of it’s peers. The lack of coffee/roast is nice, the alchie-smoothness is drunkenly tantalizing. Kudos.
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