3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught and wonderful. Aroma is roast malt, chocolate and bourbon. Full bodied with no alcohol burn. Balanced chocolate, malt and hop, with caramel melts. Enough hops to keep from getting too sweet.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz bomber. Pours like oil into the mug, pitch black, tan head. Nice coffee aroma on the nose. Taste is coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol. Alcohol lingers in the palate, just a hint of bitterness , pretty good.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Fantastico. Chocolate caramel aroma. Chocolatey taste but too dry of a finish for yours truly. Overall true to style and awesome with a chocolate dessert.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber from Bev4Less. Pours pitch black, no foam, just a dim, hazy spot or two of bubbles that sit on top of the pour. Aroma is a solid cocoa blaze with just a touch of the bourbon barrel aging detectable. The roastly dark malts are also clear. First taste is bitter coffee and maybe a hint of salty soy sauce. The chocolate from the nose is not apparent here, until near the late palate and not in every sip. Body is full, with a oily slick texture and average carbonation. The finish is long and dark... but not too heavy on the burn, in spite of the higher ABV. Nice stuff.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Not as strong of an aroma as I’d have expected. Some malt, but faint. Pours absolutely perfect for a stout, nearly jet black with a creamy tan head. Taste starts with a nice malty stout but finishes with heavy, sharp, dry coffee. The palate lingers, but slightly bitter from the coffee.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle from a good friend. Opaque black with a small brown head. Aroma is very creamy, chocolate, coffee, a hint of raisins and vanilla, a note of tarmac, nice stuff. Taste is creamy chocolate and brownie, roasted malts and a bit ashy, hoppy bitterness, a hint of raisins. The finish is with espresso and hops. Nice stuffz
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Label shows 9.5% ABV. Black pour with a voluminous, dark brown head. Aroma is big roasted malt notes, licorice, coffee, bitter hops, and dark chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, burnt caramel, licorice notes, dark chocolate, coffee notes, molasses and light vanilla. Full bodied with a strong bubbly, but creamy, carbonation. Finishes with more roasted malt, burnt caramel, brownies, dark chocolate, coffee, and licorice notes.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Evil looking black pour with a big dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, dark fruit, coffee, caramel, wood. A lot going on in this one. Flavor is a big burst of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. The mouthfeel is a little disappointing though. A bit thin and watery for what you’d like it to be. A hint of bourbon and a healthy dose of chocolate. This is a nice beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Barbaras in L.A. it poured black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted fruits with some caramel. Taste was rich with some mild coffee notes and some oatmeal. Medium finsih.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bomber from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Pours really dark with a 3 finger creamy dark tan head. Aroma is chocolate with underlying vanilla. Med+ body. Flavor is bourbon/vanilla, nasty burnt malt, coffee and chocolate. It burns - whether from burnt malt or hop? Delicious. Finishes dry and bitter. No noticeable heat.
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