3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Pours deep, dark brown with thin, creamy beige head; short retention and spare lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, dark fruit, caramel, and light earthy hops. Flavor is heavy malt, average hops, and light fruit esters; dry, dark chocolate finish. Medium/full body with medium carbonation and warmth.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Naja’s. Pours opaque with a small, fizzy tan head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, coffee and roast malt, plums and dates with light smoke notes and earthy hops. Flavor is malt dominant with velvety chocolate, coffee, lightly bitter malt, dark fruity esters and a sweet finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Toronado. Pours black with a modest tan head and a treacle aroma. There is a bitter chocolate flavor with a coffee finish. Quite complex for a stout.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Served from a 22 oz bottle from OTM. The appearance is a deep brown-black with a medium foam brown head. The nose is deep roasted malts with coffee grinds and dark fruit sugars. The flavors have a sweet malts, sugary dark fruits, prunes, anise. Can be a bit over sweet at times. Full mouth with a good carbonation that sometimes feels too much with the peppery feel from the anise flavors. A good IRS.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Chocolate aroma, taste of chipotle chocolate with a bit of coffee. Smooth finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle. Rating #53. Black pour with a milk chocolate brown head. Light roast coffee aroma, dark chocolate. Bitter roast flavor, more coffee with a lingering bitterness. (2195)
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from Best Damn Beer Shop: Poured an evil dark black while a tan colored head formed on top only to retreat moments later. The nose is lush and robust with a rich aroma of perfectly roasted black malts with a hint of lactose to balance and sweeten the coffee presence. The drink is mind blowing with a bold delivery of roasted coffee bean and bitter sweet chocolate that mesh together in harmony. Also, in the finish there is a thick taste of roast coffee that just hits the spot and sends satisfaction signals to my brain. Prime example of what an Imperial stout should be. I’m sort of surprised it was brewed by Speak Easy, but I will be keeping my eye on future releases.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. A dark brown to black color with a brown head that quickly laced. Strong chocolate, mild coffee, and caramel with a nice dry roasted finish with lingering sweetness.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Pi Bar. Big, intense looking black pour with a thick one-finger tan head. Interesting aroma of roast, dark chocolate, anise, oak, and bourbon. The flavor is slightly sweet and slightly bitter with dark chocolate, molasses, bourbon, earth, and licorice. Full bodied with average carbonation for the style and a slightly tannic mouthfeel. Some boozy warmth. Fills you the hell up. Solid effort from Speakeasy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Rattle ’N’ Hum, as part of a flight of beers, on January 29, 2012
Black color, brown head. Sweet, coffee, honey scent. Sweet, spicy, green peppers, coffee taste. Sweet, coffee aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
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