3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle thanks to thirdeye11. poured black with a cream head. chocolate, roasted malts, fudge, and ash on the nose. nice on the palate, flavor is roasted malts, chocolate and ash as well.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, thanks Jason! Thick black pour, tan head. Aroma had notes of pine, and resinous hops, leading into chocolate, coffee, roast, and some dark fruit. Hoppy stout for sure, big pine up front leading into nice dark malt, with notes of chocolate and coffee, touch of vanilla from the bourbon, and a roasty dry finish. Nice brew.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 oz. bottle, pours jet black with a medium foamy light brown head. Aroma is very roasty and chocolatey, with loads of woody, roasted malt, chocolate brownies, not much barrel presence, and a considerable hoppiness factor. Flavour is very woody, roasty and hoppy, with chocolate brownies to start, shifting to a very pronounced woody mid-flavour, finishing quite hoppy and bitter - slight boozy finish as well. Quite harsh with some jagged edges, though it’s solid overall. Becomes more and more harsh with each additional sip making drinkability low.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to thirdeye11 for sharing this beer. This was a 22 ounce handbottle filled at Bierkraft in New York.
The beer pours a dark brown color with a khaki head. The aroma is dark chocolate and roasted malt. The flavor is more of the same with coffee, chocolate and roasted malt. Thick mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at rattle n hum with PJ and pat. Pours pitch black. Aroma and flavor of sweet chocolate and slight roasted malts. Nice Mouthfeel
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Stone Bistro. Poured an opaque black color with a thin brown head. Nice enough aroma that included the likes of distinct smoked bacon, chocolate liqueur, date, molasses, and roasty malt. Medium to full bodied with a relatively slick mouth feel and a warming effect from the booze.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap @ The BeerMongers... Poured jet black with a thin, light brown head. Nose had diacetyl and roast. Well, this was a buttered, caramel popcorn, diacetyl of a beer. Was unfortunately because I was really looking forward to it. Hints of chocolate, roast, and malt sweetness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Stone Bistro. Pours a dark dark reddish brown, with tan head. Smoke, roasted malt, notes of burnt coffee, campfire, earthy peet malt, and even a hint of bacon. This is a very smokey imperial stout. Not the best out there, but the smoke is a variation on the usual. Fairly heavy mouthfeel, and the abv is not noticable.
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.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the BN Winters Brews Festival 1/30/10
Appearance: Black with a nice amount of tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, smokey, coffee
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee & hot alcohols
A decent stout. This was another of my favorites at the festival
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