4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Black pour, 2 fingers of head that hung around for awhile. Lacing all the way down the glass. Aroma of wood, dark chocolate, coffee, light note of bourbon, vanilla, roasted malts. Roasted malt, slight hint of bourbon, wood, dark chocolate, fresh coffee beans, some alcohol, vanilla, fairly bitter. Full bodied and lower carbonation. Give it an hour to warm up - delicious. Cellaring 6 and can;t wait to revisit this one over the next 6 years!
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Bottle from K&G. Full marks. Aromas of rum, chocolate, vanilla. Taste is sweet and bitter, with long length. Palate is syrupy and full bodied. Black, with a frothy off-white head.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pitch, 100% opaque, completely black black with no head - that is insane body. Aroma of roasted malt, anise, licorice, pit fruits, metal and a hint of oak. Full-bodied; Strong roasty flavour with a noticeable amount of hops, vanilla, oak, bourboun, raisins, toffee and a lot of licorice noticeable. Aftertaste shows a good complexity wiht a lot of sugars at first followed by a lot of malt and complex spices. Finished by a very viscous body and a spicey finish with tons of flavour. Overall, a very nice imperial stout aged on oak with a smooth side, but the complexity reigns here - a great beer and definitely should be sampled if you can find it! Beer #2 of my 4000rating extravaganza (of 9 total). I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from Au Coin Duluth in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 04-Decmeber-2010 for CA$7.99 sampled at home in Washington when Detroit won Game 7 of the 1st round in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs over Anaheim on 12-May-2013.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
NIce solid stout, really enjoyed the bourbon influence on the base beer. Really worth a try.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep black body, large dark chocolate head, spotty lacing. Bourbon, oak, roast, chocolate, mellow coffee, and earthy hops. Layered with a nice range of flavors. Medium to full bodied, moderate carbonation, a nice gentle finish, quite pleasant to drink.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bouteille 341ml,9.2%ABV. 2012. Noir opacte avec une mousse brunâtre. Au nez je perçois une odeur de bourbon presque semblable a une scotch ale. En bouche c’est une texture crémeuse vraiment agréable, un gout de bourbon suivie de vanille et ensuite une amertume de chocolat noir qui reste en bouche. Une bière qu’on doit essayer!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle - 2011, thanks Sebastien! Pours inky opaque black with a small dark brown creamy head that slowly dissipates with great lacing. Aroma is dark roasted malt, light bourbon, dark chocolate, wood, vanilla, coffee. Flavor is the same, smoky and rich with light sweetness, medium bitterness, some woody astringence. Full bodied and tongue coating. It is obvious this stout has been in wood, but the bourbon notes are pretty restrained. Pretty darned tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
341 ml bottle. Sinister black with a creamy tan head leaving lacy tendrils. Nose is dark fruit, chocolate, coffee bean and light smoke. Velvety mouthfeel with tiny carb pricks getting ashy with a hoppy bite. Taste is equally as balanced and nuanced as the aroma. Chocolate, espresso, caramel, smoke and raisin. Delicious.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours pitch black with a large, creamy dark tan head.
Nose shows liqourice, alcohol, sweet coffee liqueur, heavy roast, bready malt and coconut.
Decadent flavour. Soft roasted malt, cocoa, sweet malt, coconut and oak with a little bourbon and booze as well.
Nice creamy carbonation and slick body.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Acquired in a trade last year. 2011 Vintage. deep midnight black, 3 finger coffee coloured creamy head, very big sticky lacing. smells like cocoa beans and almonds. Very sweet taste, very bitter sort of piney with a hint of raisin. Licorice and butterscotch. interesting, pretty complex.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
341 ml, 9.2%, 2012. Noire, peu de mousse beige-brune. Le goût de bois est très dominant. Amertume assez prononcée. Pas ma tasse de thé.
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