Imperial-John (161), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 1, 2009 Deep sweet choco roasted coffee malt aroma. Small tan head with black body. Sweet roast choco coffee malt taste. Sweet malty dark roast coffee aftertaste. kevd193213 (497), Hope Valley, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 28, 2009 Bottle. Black pour with a thin dark brown head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Sweet taste of dark chocolate, vanilla and a slight dry finish. Medium body. Really good on a cold winter night. TreborWhip (87), Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 28, 2009 Bottle poured into a trappist glass produced a thick, light brown head with almost black body. Aroma and taste of bittersweet chocolate and molasses with a hoppy finish that lingered on the palate. Beautiful lacing. Muggus69 (517), Sydney, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 23, 2009 500ml bottle.
Thick dark-tan head sits atop a menacing near-black body. Not much light gets through this one.
Quite pungent nose; cola-like malt sweetness, lots of nut and woody roastiness, spicy hop in there, leafy with bitter orange marmalade undertones.
Oh yeah, body has some good girth about it, thick sticky texture combines with the overall sweetness to quench any roasted astrigency. Carbonation is relatively restrained.
Rich body packed with plenty of flavour; mollasses, dark chocolate, medium roast coffee, woody spice, ripe dark fruits, bitter orange, grassy hop. Lengthy finish, good firm bitterness, lingering hop leafiness. Threepwood (28), Australia
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Nov 22, 2009 Dark/black with a dense light tan head. Some earthy smells, dark roasted malts. Up front medium bitterness, slightly sour. full bodied, creamy mouthfeel with a bitter long lasting finish. Packaging looks fantastic. Very nice, will buy again. WVHouseofBeer (373), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 21, 2009 Poured pitch black with a decent sized tan head that lasted and left some lacing. Heavy dark chocolate aroma, as well as some caramel. Flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, and some caramel. Creamy palate, finished slightly bitter. A very good stout. Steely (165), , Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 21, 2009 Pitch black color with a creamy tan head
Aroma with a lot of roasted malt, coffee, liquorice and a splash of whisky.
Flavor is roasted malt with coffe, ashes, dark chocolate, some warming alcohol and finally a sweet fruity banana touch. Quite light mouthfeel, you dont have to eat this with a spoon. ricke (240), Malme, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 19, 2009 Dark brown (basically black), clear liquid with a medium sized pale beige head that leaves nice looking lacings.
Mostly milk and gentle notes of dark fruits in the nose. Plenty of vanilla as well. Faint notes of chocolate.
A smooth and harmonious taste where the lactose really gets to do its job. Well integrated milky, almost creamy, sweetness mixes with plenty of fruits. Relatively big notes of vanilla. Sweet malts with a mild roasted character. The roastiness goes rather good with the soft milky sweetness in this one. Faint notes of chocolate and perhaps some coffee. The finish is somewhat dry and mildly bitter with notes of wood and lingering roasted malt. The finish is a little too short, but other than that its a really tasty beer.
Medium to full body, very smooth texture.
I like this one. Very tasty and well balanced. Drinks really easily. Not your biggest stout though, but it’s not supposed to be that either.
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
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