arrogantb (695), Denver, Colorado, USA Oct 17, 2008 This beer comes in one of the coolest flask style bottles. This stout is dark black (surprise!) with a nice thick tan head that died very quickly. The smell is roasty and very, very enticing. The taste is nice and roasty with a little chocolate but the flavor is very weak overall. The taste does not live up to the smell. It almost teases your tongue and then runs away. The mouthfeel is very smooth and silky. As it warms up the beer really starts to surprise me with a nice flavor. The drinkability is pretty high as this one doesn’t seem to high in alcohol. This is a good beer but I am so spoiled by American stouts that it doesn’t quite measure up.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 02-16-2007 01:31:15 Rciesla (3511), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA Oct 12, 2008 Flask like bottle shared by perc diddy robinson. Pours a dark brown body with a khaki head, 1 finger depth. Creamy chocolate and caramel malt. Finished bittersweet toffee but with a thin mouth feel and bit watery, the bonus being the high abv giving this brew high drinkability. dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA Oct 11, 2008 solid black, quickly disappearaing tan head, tiny bubbles stick to side. aroma of wet cardboard, choclate, sweet malt. bitter smoky malt, coffee, choclate malt in the flavor. the flavor is much more complex that the nose suggests. full bodied, coffee-bitter finish. the mildness of the aroma threw me off. i was surprised to find this a pretty complex, solid brew. buzzoven (333), Japan Oct 9, 2008 Chocolate and roasted grapes on the nose. Substantial head resting on a tar-black body. Irresistable first sips reveal a bold flavour bustling with caramel, barley, biscuits, coffee beans working together to instill a satisfactory mellow brew. Aftertaste is very bitter with a heavy emphasis on the roasted aspects in the nose and adding a very dry tone to the proceedings. Quite nice. POD (198), USA Oct 2, 2008 Pint bottle from The Andersons General Store. Nice rich dark pour. Nice full bodied aroma of malt and smoke. Smooth and frothy on the tongue. Flavor was roasty malt and bitter chocolate. Nice lingering bitter aftertaste. It’s a nice sipper to relax with in the evening. I’d drink it again. 17thfloor (1403), Chicago, Illinois, USA Oct 1, 2008 Updated: Aug 17, 2009Thanks Funkybrewster! Pours black with a very nice silky creamy tan head. Great smokey, whisky, fresh cream, woody, roasted malt aroma. Oily whisky roasted flavor, some licorice, bitter ground coffee and wood splinters. Nice bitter dark chocolate finish. Medium/full body, oily,with average carbonation, softer big bubbles. danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA Sep 22, 2008 Getting notebook online. Bottle. I really like the bottle shape. Pours a creamy dark with a very little head. Aromas of chocolate fruity fragrance, very appetizing. Hits the roof of the mouth hard while feeling a little watery, flavors build as you go. Overall not too bad. Vary strong and full of flavor. gam (1068), brisbane, Australia Sep 19, 2008 Good tan head on a dark stout with decent carbonation,aroma coffee,malt ,chocolate,hops,.Flavour coffee,chocolate,bitter,malt not strong,not very creamy,more bitter.Now I like bitter/sweet this is too much.Finish is bitter even salty,bit of a let down.
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