5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This is a superb imperial stout! Get a bottle out of the 'fridge...let it sit for about 10 minutes...and then ENJOY! I've found that if you let it "breath" it's just a superb drink! I can't rate it high enough!!!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is a great Imperial Stout. Pours and looks like motor iol. Flavors of coffee, bittersweet chocolate, dark fruits, and roasty. Finishes smooth and creamy.
3.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I was very disappointed with this beer. It pours a petroleum-esque black with very small but dense head that completely disappears after a minute or two. The aroma is killer: molasses and chocolate, some coffee and a hint of fruit. The flavor totally lacked balance though, and the finish was damn near unpleasantly sweet. I'll give it another try.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours an opague jet black, with a small but dense dark brown head that mostly diminishes, leaving chunks of lace. Aroma is huge, roasted grain, coffee, burnt caramel, and somewhat vinous. Flavor is grainy, a good bit of fruitiness/dark fruit flavors come through, especially as it gets closer to room temp. Thick, syrup like body, extremely flavorful, truly amazing brew.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 16, 2005 Completely opaque with an ephemeral brown head. Aroma of roasted grains, malt, and hint of the sweet, sour and alcohol that lays in wait - cane sugar. Sweet, caramel, spicy, thick elixir. Roasted nuts. Leaves in its wake roasty, sour, mocha-like flavors and ends with solid, smooth hop caress. Velvety texture. This brew leaves the most amazing aftertaste - I can’t put my finger on what it reminds me of right now. Awesome stuff and well worth waiting so long to try!
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
22 oz. bottle. Poured thick and black with a medium tan head. The nose was of chocolate, caramel and alcohol and so was the taste.
This has become one of my favorites and I plan on buying all I can. This was the easiest beer to rate, because there was so much going on with it. This is the PERFECT winter warmer.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This beer is black, and pours with a minimal, but dense brown head. No color can be seen through this beer, it is so ominously dark. This may be to foreshadow the evil effects it will have upon your opinions of other beers. The aroma smacks you hard with chocolate, malt, hops, and some plum fruit. All distinct, but yet one aroma. It's as if this beer transforms it's smell continously. Upon sipping this silky smooth liquid satin, intense plum, chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt flavors bind your tastebuds. Assertive but well balanced hops secure the knots as this deliciously evil brew takes you hostage. You are assaulted by such intense flavors that it is impossible to distinguish the beginning of one from the end of another. The most perfect beer I've experienced.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured an opaque black with no head. Actually the bubbles on top, formed like a hurricane on the radar map. Strong aroma of roasted malt, dark fruit (berries?), hops, coffee, and alcohol. Initially prickly on the tongue, leads way to chocolate, coffee, roasted notes, and some hops. Very sweet, with a creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol warmed me up on this first cold day of the season.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep dark brown, which was unpentrable by light with a nice dark brown head. Aroma of Roasted malt, dark fruit and alcohol. taste of roasted chocolate malt, coffer, some caramel malt sweetness, with notes of blackberries, and a touch of hops in the finish. Nice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
"Late Spring 2003 Release" Opaque beer out of the bottle with a dark, root beer head that diminished to a foam ring in my snifter. Nose of alcohol, butter and a dark fruit sweetness. Very creamy mouthfeel. Flavors of butter, toffee, vanilla, bourbon barrel oak, licorice and molasses. The alcohol is really noticable when you inhale through your mouth. Very much a chilly night snifter beer. Would have been really good with a cigar. Next time...
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