 biznizness (930), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
Mar 17, 2009 Awesome awesome. What set it apart was a brutally bitter (in a good way) finish. It is a rapacious beer (thanks for the word, Chuck) packed so full of flavor that I dare not try to list it all here. Hell, yeah.
PJClarke (609), London, Greater London, England
Mar 17, 2009 Updated: Mar 31, 2009Thick and treacly out of the bottle. Dark as night with a creamy looking head of beige foam. Very creamy aromas too with light chocolate and coffee along the lines of a milky cappuccino; meek and appealing. Very easygoing for its percentage with coffe and chocolate all over it. Praline, metals and heady cough medicine complete the depth. Fabulous texture. Great. Complex and intense but drinkable.
MatSciGuy (627), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
Mar 15, 2009 [Bottle] Pours pitch black with a finger of beige head. Aroma is ethanol and rubbing alcohol, sweetish malts, bittersweet and milk chocolate, and just a hint of roasted malts. Flavor lacks some of the alcohol that is prominent on the nose, medium to rich mouthfeel, lots of chocolate, some coffee, and I do get some anise in there as well.
brewski519 (393), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
Mar 15, 2009 From a 12oz bottle this beauty poured a jet black with a little bit lighter head than I expected. Aroma of licorice, chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Nice roasted malt and smoky chocolately taste with a nice coffee undertone. A little thinner than the Bell’s Expedition Stout I had shortly before but that is my only criticism of this fantastic beer.
chimpscampee (556), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Mar 13, 2009 Great but not living up to the hype. Particularly creamy. A moderate with proper balance expected of coffee and chocolate notes.
kseecs16 (865), Naperville, Illinois, USA
Mar 12, 2009 Spring 2008 bottle sampled 03/11/2009. Very rich malty sweet, dark chocolate aroma, some notes of char. Pitch black in the glass with a brown thin head that leaves copious lacing. Flavor is potent malts with a powerful bitter roast finish. Good, but I was expecting more richness and depth of flavor than I could find in this one. Palate is thinner than anticipated, but ample. A pleasant hint of alcohol burn and slightly warming.
redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
Mar 11, 2009 draft @ redlight redlight. Rich chocolate with some alcohol notes, dark raisons, with traces of smoke. Pours black with a thin tan head. Intense bitter chocolate, dark fruits with coffee in the flavor. Very smooth beer. Great imperial stout!
NomDeBeer (397), Maryland, USA
Mar 11, 2009 Pours a thick black color with no head. Taste is wood, chocolate, some alcohol, a litle dark fruit. Most of that flavor coming in the after taste, I don’t taste much at all when I initially swallow. Aroma is the same, with alcohol being emphasized. Smooth palate with low carbonation. Good beer, it’s well-crafted but kind of boring and uneventful really. Not my favorite Imperial stout.
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