 Dmalone102 (215), Denver, Colorado, USA
Mar 1, 2009 2008 offering
Aroma- Oaky esters and dark dried fruit. A faint hop aroma. Alcohol aroma is present.
Appearance- Black and murky with very little head.
Flavor- Chocolate, burnt wood, oaky esters are present. Pine hop flavor with strong bitterness at the end. No sourness. Not a huge alcohol taste. Malt and hops are both strong, yet both are strong without achieving too much balance.
Palate- High carbonation, heavy body. Bitterness makes the back of my mouth feel dry.
Overall Impression- It is chewy, but drinkable. I think the esters make this beer.
StusBrew (2), USA
does not count  Feb 28, 2009 The look and feel are, in my opinion, as grand as it gets. Aroma and Flavor are great, drawing on roast, coffee, and slight chocolate hughs. A FINE beer.
slowrunner77 (58), reno, USA
Feb 27, 2009 "this one’s right at the top of the Imperial Stouts...drink it in a goblet or snifter. it fits the style to a tee. Not much they could do to improve it. pours black as night, strong roasted notes on the nose & flavor, alcohol kicker in both as well. surprisingly smooth."
Block (363), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Feb 26, 2009 Black pour with a medium brown head. Initial aroma of chocolate and then roasted malts and coffee. Strong bitterness and alcohol upfront. Strong with a ton of alcohol at the finish. Doesn’t hide the alcohol as well as I expected.
wilkie (1189), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Feb 26, 2009 Bottle. Black appearance, thin beige head. Aroma is roasty, cream, coffee. Flavor is similar, touch of vanilla, strong alcohol flavor,pecans, bitterness from roasted malts. Excellent beer.
zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
Feb 26, 2009 Taste 2/9 Bottle. Looks: Black Thin top. Aroma: Blend of dark fruit, roasts and toasts and some alcohol. Taste: Quite good. Rich and nutty without too much chocolate. Acidic coffee and some sweet dark fruit.
RichardGretton (3128), Leicestershire, England
Feb 26, 2009 Bottle. Pitch black beer with a strong off white head. The aroma is deeply roasted and rum like, and the flavour is very rich, bitter and roasted with a hint of a spirit like taste. Overall a very nice beer.
andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
Feb 21, 2009 Updated: Apr 30, 2009A very sweet, thick IS with allot of mollasses in both aroma and flavour alongside dark chocolate and burnt, typical IS components. Maybe not as complex as I would have hoped but extremely tasty never the less.
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