 wingman333 (233), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Feb 18, 2009 Dark oily black with persistent head. This offers a bitter introduction with an unusual aftertaste, almost a contrast, sweet, with a scent of moss and caramel.
skmikeg (70), Poway, California, USA
Feb 18, 2009 Pours like pitch black motor oil with a little lace head. Aroma is of coffee and chocolate. taste of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, licorice, and a little bourbon. this has a excellent mouht feel and the high abv is well hidden. This is denfintly one of the best imperial stouts in the world and is only beaten by Alesmith and some other stouts with limited distrbutions.
madvike (301), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Feb 17, 2009 Bottle. Pours jet black with a small head. Lots of chocolate on the nose. Taste is toffee, bourbon, roasty malts. Thick, pleasantly oily mouthfeel. That 11% is hidden well. Very, very nice.
halfonit (415), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Feb 14, 2009 This is a good one. Has a nice Imperial smell, a little bit of coffee and chocolate, with something sweet hidden in the background. It’s color is as black as black can get. Nice flavor but I personally think it has a little bit too much carbonation in it for an imperial stout. Overall this is a good choice.
WisconsinBeer (514), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Feb 14, 2009 Bottle. Dark as a burnt turd, with a very thin head. Flavor is big coffee, dark and milk chocolate, lactose, roasted malt, and black licorice. Some sugar notes in here as well. Full bodied with a mild alcohol burn to finish. Solid, nothing wrong with this one.
jrmac (210), USA
Feb 13, 2009 Pour is gorgeous. Dark black with a thick tan head. On the nose I get chocolate before I even get close to the glass. A slight coffee and other malt notes are also present. Taste is mind blowing. Coffee, roasted malt, and baking chocolate. Outstanding.
arrogantb (694), Denver, Colorado, USA
Feb 13, 2009 2006 bottle 05/14/2007
Cellared for a year. I poured this beer into my snifter and it was a dark black with slight brown edges. A short brown head faded quickly until no bubbles were left. The smell was slightly chocolate. The taste was vinous and reminded me of wine. There was a little plum flavor going on. This was much better than the 2007 bottle I had a couple weeks back but this can probably still use a year on it.
2007 bottle 02/23/2008
Beautiful smell like gourmet chocolates, an amazing improvement over the last year. This beer is a really good example of a cellar-worthy beer.
2006 bottle 04/20/08
This is about two years old now and I’m a little disappointed in how its aged. It doesn’t taste as good as the 07 I had a couple months back. It has almost six bubbles total and no carbonation. It is sticky sweet but no chocolate or roasty flavors, mostly dark fruits. hopefully this will pick back up in a couple months.
2006 vintage 01/10/09
smells malty grains, some chocolate, tastes good and probably can’t get much better. Drink ’em if you got ’em.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 05-14-2007 15:28:36
BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 10, 2009 Brewed in the USA....... Pours black with a med foamy tan head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of roasted malts, molasses and mild coffee. Taste is of strong coffee, burnt malts, chocolate and creamer. The mouthfeel is smooth, well balanced and finishes on the bitter side. This Imperial stout is very enjoyable and worth your hard earned money.
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