 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
Feb 1, 2009 On draft at the Stone Brewery in Escondido. Incredible. This was the 2003 that was just recently tapped. Chocolate, hazelnut, toffee, hints of coffee... It was incredible but not over the top.
Fin (3376), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Feb 1, 2009 Bottle from a box ordered from Beers of Europe, consumed 30-01-09 Pours oily black breaking away to reveal a little dark brown at edges, all topped off with a light beige head. Aroma is black treacle, vanilla, wood and roasted chesnuts, Loz gets paper. This is quite wonderful in the mouth, never harsh its really stunningly balanced. I get vanilla, coffee sweetened with carnation condensed milk, milk chocolate, ooh this is bloody gorgeous and to think I was getting a little fed up with Imperial Stouts, back onto Beers of Europe to order some more methinks. A8 A4 F9 P5 OV17
DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
Jan 31, 2009 Bottle sample at a tasting. Black-colored with a brown head. Aroma of chocolatey malt, a bit of pralines, some dark fruits, alcohol and a bit of coffee. Sweet roasty flavor with rather burnt malt, some chocolate and coffee and a bitter roasty finish. Thick-bodied.
maugus4ever (121), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Jan 30, 2009 Pours a thick dark black with a dark tan head. Served it at 55 degrees after reading the serving recommendation on the bottle. Complex aromas of chocolate, dark fruit, coffee, and alcohol. The flavor was roasty and much like the aroma. There was a nice hop spice that complimented the roastiness and the alcohol well. This is an intense beer that is definitely worth trying.
LtDan (470), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA
Jan 30, 2009 From growler to proper glassware.
Aromas of chocolate malt, roasted nuts (walnut,hazelnut) and smoked meat. Poured a beautiful dark brown with elegant chocolaty brown swirls and suds up at top. Flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted nuts, dark fruit, and hop spice. Perfect viscosity. Not a syrupy goopy mess like some impys, just perfect with perfect carbonation that helps spread the flavors around. This was a 2008, and I have enjoyed it back to 2004, which only lost a touch of hop spice and had more chocolate and a silkier texture.
zvikar (413), Tel-Aviv, Israel
Jan 27, 2009 Totally black, dark head, deep aroma of chocolate nuts, vanilla and citrus, some alcohole can be sensed,very sweet and syrupy some coffee caramel fruits and delicate smoke, amazing finish of milk chocolate and fruits. WOW
jujubeast6000 (768), Houston, Texas, USA
Jan 27, 2009 Reviewed 1/13/2009 (bottled Spring 2008):
Pours a pitch black color body. Average brown head, good lacing and somewhat lasting. Strong bitter coffee aroma. Spices and alcohol. Musty. Very complex. Coffee, bitter chocolate taste. Slight black licorice taste. Malty roasted flavor, creamy mouthfeel. Almost oatmeal tasting. Very tasty. Dusty taste. Wow, this is a good beer, best I’ve had to date.
StoneFeiNd (3), California, USA
does not count  Jan 26, 2009 Poured straight black with a 2 inch tan head that retained good lacing. Aroma is that of roasted malts, coffee, caramel, chocolate. A very nice taste to it with roasted coffee and dark chocolate. I can hardly taste the alcohol in it.
The drinkability exceptional good after the first one you will be feeling it which is a good thing. I had the Ruination IPA right after this one and i was feeling quite good watching my football game. I felt bad for those around me drinking coors light the water beer.
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