4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared at a recent BA/RB tasting [2008 Vintage]... Poured black with a tan head. Sweet and heavy with booze. Chocolate and dark fruits with some roast but mostly sugary sweet all the way through.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
750ml bottle shared by dosbeerigos. Pitch black color, dark as night. Good amount of carbonation on this one, which surprised me a little. Aroma is full of chocolate, malts, and possibly some dark cherries. Flavor is full of chocolate, somewhat sweet, but bitter as well. Somewhat of an oily texture, but very easy to drink. A true beauty to behold.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2008 bottle shared at RBSG. Dark black pour. Smells of intense cocoa and licorice. A bit of intense dried fruit and caramel though the middle of the palate. Lots of roasted coffee, licorice and sweet sticky malts. Chewy but there is an intense salted character as well. It’s big and brash and I like the complexity, but it doesn’t rock my socks either.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured from 2009 bottle into tulip. Pours jet black with small tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malts, some choco and a lil hoppiness. Excellent carbonation to go along with the heavy rich body. Great flavors, rich malt profile and finishes with some hoppiness. Great stout.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A great beer. Just don’t go to Darkness Days planning on getting some, cause you’ll wait in line for hours and get none. Then they’ll say their gonna tap some at the festivities and won’t actually deliver.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Looks absolutely decadent. Creamy black, not oily, with a deep reddish tan froth. Molasses, raisins, vanilla, coffee. Nothing is lost in the flavor. It’s like dessert. Creamy like melting ice cream; a beer milkshake as someone pointed out. Overall impressive, if a little ridiculous. Imperial.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
An x-mas gift as no drugs have been powerful enough for me to spend the asking price for this product,even passed on the growlers waiting in line at the first release.Very good but the name should be changed to Hoover as this brewer is now on the profit only bandwagon.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle 2010 vintage. Aroma is roasted malt and molasses. Motor oil appearance. Light brown frothy mostly lasting head with good lacing. Flavor is roasted malt and sweet molasses. Notes of chocolate and fig. Has a full body with good carbonation. Sweet finish. Overall an improvement from last year...nicely balanced and not as sweet as Dark Lord. Pretty good for not being barrel aged.
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