4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Snifter on draft at Fountainhead. Pours an inky black witha a nice big dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate malt, sweet dark fruit, and mild coffee notes. Great imperial mouthfeel thick and delicious. Lives up to its reputation with chocolate malt (chocolate syrup) and rasinettes. A nice hop profile to balance the rich maltiness. A little cold for my taste but great overall.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Simply fantastic. If you’ve had it you know what I mean. Makes every year worth living to be able to drink it again.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottles. 2008, 2009, 2010 vintages side by side. All pour an oily, opaque black with a thin white head. The nose on the 2008 is oxidized, raisins, molasses, figs, brown sugar, malt, coffee, booze. The nose of the 2009 was more balanced, less oxidation. The 2010 nose is definitely fresher, a little dusty, earthy. The flavor of the 2008 is also oxidized, figs, raisins, brown sugar, molasses. The 2009 flavor was very balanced, sweet, smooth, bread, grains. The 2010 flavor has some oats to it and a little light vanilla. The finish of the beers were all over the place; the 2008 is sticky, the 2009 balanced, the 2010 silky and dry. All were very good. The 2009 is easily the most balanced. I liked the 2008, but I love when beers oxidize and get some of that leathery quality. The 2010 was nice fresh and was drinking well. Take your pick, you can’t go wrong.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 thanks to mattyb83. This was lovely. Very smooth. Big creamy head. Mocha. Chocolate. I was surprised how smooth it was. Highlight of tasting for me.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2010 750ml bottle:
black pour and a thick tan head
aroma is dark roasted maltiness. chocolate, some dark fruit, some woody hop.
A dark fruit in the flavour. Some licorice, toffee, chocolate. hint of woody hop bitterness in the finish.
Alc is well blended and quite drinkable.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Two 2010 bombers from the Four Firkins. Served them up at a party I had this weekend. Everyone loved it. Pours a thick, dark liquid with very little head. Swirling the glass will leave a coating of Darkness that will stick to the glass for a bit. Very malty and sweet flavors of chocolate, coffee, licorice, and hops. Smooth as can be with such a high ABV, which I might mention is extremely well hidden. This is a sipper, but for kings!
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A bit light and sharp with the opening aroma. Pours about what you’d expect from a RIS, thick and black, with a small tan head. Tastes as described but less flavorful than expected; it’s no Dark Lord. The palate is a bit thinner than the pour suggests, not the thick motor oil feel we expect from RIS’s. Overall it’s among the top of it’s style, but not worth the hype, and for the price I think i’d rather have two Goose Island Nightstalker’s.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
bomber. pours motor oil black with a tan cremy head. aroma was deap expresso, bitter bakers chocolate, and some molasses and soy sauce. taste is the same as aroma but stronger with some nice lacing. everything lingers for awhile on the aftertaste and all in all a very nice impy stout. this reminds me of a little lighter dark lord.
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