IndianaRed (1555), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | May 8, 2007 Bottle pours a thick inky black with a huge solid brown head. Lots of dark eoasted malts, dark pitted fruits, purple grapes. Flavor is huge smokey roasted malys and lots of bittering with a noticeable ABV note. crazy thick smooth palate and a long bitter sharp trailer. HUGE beer and tasty. Tanks to Jake for that one. tjthresh (1770), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | May 8, 2007 Updated: Jun 5, 200712 ounce bottle form jasonmech77. Poured fudgey brown and developed an opaque black mass with a lasting cocoa powder brown head. Strong aromas of licorice, anise, alcohol vapors, chocolate cherries, bakers chocolate. The flavor reminds me of that really bitter chocolate folks are eating these days. Very robust. Yet the palate is medium bodied and quite easy to drink. Long lingering aftertaste. Thanks a million Jason. A real treat. ucusty (1886), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 8, 2007 Updated: May 10, 2009Pitch black, viscous pour, and creamy tan head. Thick spotty lace. Silky mouth-feel. Heavy roast, chocolate, coffee, and a lingering bitter finish JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | May 8, 2007 Frothy brown head, dark brown body. Dark roasty sweet aroma. Flavor has dark roasted fruity malt. Nice and roasty sweetness. Interesting tanniny fruit sweetness. I like. Boutip (2359), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | May 8, 2007 Bottle courtesy of Moejuck: Poured a deep black color stout with a small dirty brown color head with average retention and some lacing. Aroma of coffee is quite dominating with some weird dry hops. Taste is a mix between some dry coffee, some bitter roasted malt and a dry ending with some hops. Body is quite full with some low carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. I thought the taste was just way too dry to be enjoyable and would have appreciated some sweetness to balance this thing out. Quite glad I got the chance to try this but can’t say I truly enjoyed the experience. DirtyMartini (194), Los Angeles, Alabama, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | May 8, 2007 unfortunately not on the par with their baltic porter. pours pitch black with very little head at all. what little is there disappears quickly. aroma is of roasted malt, chocolate, and alcohol heat. taste was rather roasty and smokey, with some chocolate but surprisingly very little alcohol burn. my hopes are they continue to tweak this year to year because based on their baltic porter, they are capable of much more and could easily have one of the best RIS eventually. they are still pretty new so they have time to grow and improve. jsquire (2107), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | May 5, 2007 Sampled at DLD. Very dark beer with a brown foamy head that reduced to a lasting whisp. Nose of bitter chocolate and coal. Flavorful RIS with lots of chocolate, molassess, vanilla, oak, coffee, ash and burnt toast. Nice example of the style. railcat1 (581), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | May 3, 2007 Had on DLD,this was a very good imps taste of hops and chocolate with smokey overtones.,poured black with small tan head and very malty but well balanced.CHEERS!
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