 fordest (1778), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Nov 16, 2005
This wonderful brew was supplied to me by npdempse. What great stuff. A new favorite for sure. I knew it from the first sip. Super Super dark. No light getting through this sucker. Dark Brown head that faded to a ring and continued to leave decent lacing. Aromas of cherry, molassas, chocolate and coffee. Flavors were outstanding with more molassas, dark currant, and roasted roastiness. Perfect hops on the finish to make the best beer I have ever had. Great Stuff. Thanks again Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zebracakes (1004), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 12, 2008 2008 bomber, thanks to the fabulous CMUBEERMAN.
Pours tar, tan head. Aroma is well balanced and blended, chocolate, coffee, malt, vanilla, smoke, slight pine & anise. I can barely detect the alcohol, amazingly smooth aroma. Flavor is oily, and is sweet at first, honey vanilla, chocolate, but mellows into creamy bitter coffee, meaty, smoky, with molasses lingering at the finish. Amazing! This is one of the finest beers ever made. Aliendan approves too! ;)
rednapx3 (25), , Isle of Man
Oct 11, 2008 2007 Bottle
Looks like Used Motor Oil and it coats the glass like glue. Head ? Well. . . Next to nothing . . . and carbonation, not a lot to be found. . .
Aroma, Dried fruit, musty almost like musty bakers Chocolate.
Oh my god the front palate is bad. . . Finish is decent, not to bad actualy on the finish.
Tastes like Espresso, Chared Mapel Syrup, and Dark Chocolate.
You buy a bomber of this stuff you feeling it quick, don’t know how people stand in line for this stuff, i didn’t really think it was all that great with all the hype that this brew gets.
Not my style, but over all not to bad, but considering how you have to get it, and the price, i wouldn’t buy one ever.
It’s not that i don’t like this style, it’s just ok at best. . .
Edit: Woooo, this stuff is making me feel buzzy !
The flavors are getting a bit "too much" now. . .
Rather have a Old Rasputin. . . .
ratman197 (2360), Arvada, Colorado, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Bomber 2006 vintage poured a nearly opaque dark brown with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of dark fruit, smoke, bitter chocolate, molasses and light vanilla. Palate was full bodied and smooth. Flavors of mollasses, bitter chocolate, figs, dates, light vanilla and smoke with a smooth warming lingering bittersweet finish.
cgarvieuk (2541), Edinburgh, Scotland
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting ... (2007 version) ... Deep deep black ... Sweet rich smooth malts ... little meaty in nose ... smooth treacly ... lots of malt extract like i used to get as a kid. Great mouthfeel, silky smooth with a rich warming texture. This is a beer that lives up to the hype... Its such a shame im unlikly to see it again. 4.4
Oh my oh my ... This (2007)Bottle was dumped in front of us at EBF Copenhagen 2008 ... Huge thanks to who ever put it on the table as i was too excited to actually notice who it was ...Deep black ... Huge choclate nose ... Sweet juicy roast malt ... some toffee ... rich rich rich ... loads of roast malts ... wondefull mouth feel. 4.4
Strykzone (1019), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Updated: Sep 28, 2008vyvvy, THANKS!!! What an incredible beer. This evening I found beer religion. An incredibly beautiful pour with that distinct red head. Just amazing. Aromas of so much fruit, so much malt, so much, well, you get it. Flavors to match. Dark fruit just kept coming and kept surprising as did the appearance and nose. There was so much going on and every bit of it was amazingly good. John, did I say thanks? Wow!!!
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