Tröegs Scratch 5

(1/26/08, 12oz bottle, thanks mj) Medium tan head atop clear red-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, roast, some chocolate, light alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, chocolate, roast.coffee, some alcohol, oatmeal. Smooth medium-full body. (5/3/8/4/15)

(11/3/07, 12oz bottle, thanks mj) Small tan head atop clear dark brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some alcohol, roast, light cinnamon. Taste is medium sweet, cola, some alcohol, roast. Medium body. (5/3/4/3/9)

Date: 12/22/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

dark brown, wispy beige head, sweet dark caramel and chocolate aroma, creamy body, rich chocolate flavor, caramel malt brings in some sweetness, balanced with bitter dark chocolate and roasted malt, touch of alcohol for extra sweetness and a spicy edge, bitter dark chocolate finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4

Bottles thanks to mj and Dicksonbeer: Pours a barely-transparent dark mahogany with a large, spotty-lacing froth of beige head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel malts and a touch of black cherries and dark chocolate. Body starts oily and fairly full with a caramely sweetness and some resiny piny hop flavor and earthy bitterness along with some mild fusels and roasted malt toward the warming finish. An ok imperial stout that could probably use a little aging.

Bottle… O-Town Throwdown Part Tres… Murky, dark, burnt orange ale with a mid-sized, creamy, tan head. Decent retention. The aroma is rich and malty with barely more than a hint of chocolate. Bitter-sweet, roasted, chocolaty flavor. Medium to full-bodied with lively carbonation. A touch thin for an imperial stout. Burnt, moderately bitter finish.

12oz bottle. Poured a dark brown color with a large sized tan head. Aromas of chocolate, pine, roast, and vanilla. Tastes of chocolate, vanilla, pine, roast, and a trace of caramel. Thinner for an Imperial Stout. Alcohol content well hidden. Lacing left on the glass.