3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle to tulip. Black oily pour with thin beige head. Aroma has notes of vanilla and lots of roasty malts. Good barrel aroma without being over the top. Mild bitterness. Nice finish. a little bit of sweetness on the finish as well. A pretty awesome beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle to snifter. Pours oily black brown with a fairly quick khaki head that dissipates to a thin ring. Aroma is subtle bourbon and roasted malt and dark fruit. Taste is all of the above with a little breadiness. Palate is full and slick with a oily dry finish. Decent brew, this bottle may be past its prime.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle pours dark brown with little tan head. Aromas are nutty and wood and roasted malt. Taste is much the same, the rye gets you at first and the spice is noted. Then the wood kicks in and finally you are left with a roasted malt note that is very stout like. Body is medium and carbonation is low to medium. Overall, an interesting brew that has some nice aspects.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma of super sweet malt, booze. Flavor is similar, very sweet, also some bitter roast and bourbon notes. I’m not really a fan. Apart from the boozy notes, there is just not much complexity to the beer. It is somewhat drinkable though. 5/4/6/3/12 (3.0/5)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(12oz bottle from rayl101). Pours near black with an espresso head that quickly fades to ring the glass. Aroma of caramel, whiskey, chocolate, peppery spice and wood. Taste is sweet malts with plenty of roasty char. Its balanced though and the roast doesn’t overpower the sweetness. Bits of dark chocolate peeking out as well. I’m not getting much of the rye whiskey though, but that OK. Full bodied with a slick texture. Dry, roasty finish. Pretty good stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle. Dark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is lots of chocolate, coffee with some vanilla, spicy rye and oak. Flavor is rich chocolate malt with hints of smoke, bourbon, oak, coffee and vanilla. Full body with mild carbonation and a thick, lush mouth feel. Great Imp Porter, the bourbon is light but noticeable and the rye adds a nice thick mouth feel.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours black with a medium mocha head that slowly forms bottom up. aroma has roasty coffee, vanilla, and mild whiskey but not boozy...some bitter dark chocolate. flavor has significant whiskey...notable rye...mild smokiness, coffee, and bitter dark chocolate. mouthfeel is heavy and creamy with a dry, roasty finish that warms with whiskey.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle; Pour is murky dark brown with a huge khaki head in this glass - sticky, spotty lacing is present here as well. The nose is chocolate milk, rye - it’s a malt bomb for sure. The flavor profile is bitter chocolate, dark chocolate, rye notes, a hint of earthiness ; this beer is pretty thick - the barrel aged notes are a little muted - and somehow watery on the finish - nice brew overall
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