austone (998), Turku; Pori, Finland Oct 27, 2009 33cl bottle from Olbutikken. Pours black, with thick foamy tanned head leaving tight lace. Nose has mentholey wood chip/hop character, roasty coffee, and sugary dark cocoa notes in good balance, little vanilla in there too. Similarly rich flavor with lots of herbal dryish licorice, burned malts, espresso. Pretty strong herbal finish with burned cocoa beany notes, some Nogne like ashiness even. A tad floury and sticky palate, not very thick. A nice middleweight champion. Enthalpy (3), Pennsylvania, USA does not count Oct 26, 2009 Dark stout, deep brown frothy head. Malted nutty aroma. Nice lacing. Starts chocolaty with hints of roasted prunes. Finishes with a serious kick of alcohol flavor. Definitely not a session beer. thenumber1g (68), Cary, North Carolina, USA Oct 25, 2009 Very dark stout with a tint of red. It had a nutty, hoppy aroma. It has a bitter roasted taste of hops nothing an experience stout drinker can’t handle. Very good imperial, you could probably make some really delicious bread with this beer. acearl (207), J-Town, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 25, 2009 From memory, have had several times and can’t believe I never rated, thick, dark and black, nice chocolate flavor with some hops, best beer in PA? a10555 (123), West Chester, Ohio, USA Oct 25, 2009 Very dark in color with a nutty aroma. Bitter chocolate in flavor with a malty hop finish. Definitely a Victory! Bock Knocker (7), New Jersey, USA does not count Oct 24, 2009 Pours black as night with a great head. Strong aroma of coffee malt and chocolate. A bitter finish but not overbearing. An excellent imperia.l WLG423 (42), Connecticut, USA Oct 23, 2009 Syrup like pour with a malty aroma and strong roast character. Subtle fruity aroma accompanies and complements the malt character. Flavor has notes of chocolate and toffee with a long lasting lightly hoppy finish. matthewjk (42), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Oct 22, 2009 Nothing much to say about this one...it is great and is rated as such. Powerful imperial will set you in your place nicely. Like advertised, it will "warm your heart."
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