 scoth (274), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 13, 2009 Pours thick inky dark brown, black in the glass, with a medium tan head, good lacing. Somewhat weak aroma of raisins, apricot, wood, and leather. Thick, dry body. Tastes of espresso, dark chocolate, oak, and peppercorn, with a bitter finish. On the pleasantly bitter side of balanced.
nefarious (203), Clarkston, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 jet black pour. rasted malts, dark fruits and slight vanilla aroma. Flavor of roasted malts and a nice hop bite at the end. And it sits well on the palate. One of the cleanest finnishing stout I have ever had and the ABV is extremely well hidden. very drinkable. enjoyable.
grandgenie (252), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 Dégusté avec french tickler le 23 fevrier 2007.
Got this bottle thanks to runonbeer. Drank in a sniffer. Poors the obvious pitch black oily poor with a sticky frothy brown head. Aromas of hickory, dark bitter chocolate, a nice amount of hops, lactose, coffee grains and black cherries. WOW flavors, full bodied creamy mouthfeel... Nice long bitter aftertaste with a nice dark chocolate finish. Perfect balance. An gargantuan amount of rich flavours.
ksurkin (366), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Updated: Sep 16, 2009bottle from total wine in norfolk poured into a pint glass. pours a very dark brown, nearly black with a short chocolate brown head with very little lacing. aroma is big and malty with hints of roasted nuts, coffee, dark chocolate, black cherries, and a decent amount of hops. flavor is delicious. actually quite hoppy up front with a touch of citrus and then flavors of coffee, chocolate, and pumpernickel bread come through with a long lasting coffee aftertaste. palate is not as thick as some other imperial stouts i’ve enjoyed but is very smooth with a hint of alcohol warmth. a very nice beer.
ruggedman (613), Portland, Maine, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 Bottle pours a dark black/brown with tan head. Dark thick malts. Drinkable impy stout with a dark wallop of chocolate malt and coffee.
Travlr (726), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 On draught at Birreria Paradiso. Very black with brown head. Interesting peppery aroma. Flavor of dark bitter chocolate and dark roasted coffee, with a bitter finish. Very nice.
n49921 (108), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 8, 2009 Bottle. Pours dark with a small tan head and no lacing. Aroma is malty, with a bit of chocolate. Taste has a bit of coffee and chocolate that turns bitter. Nice.
efrumtheidiot (190), Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 pours a deep, dark brownish black with a quickly dissipating tan head. aroma is roasty coffee malt with dark chocolate undertones. some woody, piney hops. taste is coffee malt followed by a wave of sweet chocolate and then a long bitter finish. initial taste does have a bit of a hop character. smooth, viscous mouthfeel with mild carbonation. full-bodied. alcohol blended in very nicely; it just peeks through with some warming on the finish. nicely rounded and very pleasant; not one of those crazy over the top punch-you-in-the-face imperial stouts that are becoming more and more common. very nice. will buy again.
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