 BeerBunker (598), Burbank, Illinois, USA
Nov 1, 2008 Pours black with minimal brown head. Aroma is initially of hops. Taste was hoppy, with a backbone of caramel malt. The more I drank of this beer, the more flavors came out. The hoppy aroma subsided and was replaced with a roasted, nutty malt aroma. Once the hoppiness in the taste settled, a strong roasted malt and choocolate presence came through. Nice lingering alcohol burn after each sip.
halfonit (417), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Oct 31, 2008 One word describes this......WOW!!!!!! Black as night color. Smells of hops. Amazingly smooth hoppy taste. Hops in the aftertaste. All around one of the best beers I’ve ever had..........so far!
Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Oct 30, 2008 Pours out black as the night with almost no head. Lots of hops and coffee and chocolate in the mouth with a good alcohol burn on the finish. One of my very favorite beers and something I can drink anywhere, anytime.
MrMugs (19), St Louis, Missouri, USA
Oct 28, 2008 Draft at the Rotten Apple, Grafton Ill.
Black with a minimal head. Nice coffee aroma with a slight scent of caramel. A slight but good alcohol burn. Went well with my burger.
bobert (6), woodcliff lake, New Hampshire, USA
does not count  Oct 26, 2008 Very thick yet very very smooth. Coffee taste--quite aromatic. Veritable roasted malt. Very tasteful beer.
0110x011 (20), Dana Point, California, USA
Oct 25, 2008 Pours pitch black with a one finger head that fades pretty quickly. Not much lacing to speak of. Chocolate, caramel, and earth on the nose. There’s a bit of coffee in the flavor, with a touch of tobacco in there as well. Thinner than most impy stouts, but still quite rich. Slightly astringent, and a bit of alchohol burn.
A solid imperial stout. This would make a fine introduction to the style
timfoolery (482), California, USA
Oct 25, 2008 DTM scored this one in SoCal. Poured a thick black with limited tan head. I tasted coffee, chocolate, light dark-fruit, and good-sized maltiness. This one was slightly sticky and rather excellent. I found it strikingly similar to Moylan’s IS.
JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
Oct 25, 2008 Sampled at the stout tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 10/13/08. Pours black with a 1/4 inch head. Aroma is sweet malt with some alcohol and chocolate. Flavor is a strange alcohol taste like windex. We’ll chalk that up to having several other stouts before this and rate based upon the next few sips. Flavor is sort of sweet with a surprising amount of hop. A little too much hop, but not a bad beer overall. Wouldn’t mind trying one aged to see if the hop backs down at all.
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