 joss (3108), Garching b. München, Germany
Apr 20, 2003 Updated: May 1, 2004
Powerfull perfumed and herbal hop aroma together with toffee and a sour coffee and strawberry note.
Black, opaque and with a creamy brown head.
Fruity tastenotes together with burned coffee and chocolate.
The burned aspect lingers on and a delicate whiff of hops comes through now and then.
Medium body and creamy, fizzy mouthfeel which goes very well with the overall taste.
Great stout, quite different from the others I have tasted so far though.
The burned taste is a bit too prominent, but I imagine this is smoothed out by some extra lagering.
phishpond417 (1360), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Pours a dark opaque black colour with a thick brown coffee aroma head. Aroma is of dark roasted malts, burned coffee and heavy dark chocolate. Taste is incredibly delightful. Welcoming, rich, flavorful with black cherries, black licorice and plenty of overipe fruit. Hands down, the best impy stouts i have ever had.
yumyum (50), barrie, Ontario, Canada
Aug 18, 2008 nice imperial. Pours black with some tan lacing lingering.nice aroma, coffee mainly. strong molasses flavour and definite hoppiness but nice and relatively short finish. Some winey tones came through as it warmed. Qujte good
spikester (388), Salem, Oregon, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Black with a large almost brown head and good amount of lacings. Aroma is coffeee, some cocoa. Taste is molasses, brown sugar, cocoa, some soy sauce, coffee, and plenty of bitter hops. Bitter dry astringent finish. Alcohol is not as obvious as you would expect given the 9.1% abv. Smooth drinker, almost crisp. Very enjoyable though not for frequent consumption.
kegbear (71), Orange, California, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark black with a minimal tan head. Strong burnt malt taste, burnt coffee and some bitter chocolate. Finishes with an astringent hop bitterness. Not worthy of a 100 rating in my opinion.
Tripplebrew (248), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Pours a dark espresso tar black with a dark tan head that dissipates to a thin layer. Aroma is chocolate and nutty roasted malts. Flavor is like a rich cup of coffee with malts bitter nutty cocoa. Hints of hops present, rather bitter bite. Body is medium. A good solid stout.
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