 santoslhalper (327), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 1, 2008
Beautiful black body with a creamy, frothy brown head. Smells incredibly oaky, with strong bourbon, chocolate, espresso, musty, and vanilla notes. Strong dark fruits on the tongue, followed by bourbon, oak, roastiness, espresso, and cocoa, finishing long, sweet, smooth and creamy, with an ever present burning sensation in the chest. The palate on this is fantastic - full, creamy, and smooth as hell. This is really great barrel aged stout, that is not too heavy on the oak. The oak plays with the port type flavors of the aged stout instead of overpowering them. A great example of the style.
nerdrocker101 (57), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 1, 2009 Bottle. Appearance: Pours jet black with just a trace of tan head. Aroma: Roasted coffee with a hint of whiskey on the nose. Flavor: Bitter chocolate, coffee and a touch of vanilla and oak flavors. I think the whiskey is lost on me. Palate: Medium-full body with an oily mouth feel. Easy drinker. Very nice overall.
fata2683 (640), APO, New York, USA
Jun 30, 2009 bottle, pours black, medium tan head. Molassis and coffee nose with a faint hint of oak. Sweet hot coco with marshmellow flavors mixed with a little bit of expresso bitterness. Actually quite nice, with some vanilla in the finish with a tiny bit of wood. I don’t get much of the whiskey in the flavors, more of a lightly bitter sweet stout.
unclemike (760), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
Jun 27, 2009 Pours near black with a smaller brown head. Nose is oaky and sweet, some coffee and choclate too. Taste is sweeter than expected with vanilla playing a prominant role. Some cocoa and roast follow with a bit more of that oaky, barrel aged quality. Retains a little bitterness in the tail.
rilbert008 (5), new London, Connecticut, USA
does not count  Jun 23, 2009 immediate nose of whiskey and wood pours with a thisk blackness oozing aromas of coffee and light vanilla , medium bodied and smooth with nuances of bitter chocolate yet creamy and fruity on the finish . a lighter imperial stout
GMUcrew7 (323), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jun 22, 2009 Pours jet black with a small creamy tan head. You notice the oak immediately on the nose, some vanilla and whiskey are also present. Strong oak and vanilla flavor, some sweet fruit as well. Relatively light body for an imp stout, good beer, I generally enjoy the chocolate/coffee heavy stouts opposed to this one which is much more oak/whiskey and vanilla.
KnutAlbert (2928), Oslo, Norway
Jun 16, 2009 Bottle.
Light, smooth, creamy, some cocoa in the finish. Nice and easy drinking, but rather lightweight for an Imperial Stout.
danielcurtis81 (597), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 15, 2009 Bottle via bonus from dchmela. Pours a creamy chocolate brown. Nose is very oaky and sweet with a heavy whiskey/bourbon. Flavors of coconut, chocolate, vanilla. Mouth is smooth. Watch out for this one, it brood broke my favorite Stone IRS glass while it was just sitting there?!?! Sadness! A really good beer though.
shawnm213 (539), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Jun 12, 2009 pours a deep brown with a tan head. notes of molasses, burnt chocolate, roasted malts. some whiskey. not too bad
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