 santoslhalper (327), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 30, 2008
Pours pitch black with a creamy chocolate head. Dark, rich malty aroma with vinous, chocolate, espresso, and caramel notes. The taste is very strong on the chocolate and roasted malts, without being overbearingly burnt tasting. Espresso, cocoa, and dark fruit background. Long, roasty finish. The mouthfeel is full, rich, slick, and oily. You know you’re drinking a stout with this beast.
BMan1113VR (2113), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
Jun 29, 2009 Bottle thanks to porterhouse. Pours with a black pour with a large mocha colored head. This beer stains the glass in a way that I like my stouts to do. Good lace at that., very good and full retention... will bump this up a point from my original rating. Aroma of roast, cocoa, leather, dark and red fruits, baking flour, figs, black licorice, and toffee. Taste is rich chocolate brownies, anise, banana esters, and a leathery finish. Slightly metallic with espresso notes. Good! Flavor is highly decadent. Slightly thin mouthfeel, water like with light bubbles. Great flavor, but overall score is hurt by some little things (mouthfeel is up there).
Listigovers (40), Ontario, Canada
Jun 27, 2009 A bit thin in body, but excellent in flavour. Deep, rich, and complex. It’s just a shame it wasn’t a bit thicker! Easy to drink for an imperial stout with an 8%+ alcohol content, which could be *good* except that a light imperial stout still carries a two or three drink maximum for most beer drinkers!
sbroome (51), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
Jun 23, 2009 pours nice and black with mildtan head. nose is banana. taste is like someone dropped a shot of paint thinner into it. um, i’ll pass on a second, barkeep.
JaBier (797), Capital City, Ohio, USA
Jun 20, 2009 12oz bottle. Dark brown pour with a big tan head. Malty and boozy aroma with licorice and chocolate. Taste of creamy vanilla up front, then chocolate malt with a coffee finish. Not bad, but I think I like the BA version (Heresy) a little better.
CanIHave4Beers (561), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Jun 19, 2009 Mr Bunn comes thorugh with another delicious bottle of beer in an very generous trade, thanks again Joel!
The beer pours a deep black with a tight tan head. The aroma is coffee with some yeasty notes and a little bit of plum. The flavors are much like the aromas with some good bitter coffee a mild fruitiness and a hopiness which works well with the other flavors. Very tasty and drinkable, not a trace of alcohol, this reminded me more of a plain old stout than an imperial stout, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
shawnm213 (539), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Jun 17, 2009 pours a deep brown with a tan head. aroma of chocolate, cream, with some nice bitterness. Very smooth and creamy mouthfeel. A very easy drinkin, tasty, RIS
KnutAlbert (2928), Oslo, Norway
Jun 16, 2009 Mild smoke aroma, coffee, sour smoke, lingering bitterness, sour aftertaste. Spicy. Pleasant sipping beer, the sour dimension is a welcome addition.
danielcurtis81 (597), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Bottle via trade with dchmela. Pours a deep soda brown. Rich chocolate on the nose. Flavors of chocolate, candy sugar, molasses and hickory. Flavors a little hallow at times. Velvety smooth mouth. Enjoyable IRS.
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