[1] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (10/24/2008 3:26:21 PM)
"Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a light foamy head with good retention and some very good lacing. Aroma of black chocolate is quite intense with some light roasted malt notes also discernable. Taste is somewhat vinous with some great black chocolate notes, light dry roasted malt notes. Full body with some good carbonation and no discernable alcohol. Creamy texture is really enjoyable. Very complex but still very enjoyable and easily drinkable. "
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by bfeldmann from Wilmington, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/2/2008 8:53:07 AM)
"Poured a jet black with dark tan head. Arom was lots and lots of chocolate some pine hops as well. Flavor lots of chocolate ashyness and pine hops very well balanced. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by doulos31 from Middletown, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/10/2008 7:07:35 AM)
"Thanks to eaglefan538 for sharing the wealth. A black pour with red highlights on the edges under a thin tan head. This one was heavy chocolate, dry with almost an irish stout feel. Some roasty and ashy notes as well. Good but not great."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[4] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/9/2008 10:30:46 PM)
"Bottle thanks to Bert who had too many. The pour was dark black, nice choco colored head, thins after a few to a ring. The aroma was chocolate-cocoa, some piney hops. The flavor was cocoa-chocolate (dry choco, not sticky sweet), pine hops, brown sugar, roast/ash notes too. Mouthfeel is moderate to full, pretty drinkable. Thanks, Bert, for sharing an "extra," you the man!"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (2/16/2008 10:41:14 PM)
"2007 Released; Sampled February 2008
A vigorous pour produces a three-finger thick, lightly browned, tan colored head. The beer is simply black and displays nothing when held up to the light. The aroma has an ample roast character to it as well as a bit of a burnt acidity. Aromatic notes of burnt toast, black coffee, deeply browned whole grain bread, burnt plums, and a subtle, but rich, chewy, deeply caramelized malt middle. The nose finishes with a bit of warming alcohol and even a Brandy-like note that is a mix from the alcohol and fruit notes.
Sweet tasting up front, with a chewy richness that is not overly heavy. The ample roast notes definitely provide an acidity to this brew that is noticeable throughout the flavor profile and tends to lessen the impact of the rich, malty body. Black malt, burnt charcoal, astringent roast grain husks and a well burnt fruitiness that comes through a bit more as the beer warms up. The burnt fruit notes mix with the acidity to give suggestions of burnt plums, a hint of roasted cherries, and some more concentrated notes of blackened prunes. The finish is rough, at times a bit hot from alcohol and quite bitter from both the burnt grain and hops. On sips where the roast grain does not dominate a nice, creamy, dark chocolate flavor comes through as does a rich toffee malt notes.
This beer needs some more time to mellow out. It is far to overly burnt and roasted at this point, if it can manage to not get overly oxidized, this could be a real treat in about five years. Right now though this beer is a bit one-dimensional, even for an Imperial Stout.
2006 Bottle; Sampled September 2007
Score = 4.0
Much fruitier than 2004 bottle, though it still has loads of dark malt character. The roast character is pretty well balanced by malt and fruit character. Smoother overall than the 2004. has a perceptible hop bitterness to it.
2004 Bottle; Sampled September 2007
Score = 4.0
Aged Dark Malt aroma, with burnt cherry flavors, noticeable oxidation and sherry notes.
The flavor has a prominent dark grain notes, some touches of sherry, and even some tamarind to it."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
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(4.3)
