The Event Horizon: Spectrum 2
Olde Hickory Brewery in Hickory, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.99
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep black maroon edges, beige color head. Aroma is minty forward, chocolate, boozy. Taste is berry, minty, chocolate, some booziness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle split at the optimal climatic conditions tasting, Hazlemere, thanks to LKS 11/08/21.. Black with a moderate tan covering that clears to spotting. Nose is chocolate, menthol notes, dried fruits, light booze notes. Taste comprises chocolate mint, charr, roast malts, fruit cake, caramel, light barrel. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad if a little unbalanced.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at Colin's place. Thanks. A dark black brow. Coloured pour with a fine halo of tan head. Aroma is minty, cola.. Cola. Flavour is composed of, tart, tangy, cola, spicy brown sugars,. Lime zesty. Palate is zesty. Minty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle shared in HW - sourced from Master of Malt. Pours clear deep brown with a small, creamy tan head. Very odd beer, some vague mint, berries, earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Scattered finish. Doesn’t taste good at all. Not pleasant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
11th August 2021
Tasting at Chez Cloin. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, low carbonation. Smooth dark malts, mellow dark chocolate. Quite the tangy fruity minty cinnamon vibe. Little ripe fruits. A bit minty. Odd without being awful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black, brown foam. Lots of mint, chocolate, lots of figs, wood, brandy note, sweet, a bit sourish, menthol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Craigs. Pours black, nose is mint ice cream, roasted, caramel, light spice, taste is quite odd, apple, mint, honey, roasted, quite sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle big thanks to Stuu. It pours darkest brown - black with minimal head. The aroma is oily, sweet, sticky, mental, after eight mints, dark cocoa, rocky road, vanilla and roasted malt. The taste is slick, oily, sticky, warming alcohol, slick, spicy, mint chocolate, after eights, sticky, dried fruits, sticky, brioche, boozy head and mint Match makers with drying finish. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. Flavourful. Fun stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home .. Scopey Coming Home Tasting ...dark black ... thinest lacing .. soft dark sweet mint chocolate roast malts ... sofft orange ... ..light cinamon nose... dar chcolate .. medicinal .sweet mint orange(why am i getting orange) .. soft chocolate malts ... big medicinal bottle says Imperial Stout brewed with Honey ... in Brandy ... with figs mint and chocolate ... NO ORANGE like desctiption Bottle at the hanging bat Feb q 2019... Soft sweet mint honey.. Rich roast. Sweet honey.. Heavy sweet mint roast.. Big honey.. But massive mint 3.8