Botteling from winter 12-13

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Dark, sweet, but not overly sweet,with a smallish head. As good as I expected whic was pretty pretty good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Like the Chocolate taste but kind of bitter. Aroma is burnt grains. Black in color, dark brown head.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10

bottle for FREE care of the lovely Dayna at the Beer Bistro. THANK YOU!!!
wonderful! chocolate really comes out, hint of coffee..........for a 10% beer, it hides the booze perfectly. wonderful bitterness in the finish. the chocolate is so present, but doesn’t overpower, wow! excellent!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Аромат богатый, сложный, легкие винные нотки, много шоколада горького, солод жженый, намек на ваниль. Цвет темный, классический, пенка совсем тонкая, кофейная. Вкус алкогольный, снова много горького шоколада, намек на кофе. Весьма сильная горчинка при глотке. Послевкусие скорее ликерное, но очень разбавленное, не очень приятное. Ну средний стаут имперец, не понял его культовости.

well, it certainly lives up to it's name. there is chocolate and it is a stout. phew. it is overwhelmingly a lot of flavor. too much, even.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Notes from July 2009 32oz growler from New Beer. Began prepping for a little stout tasting tomorrow. Have plenty of this aging/dying in the basement, but I don't recall having one in a couple years actually. Don't drink too many stouts willingly. I'm trying to get the taste back for this style, but it's been pretty sticky out here with the on & off rain. Maybe not the best time for a growler of motor oil, but I'm not working tomorrow. :) Pint glass pour. Inky black, with a tall, slowly receding, sandy tan head. Smell is of baby powder(?) & really dark, rich chocolate. An indication of butter cookies & less noticeable macerated cherries come through. Butter is not something I recall. Nothing very intense, except for the expected alcoholic fumes. Taste is creamy with lactose & more residual sweetness then I last remember. Not quite velvety though. That rides for a while before the middle-end, which turns quite bitter with roast & light coffee grounds. Finish is full of bitter, leafy greens & soy ink(think licking your fingers after thoroughly flipping through the NY Times). Carbonation is subtle, but I can feel it trying. Alcohol is so obvious. A very stout beer. Tasted like a sweet stout to me. Not what I believe it is in the bottle(or it could of just been tweaked again), but I just might like this version a little better. Actually added 5oz to a little cake batter earlier, so I could be burping this up by the time I'm chewing on that. :D