7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle from FlandersNed October 8, 2014 poured into a glass. Black with small beige head. Aroma is cocoa, medium body, medium carbonation, and small-bubble lacing. Taste is coffee and cocoa.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

bottle - Pours black with a small tan head. It has a roasted malt and rich coffee aroma. The flavor is sweet up front with coffee and chocolate leading into a more bitter, dark roast finish. Medium to full body. Very tasty.

8.2

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

12 oz bottle. Pours black with a tan head. Roasty coffee aroma, anise, cocoa. Sweet bitter chocolate flavor moving into roasty, smoky coffee. Really quite good.

7.9

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

Bottle. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of milk sugar, roasted coffee, cafe con leche, light roast chocolate. Medium body.

8.3

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

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 12/1/2014. Pours pitch black color with a 2 finger dense and rocky tan head with incredible retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, light pine, herbal/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt, coffee, and moderate herbal hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, light pine, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Good amount of roast/char and herbal hop bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt, coffee, and moderate herbal hop flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent imperial coffee stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt, coffee, and moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

6.5

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

16th June 2013
Opaque dark brown beer, good size head, dull tan. Palate is softish and dry. Dry creamy malt with medium smoke. Mild roast and dark malt tang. Trace of dry hop. Dry lactose finish. Not bad.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at Reno’s East, East Lansing. Deep opaque brown body, medium tight coffee & cream head. Nose of roasted coffee bean, ash, and hints of vanilla. Body with bitter, ashy coffee bean and vanilla bean. Vegetal and bitter with moderate sweetness.

8

Coffeeeeeeeee

7

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

On tap at small bar. Pours near black with a creamy brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma is full of roasted malts with a bit of backing bitter chocolate and a hint of coffee. Flavor is a bit smoother with chocolate and dark grains up front with a strong roasted finish.