7.8

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

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bottle in hotel room Orlando feb 2020... dark black.. thick tan head... soft sweet chocolate Roast malts nose.. dark rich chocolate... Light bitterness... rich dry roast.. big chocolate.. soft round mouthfeel

7.4

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

Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose and taste of caramel, coffee roast, sweet chocolate - medium bodied

6.8

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

Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a cup. Black with small beige head. Aroma is cocoa, medium body, medium carbonation, and small-bubble lacing. Taste is cocoa.

6.9

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

Bottle share in the hotel lobby, RBWG, 01/02/16. Black with a decent tan cap. Nose is chocolate, light spice, roasted notes, charr, dark toffee fudge. Taste comprises dark chocolate, peppery spice, chocolate cake, cookies, light roast malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok impy ... lacks depth for the ABV but drinks along nice and easy.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared during RBWG 2016. Pours clear, thick brown with a bubbly head. Moderate roast in the nose, some dried dark fruits, earth, cocoa. Medium sweet flavor, a little oily, some caramel, bitter earth, cocoa. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, some further chocolate, mild espresso. Tasty.

8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted dark bread, nuttiness, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee/caramel, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted dark bread, nuttiness, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted dark bread, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee/caramel, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an incredible imperial porter style! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee/caramel, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.

7.2

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

Bottle. Pours opaque black with a large brown creamy head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing. Aroma is roasty, lactose, cocoa, light molasses. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, coffee, roasty, lactose sugars, hints of ashtray and lingering bitterness. Medium body.

7.1

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

Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2015. Pours black with a dark brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has good amount of roasted malts and dark grains with a bit of sweetness underlying and a coffee bite. Flavor bring the coffee out more with roasted malts and a bit of sweet dark grains.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

GABF 2014
Dark brown with a medium sized tan head. Aroma of roast coffee and milk chocolate. Taste of dark malts. mild roast coffee and milk chocolate
Combines 3 things I like. Beer, CR coffee and dulce de leche. Nicely done.