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

Bottled. Strong notes of...coffee, chocolate. Hops. Weird to describe but I really l8ked it.

My February 14th will be spent flying from JFK to Qatar to Bangkok, so I better grab this beer now!

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

Bomber from Highland 1-27-17

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bomber from Cap Tap. Pours translucent orange gold with a near-white head. Aroma of fruity and citrus hop. C & C? Not sure. Med ++ body. Flavor starts normal IPA, but then a little chocolate followed by a lot of coffee. Seems well towards dry. Bitter - could be coffee bitter. There is some fruit/citrus hop after the coffee wears off the quaff. Finish is mild coffee, moderate fruit, and bitter, bitter, bitter. Malt? Hmm?

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Rich, super hazy copper coloured body with a rich orange glow and a thick, three centimetre tall tan head that dies down fairly quickly. Aroma of resinous hops, alcohol, pine, medicine, astringent funk and a bit of chocolate - no real coffee at all to speak of. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich, syrupy sweet flavour at first with resin and pine that shows a touch of malt, a lot of alcohol, some subdued grain and bitterness, but also the faintest bit of chocolate, but only the roasted notes and absolutely no coffee at all. Aftertaste shows the alcohol, pungent grain, astringent notes, some bitterness from hops and very little else, no real depth. Overall, a decent beer at best, and yet another Imperial IPA from Stone at worst, spending money when other options are available. Definitely not worth trying to find or hoping they ever brew this again. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia on 21-March-2017 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 06-April-2017.

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

At the RB DC gathering on April Fool’s Day 2017. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Light coffee aroma with flavors of caramel and pine. Moderately bitter finish.

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

Light coffee but doesnt eliminate hops actually. Light chocolate. More drinkable than other coffee IPAs I’ve had, and this is past expiry date like stank milk. Pours amber with ok head and lacing.

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

Draft @ Stone Calm Before the Storm 2017. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter coffee chocolate aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter coffee and chocolate flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter coffee and chocolate finish.

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

12oz bottle (by 2/14/17) picked up at Total Wine in Reno
Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma of citrus, earthy and chocolate. Flavor of grapefruit, grassy, bisquity and citrus zest
Good

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

12oz bottle pours with a clear deep gold body that has copper hues and supports a light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up inviting rich earthy coffee notes, a mild level of chocolate, more coffee deeper into the pull but rather a bit more roasty and then subtle citrus toward the end of the draw. The taste delivers smooth earthy dark roasted coffee, a dash of highly roasted beans, earthy chocolate and then a wedge of boozy tangerine, mango and grapefruit. This is an interesting combination and it seems to be working. The coffee and modest level of chocolate go great together and the citrusy bite that has a faint juiciness to it rounds the experience off nicely.