Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pour is a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is just like fresh baked cookies. A big cinnamon and brown sugar with a sweet raison. Flavor is a little less stellar then the aroma but I do get a sugary uncooked cookie dough with more cinnamon and a bit of banana bread. I’m a sucker for heavily spiced ales and this is a spice laiden beer. It is an abundance of spice and quite nice on a cold evening.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Pours hazy reddish amber, medium beige head, dissipates slowly with good lacing. Aroma is huge cinnamon, ginger, raisin. Flavor is over the top spices, kind of pumpkin spice like, loads of ginger which I don’t think is in an oatmeal raison cookie, hints of clove and ditto, plus vanilla and cinnamon. Perhaps medium sweet, light bitter, some acidity as well. Medium body, high carbonation. This is definitely not the beer for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
8% 22oz bomber pours with a nice dark body that supports a mocha colored head of foam. The aroma offers up big dark roasted coffee, thin black strap molasses, dark chocolate and some spicy hoppiness. The taste is smooth and on the rich side with near oily dark roasted coffee deepness as well as a pleasing sweet base of malts and dark chocolate. In the background are some bitter hops but they’re a bit illusive to put words to. Solid brew.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black, beige head. Roasted malts aroma, ash, caramel. Bitter coffee flavour, light sweet. Finish coffee.
(from 66cL bottle @ RBESG ’14 London Grand Tasting, Moncada tasting room)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Olive Tree Market. Nose is huge amounts of roasty coffee with some dark chocolate and a hint of lactic acid. Black with a big cinnamon tan head that laces lightly. Flavor is roasted, roast, and more roast; one of the biggest expresso stouts I’ve had. If you love coffee and expresso you will love this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[2/20/15] Draught at Stone Brewing World in Escondido. Black with a brown head. Roasty aroma with cocoa and some coffee. Bittersweet roasty flavor with lots of cocoa, a bit of vanilla and some coffee. Medium to full-bodied. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ RBESG 14 Grand Tasting at Moncada Brewery, Unit 1 Middle Row, Kensal Town, Greater London, England W10 5AT. [ As Aftershock Jess y James Imperial Stout ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, spicy, wood, oak, spicy wood, spicy oak. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy - oak - wood, roasted, coffee. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140809]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity, wineous and toasted dark malty. Toasted, fruity and lingering toasted malty finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014, grand tasting 09/08/2014 Moncada Brewery. Thanks to Leighton. Dark caramel / red coloured pour with a halo of cream coloured head. Aroma is wood, musty oak, toast and berry. Flavour is composed of woody, earthy coffee, lightly tart berry, raspberry. Just a hint of mustyness in the finish Palate is medium sweet, bit tangy, grainy berry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.