Tasted at the Barrelhouse Brewing Company Microbrew Fest on November 9. Honey-colored with with a minimal head. Dry hops flavor with a decent finish. Not on the same scale as the Black Chocolate Stout but decent nonetheless.

A very decent IPA. It has a smooth, hops & flowers kind of flavor. Not among the best, but certainly second tier. Even though it only has 6.9% alcohol, there is a noticable alcohol bite in certain sips.

(vintage 2000-2001) The appearance of this beer is outstanding, like a black hole in a glass. The aroma is heavy with espresso and chocolate. The flavor is of bitter-sweet dark chocolate, with a warm rum or burbon kick at the end. This is second only to Victory Storm King Imperial Stout. Just a great beer. Get some and keep it around for special occasions. [2002-03] Yup, tastes great this year too. They’ve certainly improved on a good thing this year.[ratings from between 2006 to present] um, yea, this beer ain’t that good anymore - I mean, it’s good, but not fantastic.

A pretty nice oktoberfest. I didn't like it at first, but the more sips I took, the more it grew on me. A pretty standard amber lager.

2001-2002 draft. wow this is a lot of chocolate. a bit tangy though, and i couldnt get rid of this flavor that was on the nose. it reminded me somewhat of bells porter. i think one guy said it best with ’burnt rubber’, though id imagine it is just extremely dark chocolate notes. not a huge fan, though i can appreciate the beers great body. Much rather have a young’s.
2003-2004 bottle compliments of bucknaked. Pours an inky black, dark as all get out. No sediment at the bottom, but yet I cant see through this one against the light. Perhaps it got unsettled and dissolved. Good thick black-tan head. Flavor is heavily bittersweet, flavor of huge quantities of bakers chocolate, black malt and a sweeter malt flavor. Extremely rich. I will certainly give them points for full bodied flavor, but it’s just too rich with too little variation and complexity. Couldnt even finish one of these. Oily, roasty, bitter and decadent. Perhaps better sampled in a very small quantity out of a snifter. Funny how my rating from over 2 years ago is pretty on par with what I would rate it now.
2004-2005 bottle Roastier and less sour chocolate than I remember, which seems like a good thing. Smoother than I remember, with more milk chocolate and even roast, less bitter roast and dark chocolate assault. On the down side, for an Imperial Stout, this year’s batch is very light bodied to style.
2005-2006 bottle Intensely bitter, dry, lactic and vinously fruity again, with a lacking sweetness, too much black chocolate bitter/dryness. The texture while not watery, is at best average and lightly sticky. Not creamy, or lightly thick or anywhere near that. Never understood this one.
2006-2007 draught on 11/2/06. Heavy hop acidity, biting citrus and light resin open things up, followed by the characteristic bitter, dry, nearly resinous black chocolate and tar flavor. Astringent finish, oily and unbalanced. Still, it’s very flavorful and the carbonation was nice (though I attribute that to Redbones). Too much oily/resin/tar/ashiness. Bits of alcohol harry the finish. Still don’t get this beer.