7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From tap at The Ginger Man - Boston. Black color with beige brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, coffee. Sweet and light to moderate bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation. BEST BEER NAME EVER
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2018
at 15:58
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Canned 2/14/18, drunk 3/4/18.
Inky, opaque, ebony. No head.
Char, salt and soy come out guns blazin...Lots of dark fruit tries to take it an English route, which is appreciated. Not the usual fudge, roast, vanilla of most contemporary American Imperial Stouts. No hops or barrel noted (not sure if this is barreled, even).
In the mouth it's watery and loose/thin with dark fruit fighting against ash and bitter, black chocolate. Finishes with coconut that doesn't seem cohesive or necessary at all. At least the attenuation is good/high; it's not a fudgey booze bomb. But there's heavy soy and the coconut comes off almost astringent. Was not able to take too many sips...
Inky, opaque, ebony. No head.
Char, salt and soy come out guns blazin...Lots of dark fruit tries to take it an English route, which is appreciated. Not the usual fudge, roast, vanilla of most contemporary American Imperial Stouts. No hops or barrel noted (not sure if this is barreled, even).
In the mouth it's watery and loose/thin with dark fruit fighting against ash and bitter, black chocolate. Finishes with coconut that doesn't seem cohesive or necessary at all. At least the attenuation is good/high; it's not a fudgey booze bomb. But there's heavy soy and the coconut comes off almost astringent. Was not able to take too many sips...
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2018
at 17:56
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Canned 2/14/18, drunk 3/1 and 3/30/18.
Very strange, purple-tinted, dark mauve. Ugly soupy-haze. Off-white head fizzles to a ring quickly.
Butter and oxidation only slightly outdo the thick, twangy pine resin and over-boiled, stewed hop vegetal character.
In the mouth it's sharp, peppery, full of butter and slick, oily textures. Resin, sharp esters and twangy, horribly crude, messy hops. The 3/30 can wasn't as bad oxidation and diacetyl-wise, but what it made up for in that, it lost by having the resin and twang more exposed.
Very strange, purple-tinted, dark mauve. Ugly soupy-haze. Off-white head fizzles to a ring quickly.
Butter and oxidation only slightly outdo the thick, twangy pine resin and over-boiled, stewed hop vegetal character.
In the mouth it's sharp, peppery, full of butter and slick, oily textures. Resin, sharp esters and twangy, horribly crude, messy hops. The 3/30 can wasn't as bad oxidation and diacetyl-wise, but what it made up for in that, it lost by having the resin and twang more exposed.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2018
at 21:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Ginger Man, Boston. Color is cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, tropical fruits, hops and malts. Pretty good. Good drinkability.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jan 2018
at 17:01