Subsidiaries
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pitch black coloured body with a very thin light brown head. Aroma of coffee, cardboard, light prunes and roasted malt. Medium-bodied; Strong roasty malt flavour with a coffee twang and some pit fruit in the finish. Aftertaste a bit bitter, but doesn’t show off the chocolate flavours at all. Overall, lacking in so many ways-truly a sub-par Imperial Stout. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased at BevMo in Danville, California on 23-November-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2004
at 22:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep mahogony color with no head. Sweet malt aroma. Malt flavors with toffee, brown sugar, slight spiciness, a little fruit and a hint of bitterness. Good overall mouthfeel - nice and full. A little alcohol warming at the end, but otherwise hidden nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2004
at 21:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cloudy amber colour with a fairly dense off-white head comprised of small bubbles. Aroma very potent with grapefruity hops being the most evident then fading toward citrus and even a hint of pineapple. Very nice aroma-literally mouth-watering! Medium-bodied; Sweet mouthful with the background notes more sugary than hoppy. Tastes of fake sugars (saccharin, aspartame, etc) then some subtle hoppiness toward the finish. Aftertaste a bit bittered from the hops, but not as much as I would like. Overall, a bit out of balance for the style...but all-around a decent IPA! Worth trying, i'm lucky to get my 12 ounce bottle in a trade from rodolito...thanks Dave! :-) I sampled this beer on 10-September-2003
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2003
at 22:15
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 6
Handpump at Toronado as well: Amber with lasting off white head. Some hops, but thin bodied and underflavored
Tried
on 06 Jan 2003
at 11:08