Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
This generates an intensely creamy, dense head over a clear, copper colored body.Very pretty beer. The aroma is malt, yet lacks intensity. The flavor is overly hoppy and out of balance for a Bock as well. Needs more maltiness all around. Not to the same caliber as their Robust Porter. I like a good Bock and this just isn’t it.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2004
at 19:42
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[growler] Cloudy burnt-orange appearance with a slight head but nice, foamy lacing - the aroma is sensational - a wonderful mix of floral hops, sweet, candy-like malts, and a crisp spice - the flavor is quite toasty and biscuity, with a chewy mouthfeel, but yet it still manages to be crisp, spicy and quite hoppy - finishes with some caramel, some roastiness (almost a burnt flavor) and, eventually, a clean, tangy grapefruit flavor - this has a "from-the-cask" sort of quality to it that is hard to get without the cask (much like 60 minute IPA) - a great IPA, though I fear the West Coast IPA fans wouldn’t think it hoppy enough.
Tried
from Growler
on 05 Jun 2004
at 19:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Quite black. Chocolatey aroma , hoppy and roasty. Very hoppy palate, with lots of roast and coffee notes. Two-dimensional but I do like the flavours.
Tried
on 17 May 2004
at 18:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy orange, rich head. Intense grapefruity hop aroma. Dry with light, clean, sparkling mouthfeel. Hoppy, very bitter finish. Nothing but pleasant hop juice. A simple, but very good beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2004
at 15:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pitch black colour with a nice generous brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, yeast and a bit of coffee-standard for an imperial stout. Strong bitterness up front with a large roasted malt profile with a bit of a coffee and chocolate sweetness. A bit of lactic sour feeling near the end. Aftertaste is fairly bittering for a long period with some chocolate flavours. Overall, not a full-bodied Imperial Stout that I was expecting and not too terribly different than what I'd expect. A decent beer, but not amazing. Definately good to try though! I split this 65 cL bottle with Jon (JonR888710), purchased at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2004
at 00:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Caramel coloured beer with a caramel and vanilla nose, with light floral hops. Good malts with nutty roasted finish, sweet aftertaste which blends with the bitterness very well. Round mouthfeel, with an interesting powdery body. mmmm...
Tried
on 05 Apr 2004
at 18:57
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy amber beer with a malt and biscuit aroma. Crisp malts with floral hops, but slightly cardboardy in aftertaste (oxidized). Medium body which complement the hops well.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2004
at 19:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Nice banana nose with a light spicey end. Hazy yellow in colour. Crisp malts and light spices, with a touch of lemon, some bananas. Light bodied. Honest.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2004
at 19:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Jet black; dark brown head, gone in seconds. Nose of coffee, bit of tobacco-ash, hints of dark-blue fruit. Kahlúa or other coffee-liqueur? Very tobbacy-o taste - this is remarkable. The palate is quite bitter, the taste isn't. It just seems to beg to have raisins in it, or to be drunk with a smoked sausage or a good Italian salami. I want to taste some hops, but they just don't emerge. Warming up, I do get the taste of bitter chocolate, filled with the raisins and rum. And, of course, tobacco. Very full-bodied, rich, without getting oppressive. Anyway you look at it, this is an impressive beer, the more as this isn't really my style. "Kudo's" as they say. BIG thanks to D. Anderson for supplying me this row of beers, that made up my last few days of rating.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2004
at 12:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
2004 draft @ Black Cow Hamilton, MA. Great caramel amber color with darker browns and some light golds. Wavy but not terribly hazy. Good mocha head. Aroma is rich for the style. Aromatic even on draft out of a convex glass. Caramel, touch of whiskey, black licorice and good amount of chocolate. Flavor is a firm, smooth chocolate malt, rich and silky with a good dose of hops, though nowhere near out of balance. Light liquor notes, like a bit of jager in there and just a full even body. As it warms, more of a toffee-nuttiness comes out with slightly more hops on the finish. As far as balance goes, this is one of the best (though maybe a touch too caramelly at the start. Best aroma of a brown I've smelled as well.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2004
at 14:37