On the Nitro at Volo. Pitch black, with a tall, funky-shaped head. Big coffee and caramel aroma, with a bit of chocolate, roasted malt, and cream. Sweet, rich milky flavor, with port, sour cream, a bit of alcohol, and roasted grains. Dead burnt finish. a bit too light for the flavor. A great strong stout. Fruity, almost citrus, and a bit of sour. --- Beer merged from original tick of Imperial Russian Stout on 20 Sep 2008 at 22:39 - Score: Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: On the Nitro at Volo. Pitch black, with a tall, funky-shaped head. Big coffee and caramel aroma, with a bit of chocolate, roasted malt, and cream. Sweet, rich milky flavor, with port, sour cream, a bit of alcohol, and roasted grains. Dead burnt finish. a bit too light for the flavor. A great strong stout. Fruity, almost citrus, and a bit of sour.

From cask at the Cloak and Dagger, Toronto. Thin, somewhat flavorful bitter, but not really enough. Flavors of fruit, caramel, bubble gum, pepper. Good fruit and spiciness. Very sessionable, but very light and could get boring. --- Beer merged from original tick of Arkell Best Bitter on 20 Sep 2008 at 22:35 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6. Original review text: From cask at the Cloak and Dagger, Toronto. Thin, somewhat flavorful bitter, but not really enough. Flavors of fruit, caramel, bubble gum, pepper. Good fruit and spiciness. Very sessionable, but very light and could get boring.

Draught at the Cloak and Dagger, Toronto. Rich, well balanced dark ale. Hints of chocolate, caramel, molasses. Relatively sweet but with a very good hop balance. Rich malts and cereals, with a smooth, creamy body. Well done. --- Beer merged from original tick of County Brown Ale on 27 Aug 2008 at 21:46 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Draught at the Cloak and Dagger, Toronto. Rich, well balanced dark ale. Hints of chocolate, caramel, molasses. Relatively sweet but with a very good hop balance. Rich malts and cereals, with a smooth, creamy body. Well done.

Can, 473 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on April 23 2008; eye: ruby, clear, slight effervescence, beige head that disappears almost completely, a bit of lacing; nose: quite malty, hoppier than it shows, light nuts, acridness from the roasting; mouth: creamy, lots of malt, nuts, acridness, a bit of hops, slight fruity that comes out of nowhere, finale where the acridness is quite presente, a bit lactic, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, medium body, not much carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Canette, 473 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 23 avril 2008; œil : rubis, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse beige abondante qui disparaît presque complètement, un peu de dentelle; nez : très maltée, plus houblonnée qu’elle ne le montre (vérifié en rétro-olfaction), léger noix, âcreté de torréfaction; bouche : crémeuse, beaucoup de malt, noix, âcreté, un léger houblon, un petit fruité qui apparaît de nulle part, finale où l’âcreté de la torréfaction est bien présente, un p’tit côté lactique, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, peu carbonatée; en résumé : correct

Courtesy of Degarth. Pours dark brown with thin off white head. The aroma is a load of the darkest of dark fruitiness with dates, prunes, and raisins along with a hint of roastiness. The flavors are well blended with notes of roasty malts, light amounts of caramel and toffee as well as prunes, dates, raisins and a mild sense of the ABV. It stays pretty even and unchanging into the finish.

Brown bottle, 341 ml, savoured on January 4 2008; eye: copper, clear, light effervescence, tan head that falls rapidly, lacing; nose: dusty grain, quite malty, light bitterness; mouth: malt, a bit of pepper, a tiny presence of caramel, a bit of hops, finale in malt with a hint of hops, slightly grainy texture, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, medium body, rather carbonated; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, savourée le 4 janvier 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, légère effervescence, mousse fauve abondante mais qui tombe assez rapidement, dentelle; nez : grain poussiéreux, très maltée, légère amertume; bouche : maltée, petite pointe de poivre, petit filet de caramel, soubresaut de houblon, finale maltée avec une pointe de houblon, texture légèrement granuleuse, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : correct

A bit heavy and simplistic. Aroma was mostly roast, with some coffee and maybe a bit of caramel-chocolate. The flavor was sweetish, with some caramel-chocolate up front, less coffee and mild roast in the finish. Somewhat simplistic overall, slightly chewy, magnified by the very low carbonation. Very dark with no head.

Dark head, gone in seconds, leaving a near fully black liquid. Blue cheese, liquorice, coffee, but not very outspoken nose. Lots of dry coffee, tobacco/tobacco ash notes, slightly salty (shrimp). Every sip ends bitter to quite bitter, with obviously a hop leg, chicory. Burnt coffee remains the main flavour, nonetheless. Faint molasses retronasal, without any real sweetness. MF seems initially a bit watery. Whilst the roasted grains aid to this, this is supposed to be an Imperial Stout, no? Only after some time, there is a bit of slickness in the throat. Not very imperial, if very stout. Thanks to Stephen!

Golden lager with a very thin white head. Aroma of fresh cereals, honey and light german hops. In mouth, a light and clean beer, with noice crisp caracter, light hopping. A nice summer quaffer at a good price. 15.99$ for 12 bottles at BS.

(Bottle 34,1 cl) Comes as "Wellington Imperial Russian Stout". Pours a clear, reddish mahogany with a creamy, beige head. Alcoholic nose with notes of raisins. Rather full body with lots of hard roasted malts, some accents of dried fruit and then a wee, burned edge. Some alcohol in the finish and a bitter, dry note from the malt. 290806