7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A creamy, mocha-colored head sits on top of this opaque black brew at the pour. Strong aroma of dark chocolate and strong coffee. Roasty bitter in flavor with a good body and mouth feel.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2005
at 07:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle on 10/7/2005. Pours an orange-gold-amber color, nice creamy white head is well-retained. Aroma of fresh, leafy, juicy hops, quite floral and aromatic, with light citrus fruits lingering in the background and a hint of honey and biscuits. Flavor is bitter and assertive, but not over-the-top, IMHO. Soaked hops, almost a tea-like flavor, with light grapefruit and oranges. Creamy/frothy mouthfeel, as always, with some of that light yeast apparency typical of the brewery (sort of a dry, earthy flavor). Ends quite dry, bit of perfuminess but no alcohol. Malt and mouthfeel are well done, as I figured they would be, and the hops are enjoyable as well. Another solid offering from this fine brewer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2005
at 16:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Vintage 2004, sampled September 2005] A pitch black beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of coffee and chocolate, but also a hint of some kind of cleaner - I wonder if it is the smoked malt? The flavor is sweet and to begin with quite straight down the road malty with only light notes of roastyness, but it grows on You in the aftertaste coming out with notes of the smoked malt, coffe, chocolate, but also some acidity. The aftertaste lingers for a long time with smoked wood and roasted malt, but still with the acidic note lingering in the background. I’m not that crazy about the acidic note, but otherwise this is a really nice beer.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2005
at 16:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled at RBESG. Dark brown. Flowery nose. Sweet and caramelly. Roasty with some honey and fruit, near full body and oily mouthfeel. Tarry finish. Warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2005
at 05:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A red-brown beer with a disappearing off-white head. The aroma is sweet and slightly roasted. The flavor is sweet malty and roasted, but also with some notes of alcohol. Thanks Stephen (tiggmtl) for bringing this to RBESG, since I couldn’t find it when I was in Montreal.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2005
at 16:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 34,1 cl) Vintage 2005. Pitch black and opaque, thick dark brown head. Notes of burned malt in the nose. Incredibly dry flavours with the burned malt completely dominating. An ashy bitterness. Very classical Imperial Stout. 120805 & 271105
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2005
at 09:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 34,1 cl) Clear chestnut brown with a light brown head. Nose full of lovely roasted malt. Sweetish body yet with rather dry, roasted notes and a marked finishing bitterness for balance. And indeed this is a balanced and harmonious brew. 120805
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2005
at 09:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled @RBESG’05
Clear nut brown, small tanned head. Very hoppy, glue-like aroma. Very hoppy flavor, a bit metallic notes. Good long hoppy aftertaste.
Clear nut brown, small tanned head. Very hoppy, glue-like aroma. Very hoppy flavor, a bit metallic notes. Good long hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2005
at 14:13
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled @RBESG’05
Opaque black, small tanned head. Expresso nose, very intensive. Roasted, chocolaty. Full-bodied. Some licorice in the aftertaste.
Opaque black, small tanned head. Expresso nose, very intensive. Roasted, chocolaty. Full-bodied. Some licorice in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2005
at 13:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep amber body that supports a tall, creamy, off-white head. Piney aroma with some yeast. Good sweet malt and bitter hops, well balanced with a long, dry, bitter finish. Not too shabby overall.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2005
at 17:32