7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
A deep red beer with a beutiful chocolate-brown head. The aroma is sweet primarily malty with some roasted and woody notes. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of over ripe fruit, but also some wood and chocolate.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2005
at 12:27
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
An unclear amber beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet hoppy, while the flavor is malty with notes of straw, and the body is thin.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2005
at 02:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep, opaque brown-black, medium tan head dissipating to a small coating of bubbles. Big roasty nose with dark chocolate and coffee notes. Strong roasted malt body with coffee and a strange tangy acidity around the edges. Strains to reveal a touch of dark fruit and a hint of sweetness, but remains mostly roasted malts and coffee, perhaps with a dissolved cough lozenge thrown in for good measure. I wouldn’t classify this as an Imperial Stout, but it is still a tasty beer. Thanks Tom (CaptainCougar) for the bottles!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2005
at 00:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Opened at MrFacto’s ’Tosa tasting, brought by JPDIPSO. Cloudy light orange body, medium cream head. Buttery, creamy, toasty aroma with touches of light fruit and honey, but clearly dominated by diacetyl. Very thin body, sweet, with some earthy yeastiness besides the ubiquitous buttered toast. Too thin and without the fairly dense bread/caramel malt profile I expect in an Oktoberfest.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2005
at 19:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to MrFacto for this one! A vigorous pour right into the middle of the snifter raised a small head that quickly became a tan ring around the edge of the glass. Opaque black in color. This has a powerful entoxicating aroma! I love it, and this hasn’t even warmed up yet! Chocolate, coffee, rich roast malt, alcohol, very complex and inviting. Just the right thing for a night approaching single digit temperatures here in the Tennessee Mountains. The flavor is mildly bitter delivered on a smooth medium palate. There was no date on this bottle to indicate it’s age, but I think this one would have improved with a bit more time. Still a decent Imperial Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2004
at 17:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled, thanks cquiroga! Black, small head. Oak and vanilla up front. The malt character is rounded, chocolatey and roasty. Loads of licorice in the finish. The cask character doesn’t go over board, and accompanies the other flavours well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2004
at 14:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Pours black with a small tan head. There is a nice ring suplying plenty of very thick lacing. Aroma is a wonderfull combination of chocolate, leather and dark pitted fruit but easy on the smokeiness compared to other IS’s I’ve had recently. The coffee comes charging to the front on the first sip. Covers some of that nice choc flavor a bit much I think. Quite strong/bitter actually and the ABV is noticeable. Feels very slick and smooth. and the finish is a bitter smokey trailer. Actually a very interesting transition from aroma to taste to aftertaste. Thanks again to MrFacto
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2004
at 21:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle Pours a very dark brown with very little head and slight even lacing. Aroma is not very strong but has nice tootsie roll, smokey notes. Flavor is quite smokey, charcoal and not so much of the sweet notes form the aroma. Feel is moderate and yes a litle chalky. Finish is dry and with a campfire bitter flavor. Thanks again to MrFacto
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2004
at 21:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Muddy deep brown body with slight red highlights in the edges. Medium tan head. Potent, rich aroma of oak, vanilla, dense layers of chocolate, and licorice. Heavy emphasis on oak barrel (bourbon) flavor, with roasted coffee beans and dryish chocolate. Slightly rough alcohol finish. The body is quite watery for an Imperial Stout and much of the beer’s character is derived from the oak barrels rather than the malts. That said, this is a smooth drink (until perhaps the last few seconds of the finish). Thanks JCapriotti for this Impy!
Tried
on 20 Jul 2004
at 18:34