8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pint can pours with a murky hazy deep gold body that has thin copper hues and supports a thin off white head of foam. The aroma offers up a blend of lime, honeydew and grapefruit. The taste delivers small juicy sweet chunks of mango and guava as well as sweetness infused hop bitter lime and grapefruit. This comes together really well achieving a great balance and depth.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2019
at 02:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(500ml 2018 bottle shared @ Nische's tasting, thanks to the host!) Pours pitch black with a medium sized tan head and lace. Notes of rather heavy roast with a prominent soy sauce and acidic component, some spent coffee grounds, cacao, earth, umami. No real coconut or vanilla component. Some dark caramel sweetness but rather dry on the whole, dusty and rather bitter from the roast. Medium-bodied, soft creamy carbonation. Huh, this is not what I was expecting at all. Feels as though the 2018 batch is lacking, especially in bottle. Where are the adjuncts?
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2019
at 22:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can on the streets of Amsterdam, Kings Day ‘19. Black with a brown head. Aroma of big coffee, roast and chocolate. Flavour is above moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 27 Apr 2019
at 15:27
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Abnormal, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma is intense, with amazing maple syrup character, followed by light vanilla and coffee. Flavour somehow manages to express intense maple syrup without it being too sweet, with robust coffee balancing this out. Vanilla beans add just enough accentuation. Phenomenal beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Abnormal, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out honey, gentle cinnamon, and medium roast. Flavour is intense, with a wonderful mix of honey and cinnamon upfront, followed by coffee and a hint of roast. Really lovely honey character, with just enough cinnamon without it dominating. Wonderful beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Abnormal, pours a clear pale copper blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out toasted biscuity malt and some herbal notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with herbal notes, biscuity malt and some grass. Herbaceous crunch on the finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Abnormal, pours black with s small brown head. Aroma brings out lots of whiskey barrels upfront, with moderately smoky coffee and light roast. Flavour is heavy on the bourbon, with some rather cheap barrel character coming through - probably the Bulleit - with subdued coffee poking through. The barrel choice could be improved, I think. Solid beer still.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:12
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
On tap at Abnormal, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out coconut upfront, with intense coffee and light vanilla. Flavour is amazingly complex, with a wonderful mix of vanilla beans, coconut and coffee. Not too sweet at all, with every adjunct coming through beautifully. Phenomenal beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Abnormal, pours black with a small dark brown head. Aroma brings out bright coffee upfront, with medium roast. Flavour is robust, with lots of dark coffee, medium roasted malt, and a touch of sweetness to balance it out. Pretty damn impressive imperial coffee stout - top tier stuff. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:10
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Abnormal, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma brings out herbal notes, toasted bready and a bit of a vegetal character. Flavour is along the same lines, with vegetal and herbal notes. Toasted bready finish. Not too impressive but it's alright.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:07