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rAvg: 4.08
pDev: 12.25%
Reviews: 185
Hads: 357

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Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 9.60% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (177), on-tap (8).

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Reviews by oline73:

oline73

Maryland

4.2/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a bottle into a snifter.

Pours almost black color with a nice layer of tan head. This beer has really nice chocolate/mint flavor to it. Mint scares me because it can make things taste like mouthwash, but that's not the case here. Reminds me of a thin mint. This is a really nice use of mint in a beer. Stone tends to be extreme, but they didn't overdo it here. There is a really nice sweet roast throughout that brings everything together.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 23:14:30 | More by oline73

More User Reviews:

pisano

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev -2%

05-23-2013 13:39:31 | More by pisano

verge

California

4.5/5 rDev +10.3%

05-21-2013 18:02:07 | More by verge

SpdKilz

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -8.1%

05-21-2013 02:21:21 | More by SpdKilz

kemoarps

Washington

4.36/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Deep black, mid-brown billowy head that hangs out and laces the glass like a pair of sneakers.

In a blind smell test, I would be hard pressed to pick which was which between this beer and a pack of thin mints (disclosure: I absolutely LOVE thin mints. Like, more than is healthy. If I had to choose between giving up thin mints for the rest of my life or giving up beer for the rest of my life... well, ok I'd probably give up the cookies, but I'd have to at least think about it). sweet dark chocolate, peppermint, some roastiness...

The taste has much of the same. The mint is less pronounced, but leaves a nice clean finish on the back end. The chocolate becomes more bitter cocoa powder/baking chocolate, a little burnt malts. mildly bitter.

very smoothe. The alcohol is a little more apparent than I would prefer, but by no means is it 'boozy.'

I really like what this beer is. This is not going to be for everyone, and it's not one I would necessarily drink alll the time, but it is a very well crafted beer featuring a set of flavours that are very near and dear to me.
If it sounds even the slightest bit appetizing to you I'd look for it.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 06:31:42 | More by kemoarps