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notchucknorris

California

3.95/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Pours a dark brown color with a monstrous foamy light brown head. The head took forever to go down and eventually settled at about one finger.

S: Peat, dark roasted coffee, root beer, burnt wood, anise and unsweetened baking chocolate.

T: Opens on a wet earth/peat note with a good amount of smoke. This is quickly replaced by a tootsie roll/chocolate cake sweetness. Flavor moves on to chocolate covered espresso bean and roasted malt and ends on a soft but bitter and charred note. Mouthfeel is medium and slightly slick. Doesn't show much of the 10%. A pretty tasty RIS.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 03:06:34 | More by notchucknorris

Zbeetleman

California

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-15-2013 06:18:22 | More by Zbeetleman

Devinph

California

4.75/5  rDev +19.3%

04-21-2013 05:43:50 | More by Devinph

bigsquirrel

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-15-2013 19:54:07 | More by bigsquirrel

seand

California

3.84/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours an opaque black with lots and lots of foamy light tan head. A reasonable blanket retains, and leaves solid streaks of lacing.

S: Molasses and caramel, roasted malt, black coffee, and a touch of cocoa powder.

T: A thick bed of sweetness with a lighter note on top that comes through starting mid palate. Finish is full flavored and sweet, with some roasted malt notes.

M: Full bodied, medium carbonation.

Overall, a nice rendition of an imperial stout.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 03:07:32 | More by seand

CSpoons

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

01-23-2013 02:24:19 | More by CSpoons

sendbeer

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

01-13-2013 23:56:59 | More by sendbeer

JonBarley

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

12-10-2012 04:17:53 | More by JonBarley

haywood415

4/5  rDev +0.5%

12-06-2012 00:29:44 | More by haywood415

brotherloco

California

4/5  rDev +0.5%

11-30-2012 02:52:40 | More by brotherloco

Brad007

Vermont

3.9/5  rDev -2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours the color of texas tea, complete with a thick brown head into my glass. I just love the name mostly.

Lots of roasted coffee with some chocolate notes. It's hard to tell at this point exactly what to expect from the taste.

This is no beer for pussies. It clocked my taste buds with a nice dose of coffee, dark fruit and cocoa.

Alcohol warmth packs a punch and this could certainly benefit from some aging. Lingering cocoa and coffee round out the mouthfeel.

A textbook RIS that packs a punch. Age it for a few months and see where it goes. A bit too much for me at this point.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2012 18:09:31 | More by Brad007

StonedTrippin

Colorado

4.05/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

how has this not been written up yet? my bottle is listed at 10% abv, not 11, but nevermind that. it pours a flowy cola color with just a little light seeping in and a tan head that fades to a thin film. nice nose, peaty as hell, smoke and earth, sweet compost, black coffee, and even like a brown rice grainy sensation. flavor is smokey for just a second, but gives way to whiskey flavor, or more of a scotch whiskey. there is light vanilla, burnt wood, and coffee beans. the peat comes back in the finish, which i really like. in combination with the booze, its lovely and warming going down. carbonation doesnt appear to be heavy, but its very expansive in the mouth, soft though, and bitter from the fired malts. an impressive product, and my first from beer here. tasty gear, unique, should do well in the american market.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 02:48:11 | More by StonedTrippin