Strong coffee aroma. Somewhat crisp taste, like the cocoa is subduing the dark malt flavor. After that initial taste you get an alternating mix of dark chocolate and coffee flavors. Aftertaste is mostly coffee but with some hints of the alcohol level.
Label says release #10, which according to website was brewed on August 24, 2012 and I’m drinking it January 14, 2015. Says first aged in whiskey barrels them bourbon barrels.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Very strong hop crispness. Not harsh or sweet, just very clean and full flavored. Very little aftertaste, just a faint hint of hops.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Strong sweet aroma. Full flavored sweetness very reminiscent of Hopslam, but without the hint of honey sweetness. Hop harshness mixed with a malt sweetness that leaves a slightly harsh hop aftertaste. Can taste hints of the high alcohol mixed in there.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Sharp hop aroma. Very hoppy full flavor hop bite. Fades out with a bit of a mild malt flavor with some hop aftertaste.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Pumpkin pie and light spice aroma. Taste is slightly crisp but very pumpkin pie-ish. Aftertaste is a very strong spice flavor that lingers lightly.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Very strong sweet aroma, almost like rotten or over ripe fruit. Sweet, puckering taste with a sharp hop bite on the backside. Lingering hop aftertaste at a low level. No notable alcohol flavor like you might expect with 10% ABV. Just a very strong, slightly harsh hop flavor to let you know something unique is going on.
4 out of 5 Stars.
No real aroma. Slight sweet taste of hops and malt. Not very hoppy for an IPA, but very nicely balanced and clean tasting. No real aftertaste but a slight hop sweetness and a red ale taste.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Light sweet hop aroma. Very tasty with a sharp hop bite intermixed with a nice grainy malt. Mild hop aftertaste.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Sweet aroma. Very smooth malt flavor, hints of hop in aftertaste, with malt intermixed.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Slight sweet aroma. Sharp hops bite. Full flavor hops and malt, but very strong hop sweetness.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
