The first of the bottles I received in my Dark Lord trade. I drank this slowly, over about 90 minutes, while eating a curry and watching Americas Funniest Home Videos on the couch with Katie.
I poured this into an oversized red wine glass, as I still don't have a proper goblet or chalice for this type of beer. Apparently it needs a lot of surface area to do its thing.
There was a small, thin, head, which was gone before I knew it, leaving behind oil-slick looking patches on the top of the beer. Looks like a big glass of motor oil.
It smells like toffee, and roasted grain. Oh, and booze. The smell was the best part about this beer.
Taste - Strong roasted malt flavors, some chocolate, lots of burnt taste, significant bitterness from the hops. It leaves a sour aftertaste on the back of the mouth. The alcohol is very upfront. I guess I sort of expect that from a 10% ABV beer, but usually there's enough flavor to mask part of it.
It could be I just wasn't in the mood for this, but all and I all I think this a pretty weak beer. Not balanced and too many sharp flavors. I'd go for an Old Rasputin over this any day. It took me quite a while to finish this one.
Verdict - I'll pass
Verdict II - America's Funniest Home Videos sucks. They need less naked kids farting in the bathtub and more people falling down the steps.
You know what AFV really needs less of: [redacted]!
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