Still really good but not better after a year - maybe lost something.

about 4 months. vanilla aroma very prominent and nice. coffee is down a lot in nose and taste. 4.5

still just as good - a bit more cinnamon in the taste

4.41/5 rDev -0.7% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25 L - nice dark black with a big tan head S - Coffee, chocolate,vanilla and barrel T - Layered with the same as the aroma with cinnamon coming in lightly late in the taste through the finish M - nice, not too heavy but somewhat sticky O - very good, a great complex BA stout and a value for the price

1 year old much better than fresh in mini vert

1 year old much better than fresh in mini vert

4.11/5 rDev +5.1% look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 1 year old bottle L - solid brown, nice head S - very light, slightly sweet T - smooth, sweet malts, very nice M - nice, slightly sticky O - very good, no overly strong flavors, but smooth sweet maltiness

still great

Still strong coffee flavor

very good, very smooth, no bitterness at all

excellent coffee and chocolate, but a slight bitterness at the finish - is there a sweet spot where this dies off before you lose the coffee too much?

4.58/5 rDev +0.4% | Avg: 4.56 look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5 Fresh as possible - 4/1 release, purchase and consumption A - Super black with a tremendous tan/brown head S - Very strong and pleasing coffee and chocolate T - Delicious with coffee flavor dominance, very slight bitterness at the finish F - Thick and oily O - Fantastic coffee stout - results meet the hype. Lucky enough to have landed 11 more that I'll consume over time (up to one year unless it starts lose too much coffee).

4.12/5 rDev -3.1% look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4 A - light gold color, cloudy with big carbonation S - very nice - sweet malts and banana T - very good with the same sweet malt flavor and banana M - ok O - very good beer, very flavorful for a lighter bodied beer

Still good, but not as sweet as I remembered. 4ish

4.45/5 rDev +6.7% look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5 2009 vintage A - Apple cider, cloudy S - Dark fruit, stone fruit, very nice strong aromas T - Same dark and stone fruit with a nice boozy flavor, with no alcohol burn M - nice fairly chewy O - very good, tasty and very smooth

4.32/5 rDev -3.4% look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5 year old bottle A - dark with a nice strong head - some big particles S - nice malty T - very smooth with sweet dark fruit malt flavors M - smooth not too thick O - very good, not sure I thought it better than fresh

2.88/5 rDev -31.1% look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3 bottle was a bit over a year old A - nice golden color with crazy carbonation - it took four separate pour to drink! S - unfortunately I found the smell very bad T - the taste was ok, not malty sweet or hoppy - unique M - nice once you got past the carbonation O - dissapointing, although I knew it was a unique beer with Brett, the aroma was a real negative

4.57/5 rDev +7.3% look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75 2010 consumed April 2016 A - Brown with a reddish hue, effervescent head S - stone fruit - plums raisons T - Delicious. So smooth and sweet with strong plum/prune/raison flavors. M - Nice slightly sticky O - Just delicious

good - about a 4.0

4.28/5 rDev +9.5% look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 A - brown with red hues, super popping carbonation that fizzes away very quickly S - light sweet malty aroma T- Very nice sweet malt flavors of dark stone fruits, barrel is very subdued M - nice smooth O - Very good and a very good deal for the price. Maybe could age, but very smooth fresh. The flavor reminds me of Gulden Draak (one of my very favorites).

still great

Still strong coffee flavor

very good, very smooth, no bitterness at all

excellent coffee and chocolate, but a slight bitterness at the finish - is there a sweet spot where this dies off before you lose the coffee too much?

4.58/5 rDev +0.4% | Avg: 4.56 look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5 Fresh as possible - 4/1 release, purchase and consumption A - Super black with a tremendous tan/brown head S - Very strong and pleasing coffee and chocolate T - Delicious with coffee flavor dominance, very slight bitterness at the finish F - Thick and oily O - Fantastic coffee stout - results meet the hype. Lucky enough to have landed 11 more that I'll consume over time (up to one year unless it starts lose too much coffee).

4.25 aged 2 years. smooth, very mellow. may have lost some flavor?

3.78/5 rDev -5% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5 Aged 1 year A - really nice orangey hue with a strong head S - nice slightly sweet aroma T - a bit sharp with no sweetness of the aroma and a very harsh finish M - nice thickness O - not as good as I would have thought after a year, will definitely let the rest sit for a while

3.85 Good dopplebock, nice flavor but light