Black Friday 2018: Green
Aslin Beer Company
- From:
- Aslin Beer Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 16.5%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 5.44%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 31, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 23, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
Imperial Stout w/ Anniversary Blend Coffee, Cocoa Nibs, & Vanilla
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Reviewed by StraightNoChaser from Georgia
4.61/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: Like the other Black Friday variants I've had, inky dark, no highlights at all when held too light. Slight tan head on the pour than recedes to wisps.
smell: My Sister made a cake for my BD, a decadent rich chocolate with espresso. This smells like th
taste: much like the nose with the vanilla strong in the finish.
Damn, these Black Friday stouts are good.
Jul 28, 2019smell: My Sister made a cake for my BD, a decadent rich chocolate with espresso. This smells like th
taste: much like the nose with the vanilla strong in the finish.
Damn, these Black Friday stouts are good.
Reviewed by Dragginballs76 from South Carolina
4.8/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Appearance - Pours jet black with a huge mocha colored head that settles to a thick ring. Few spots of lacing.
Aroma - Lots of coffee, vanilla, rich dark chocolate, roasted malts, no sign of the alcohol rich decadent aroma.
Taste - Wow huge coffee flavor, lots of rich dark chocolate fudge like, cocoa nibs, sweet vanilla, roasted malts like a rich chocolate cupcake.
Feel - Full bodied creamy, thick smooth slick nice dry finish still no sign of the alcohol.
Overall - Wow this is a very well done stout, hits all the marks super impressed how smooth and rich this is and no alcohol coming through at all.
Jan 04, 2019Aroma - Lots of coffee, vanilla, rich dark chocolate, roasted malts, no sign of the alcohol rich decadent aroma.
Taste - Wow huge coffee flavor, lots of rich dark chocolate fudge like, cocoa nibs, sweet vanilla, roasted malts like a rich chocolate cupcake.
Feel - Full bodied creamy, thick smooth slick nice dry finish still no sign of the alcohol.
Overall - Wow this is a very well done stout, hits all the marks super impressed how smooth and rich this is and no alcohol coming through at all.
Reviewed by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia
4.09/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16 oz. can from Black Friday release. Poured into Aslin Teku glass and allowed to warm.
L: Like with the others of this line, 1F light tan head with poor retention. Beer is dark black.
S: Very faint vanilla and cocoa notes. Coffee seems to have taken a ganja break. All roasted malts otherwise. Surprised it faded this quickly, if that is what happened.
T: Cocoa and roasted malts, with the faintest of vanilla. Some coffee does come in midpalate. ABV not very evident, as always, to Aslin's everlasting credit.
F: Full-bodied, light carbonation. This one could have been constructed better. Balance is OK.
O: Expected a yuge chocolate vanilla sensation here and got...less so. It's still very good, of course.
Jan 02, 2019L: Like with the others of this line, 1F light tan head with poor retention. Beer is dark black.
S: Very faint vanilla and cocoa notes. Coffee seems to have taken a ganja break. All roasted malts otherwise. Surprised it faded this quickly, if that is what happened.
T: Cocoa and roasted malts, with the faintest of vanilla. Some coffee does come in midpalate. ABV not very evident, as always, to Aslin's everlasting credit.
F: Full-bodied, light carbonation. This one could have been constructed better. Balance is OK.
O: Expected a yuge chocolate vanilla sensation here and got...less so. It's still very good, of course.
Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
4.21/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The beer pours a nice head that dissipates very quickly and doesn't leave anything behind. The beer itself is a dark chocolate black with a nice chocolate syrup like texture to it.
The smell is good. It is mostly a good mix of a sweet cocoa and vanilla note. The coffee note is a bit light compared to the other notes.
The taste is very good. It has a delicious mix of sweet coca and vanilla that add a good contrast to the bitter chocolate coffee notes.
The feel is good. It has a heavy body with a nice syrupy note to it. There is a very light almost non-existent carbonation to it.
Overall, this is a pretty good beer even though some of the other ones are a bit more interesting.
Nov 29, 2018The smell is good. It is mostly a good mix of a sweet cocoa and vanilla note. The coffee note is a bit light compared to the other notes.
The taste is very good. It has a delicious mix of sweet coca and vanilla that add a good contrast to the bitter chocolate coffee notes.
The feel is good. It has a heavy body with a nice syrupy note to it. There is a very light almost non-existent carbonation to it.
Overall, this is a pretty good beer even though some of the other ones are a bit more interesting.
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