Kuhnhenn Jessies Road Rash Imperial Stout

Brewed by Kuhnhenn Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Warren, Michigan USA

12 ounce bottle thanks to pantanap, my 100th Imperial Stout rating. Pours a dark black color with a medium brown head. A sour aroma; tart cherries, roasted malts, light fruit. A odd, almost bizarre flavor; tartness is overpowering initially, sour cherries and wood, rich roasted malts, cocoa and coffee, salty, a odd brew. Nice though, a interesting brew. I assume the sourness is intentional?

Bottle. Pitch black. Small brown head. Oaky, sherrylike sweetish roasted malt dominate aroma. Sweet and sour flavor, very intense, with notes of grapes and alcohol sweetneess. Mild carbonation, full bodied, dryish mouthfeel. A bit too intensely sweet and sour for my taste. Otherwise a very interesting brew.

Bottled thanks Joey@CigarCity. Very deep brown, close to opaque black dark colour, brown mediumsized head. Aroma is liquorice, alcohol, chocolate oak and ashes with some roast. Also some dark fruits and plummy sweetness. Flavour is very much the same with a quite oily, but still carbonated palate. A bit too sweet for my taste.

Draft at brewpub. Pous a black opaque color with a small tan head. Nose is rich chocolate and roasted malts. Palate is full and fluffy. Flavors of chocolate, coffe, dark roasted malts and a nice sweetness.

Way too much dark fruit for me. Some raisin and maybe even cherry notes. Drier finish than expected. Not quite enough complexity, some chocolate notes and a bit of coffee but you really have to search for it.

draft at brew kettle - Totally opaque black color with almost non-existant tan head. Aroma is very roasty, with notes of coffee, ash, fair presence of anise, bit yeasty. Flavor is also pretty roasty, but with a fairly solid malty background, bit salty, with ash and a touch of dark chocolate. Finish is actually a bit thin with a mildlyh bitter finish. A good brew, but really doesn’t stand out from the sea of imperial stouts out there.

12oz bottle thanks to Sliffy. Pours very dark brown with tan ring. Aroma is powerful with roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, and molassas. Flavor is loaded with coffee, chocolate, roasted malt with some vanilla and dark fruits. Finishes with a tartness of sour cherries. Smooth on palate with very good mouthfeel. This is a very good imperial stout and one the more complex brews I have had in a while. This is what I hope Bells BB Cherry Stout was going to be. Cheers to Kuhnhenn for an awesome beer and taking chances.

Growler shared by hophead22 from dmschefke.. Pours jet black with a brown head.. Has this salty chocolate smell goin on... I guess this is what Chef’s Chocolate Salty Balls smell like..Taste is alot of coffee and chocolate with a dry kinda bitter finish.. Good but not my favorite RIS