Arcadia Imperial Stout

12 oz bottler thanks to dmac621. Poured a deep dark black with a small head. Smells of chocolate, vanilla bean. Tastes smooth, with hops, malt coffee, chocolate and a little fruit. Pretty good.

2005 Bottle. Thanks Pops! Pour is black with small tan head. Interesting aroma of wood, vanilla, a little chocolate. Taste was chocolate, peanut brittle, and more vanilla with a generous hoppy bitterness in the finish. As it warmed it got worse. And weird. A lighter and unique impy. A little watery and chalky at times. Carbonation seems to be lacking. I tried to like this.

Bottle courtesy Dansting. Poured pitch black with a tannish head, almost looked like it had purple off hues, but I wasn’t in good lighting and was pretty tired. Label does say black currants, so who knows. Lacing was very minimal if any at all, high abv appeared to have minimized much of anything. The aroma was fruity (berries), oxidization, resinous hops. The flavor was along the same lines, the currants certainly making a significant showing. Unfortunately, the berry-ness of this whole thing really didn’t meld well for me with the light coffee roast underneath and a bitter metallic hoppy finish. The mouthfeel was the best part, far from sticky, yet full. Unfortunately, I’d rather have had more in the flavor dept. Nevertheless, thanks goes to Dan for hooking me up with this one.

Thanks to Drewbeerme.. Dark Brown and heavy body pours thick and very aromatic. Tastes of coffee bean, caramel, vanilla marshmallow and peanuts. Very melow and smooth for an Imperial, almost no alcohol present or interfering. Perfect palate and a nice deep and rich finish with a nutty and hoppy aftertaste. Overall i think this one is underated... it should be cellared at least a year.

(bottle) deep black with almost no head. Roast malt, coffee aroma. Flavor is coffee. roast malt. Definite alcohol. Somehow less than the sum of its parts.

At my 2007 Impy Stout Tasting. Thanks to bditty187 for the beer. Pours black with a thick light brown head. Lots of tiny bubbles in the head. Has a mild roasted chocolate flavor, but nothing outstanding. A good beer. 2005 vintage.

My first Arcadia beer and a great start with this brewery. Black as coal color, limited brownish head, chocolate/coffee nose with a bit of alcohol. Tasty, sweetish taste with coffee/alcoholly flavoring that’s really easy going down. Well done.

Agressive pout yields a 1/2 inch dark brown head. Smells of chocolate and even bourbon. Very smooth mouthfeel, nice and silky. Taste is rich chocolate with a lingering roasty finish, and some licorice as well. Pretty good.