 Beerlando (1563), Orlando, Florida, USA
Oct 6, 2008
Bottled, aged over 1 year. The pour is a dark chestnut brown color that lets a good amount of light through when backlit. A foamy, tan colored head leaves some delicate sheet lacing behind. The aroma is heavy on roasty caramel malts, along with notes of semi-sweet chocolate and creamed coffee. The flavor follows suit exactly, sweet caramel and chocolate up front, with roasty coffee and earthy hops on the back end. It’s a bit to caramel forward for my liking. The body is not up to par for the style. While the carbonation is balanced, the palate is on the thin side of medium-full and slightly sticky towards the finish. Overall, this is a decent imperial stout, but it is lacking in many areas.
ChainGangGuy (1810), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jan 4, 2009 Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a thinning, off-white head.
Smell: Aroma smelling of roasted barley and semi-sweet chocolate morsels with notes of coffee beans and aged nuts.
Taste: Roasty blend of creamy barley and chocolate with an overall medium sweetness and, lookee here, a garnish of mini-marshmallows. Hints of licorice and coarse ground walnuts. Earthy, roasty bitterness. Drying, bittersweet finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Could benefit from a slight heft in body. Though it may not be a legendary member of the noble Imperial Stout style, it’s still a quality brew and certainly worth seeking out a bottle.
jake65 (1355), Meridian, Idaho, USA
Dec 22, 2008 Bottle from mcox90, thanks. Near black pour with a large, creamy brown head. Aroma is roasty with coffee and light cocoa. A sweeter chocolate comes through in the flavor with more coffee and a well-balanced roastiness. Some dark chocolate and light bittersweetness. I found this to be well rounded and delicious.
RIXbeer (102), USA
Nov 28, 2008 Pours a blackhole like black. sucking in light. Nice thin cream/almond colored head. Nice aroma od burnt coffee and a nice smack of chocolate malt and a burnt rum odor. Huge flavor of burnt coffee and hints of cola and chocolate/caramel mixed with a tiny bit of a syrupy rum. A little thin for an imperial stout. Still delicious but I would just call this a Stout. Delicious but just a stout. This beer is very drinkable. The alcohol is virtually un-noticeable. Very good.
Firemoose15 (501), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 28, 2008 Bottle, thanks to my in-laws from VT. Aroma roasted malt and coccoa. Poured a near black light tan cap. Flavor was bitter chocolate and coffee and nice bit of hops too. Palate was smooth and enjoyable. Overall tasty.
miketd (461), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle from a trade. Pour is dark brown nearly black. Creamy beige head. Lacing present in the glass. Aroma is roasy malt and chocolate. Has just a faint metallic note, but not much. Flavor is chocolate and bitter. Decent palate. Dry Finish. Pretty nice beer...worth seeking out.
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