Blue Point Sour Cherry Imperial Stout

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Patchogue, New York USA

Serve in Snifter

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On draft at Rattle ’N’ Hum. I was drawn to it because ’sour’ was in the name. Pours a dark brown colour with a tan head. Aroma of malts, cherries and espresso. Flavour of sour cherries, malts, grains and maybe a hint of coffee and milk. Smooth and palatable. The aroma was a bit weak.

Appearance- very dark with a hint of red for the cherry Aroma- toffee and butterscotch with hint if cherry Taste- coffee with a slight cherry finish ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap at pour house last year for blue point takeover day. Pours a very dark brown. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, burnt wood, coffee, not much cherry coming through in the aroma or taste. Decent stout but lacked the cherry flavor I wanted, bells cherry stout it is.

Tap. Pours deep, dark brown with thick, frothy tan head; decent retention and some lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruit, espresso, and faint earthy hops. Flavor is heavy malt with faint supporting fruit esters and hops; dry, dark chocolate finish. Full body with medium carbonation and warmth.

Tap at Max’s. Pours opaque with a medium, frothy tan head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, roast and coffee malt, cherry, wood and earthy hops. Flavor is malt dominant with medium hops and bitterness, tart cherries with a dry finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.

On tap at Tap and Mallet. Again, rating at a bar, I don’t detect as much in the nose in that setting. Standard looking jet black with slight red. In a snifter, started with a gorgeous head, quite attractive. Nose is slight cherry along with roasted notes. Palate is not extremely complex but thick, whit a slightly tart cherry edge, especially as it warms. Pretty drinkable.

On tap at Tap and Mallet. This goblet of beer came with a black color with a touch of red at the edges and almost no head at all. The aroma was sour cherry, a touch of malt and a hint of molasses. The flavor was an intriguing mix of roasty malts and tangy cherry with a malty middle and a long light cherry finish. Very interesting.

Draft at Crunchy’s, East Lansing. Deep opaque brown-black body, medium creamy light brown head. Light roasty, chocolaty aroma. Inky body with tannic, slightly tart cherry, on the dry side with modest sweetness. Enjoyable but safe.

Strong malt aroma with a very light amount of cherry. Black color with a medium brown head. Sweet beginning with a light bitter finish.

Draft in snifter; I didn’t pick up chocolate, cherry, or any fruitiness. All in all it was a decent imperial stout that I would drink when available.

Draft. Deep black color. Smells of cherry and booze. Tastes like a chocolate covered cherry with a tart finish. Lighter then I’d expect. Really good