 blankboy (2687), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 28, 2006
<i>Draught at 2006 MBG Summer Festival.</i> Pours a very dark brown/black with an average size diminishing creamy tan head. Awesome sweet aroma of dark malt, dark fruit, molasses, coffee, oak, hops and more -- smells fantastic. I didn’t think the flavour could live up to that aroma and to my pleasant surprise it did! Sweet malty flavour follows the aroma and is incredibly easy to drink for such a strong beer (hell, it’s easy to drink for a 9% beer!). Medium to full bodied. What a great Impy Stout, I absolutely loved it and it was my favourite beer of the day.
hopdog (4779), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 27, 2008 12oz bottle shared by CaptainCougar. 2004 vintage. Poured a deeper black color with a small sized off whtie head. Aromas of roast, earthy, chocolate, and dark fruits. Tastes of caramel, chocolate, nuts, earthy, dark fruits, ashes, and coffee. Definitely some alcohol in the finish.
acrdz (4489), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Oct 27, 2008 Sample from a 12oz bottle thanks to CaptainCougar. Intensely deep black, oily and viscous and think in the glass, holding up thick on the sides during a good swirl. Hugely sweet cloying burnt plum, smoke and charred chocolate nose, huge biting alcohol flavor, as expected, but over times it turns into more of a chemical acetone experience as the alcohol burns into the throat and the vinous and oily texture tingles the palate in a thick coating. Interesting for sure.
jcwattsrugger (4087), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
May 23, 2008 12oz bottle @Vero Beach Throwdown-pours no head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-licorice, dark fruit. Taste is acidic, dark malt-licorice, dark fruit. Alcohol. Minimum carbonation. Not my style. Thanks Hopscotch for sharing.
SamsCellar (3), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
does not count  Apr 17, 2008 I sampled this at the Michigan Summer Beer Festival a few years ago, and it stands out as one of my favorites from the fest. Suprisingly drinkable for the high gravity, but definantly a sipper. Black as tar color, with minimal carbonation. Deep choclate malt, dark roast, and of course an alcohol zing, but what else would you expect for 22.5%?
Well worth a taste.
hopscotch (4678), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Feb 25, 2008 Bottle (2005)… <b>VBWT2008</b>… Pitch black ale with no head. The aroma is a mix of dark, bittersweet chocolate, rubbing alcohol, caramel, molasses, prune and light acetaldehyde (aging eliminated what must have been a more significant problem when fresh). Full-bodied and velvety with restrained carbonation. Burnt, chocolaty, bitter and big-time boozy. Finishes chocolaty, bittersweet and, of course, pretty darned hot. A "sipper" to be sure. <b>Cheers to CaptainCougar for sending the bottle!</b>
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