BrewDog Coffee Imperial Stout

Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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Bottled (thanks to the craziest bartender alive!). Very deep brown, close to black, colour with mediumsized beigeish brown head, that stays for a good while. Aroma is liquorice, coffee, caramel malts, some black chocolate as well as mild vanillaish notes. Flavour is coffee, liquorice, wooden and also has some caramel malts, roasted malts and a bit vanillaish notes. Sour black cold coffee in the aftertaste.

Thanks to Craig for bringing this to DLD! Poured deep brown with a well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up treacle, light smoke, and molasses over coffee and dark chocolate support.. oak really came through on the back of the nose. The flavor found a lot more of the sour oaky character (all the way through) with dry-roasted coffee maltage providing most of the core.. decent balance, but a bit too sour on the back. Creamy carbonation on the palate with a long bitter and sour kick at the end.. decent transition, but barely.

Name: Coffee IS French Oak
Date: April 25, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, DLD
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate and caramel aroma, light oak
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, plenty of roasted coffee, lots of oak adds to the bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Another stonker from BrewDog. Massively laden with coffee, plenty of hops, medium body and very drinkable. Long bitter finish. Perfect for a morning drink.

Bottled (Danish Beerhouse version): Pitch black coloured. Small dense brown head. Coffee, roast, light liqourice and a light fruit touch in the aroma. Flaovur is heavily roasted. Loads of coffee and burnt flavours. Light liqourice and some cocoa. Medium to full bodied. Roasty burnt bitterness in the end. A bit sharp and edgy.

courtesy of Laurent Mousson - dark brown almost black coloured with a poor head retention; aroma of coffee beans and a touch of anise, roasted and gently woody; clean and surprisingly fresh palate, good malt body; fairly bitter and long coffeish finish with warming alcohol notes - a nice one

Bottle from Utobeer. Almost black with a big, tan head. Roasted coffee aroma. Espresso, meat and chocolate flavours. Well-hidden alcohol. Highly drinkable.

Bottle 33cl. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].
Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, dusty, wood spunce, vanilla and licorice notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081230]

A jet black impy with coffee and rosted malt all over. Aroma is simple but delicious with huge amounts off coffee, fruit and burned cereals. The flaovur is along the same lines with some fruit and caramel making it just a bit interesting..

It is black with a red hue and a small, creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, coffee, dark fruits, licorice and light oak. The flavour has a light sweetness and a light roasted bitterness, and it has notes of dark fruits, roasted malt, coffee/licorice, caramel, wood and the finish is dry with a touch of tannic acid. The flavour has IMO just as much licorice as coffee....