Broadway Pub Lord Sherlock Holmes

Brewed by Broadway Pub
Style: Imperial Stout
Shawinigan, Canada

Serve in Snifter

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4oz. sample @ Churchkey, DC. 8.0% abv. labeled as Sherlock Homes imp Stout in BB Barrel. I hope this is the version Churchkey got, as the regular Holmes is @ 3.9%. dark brown, tan head. aroma, what a let down, got a bunch of burnt liquor, hinting at barrel sourness, roasted malts, lots of booze coming through. flavors, again, this one is loaded with booze, hints of sour for the style, especially a bourbon, seems like it needs to settle some. Finish keeps a lot of liquorish/anise like notes, barrel covers most of the beer elements, from fruits to caramel malts. Barrel definitely needs to mellow out.

Draft. Pours a black body with an off white head and great retention, nice cascading body as well. Malty body with a light roast y bitterness, licorice and irish cream. Unfortunately i picked up a strong plastic note that ruined the rest of the beer for me.

Pours a pitch black color with a medium, light brown head. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, chocolate and mild roasted malt. The flavor is very sweet, there’s vanilla, chocolate, bourbon and mild roasted malt. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and gentle carbonation.

Tap at the brewpub. BA Impy, 7.5% on the menu. Beautiful pour, pitch black with the definition of creamy mocha head. The rest was a complete mess. The aroma was way off, some vanilla, a lot of oak, burnt toast. Taste was were the sh*t hit the fan. Liquid oak, rotten vanilla and grain was all there was. Sweet, sticky and nauseating. Palate was thin and the lingering aftertaste had me begging for water. Did someone forget this one in the barrel?

Sample, tasted at Festival Bières et saveurs, savoured on September 4 2009; eye: black, opaque, sheet of creamy beige head, nice lacing; nose: oak, light roasted malt, vanilla, whisky; mouth: oak, roasted malt is more intense than the nose suggested, whisky, alcohol, finale in oak with light presence of alcohol, silky texture, average carbonation, slight astringency; overall: really good FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Festival Bières et saveurs, savourée le 4 septembre 2009; oeil : noire, opaque, couverture crémeuse de mousse beige, bonne dentelle; nez : chêne, léger malt torréfié, vanille, whisky; bouche : chêne, malt torréfié plus intense qu’au nez, whisky, alcool, poivre, finale en chêne avec légère présence d’alcool, texture soyeuse, carbonatation moyenne, très légère astringence; en résumé : très bon

In short: A typical big Bourbon Barrel Aged impy stout with a light undesired sourness. Moderately enjoyable
How: Tap at Chambly Beer Festival 2009
The look: Black body topped by a small tan head
In long: Nose is very boubonny with pleasant roasted coffee notes. I enjoyed the big body, especially since very Bourbon Barrel Aged impy stout tend to come out thinner but the carbonation was a bit too soft, again another typical BBA side-effect. Taste is chocolate cake, bourbon barrel, some vanilla, warming alcohol and (that’s where it looses points) a light sourness. Decent brew, no more. I can deal with strong bourbon barrel notes and vanilla in a BBA impy stout but when I get an oaky sourness then I conclude that the BBA was either overdone or not properly done. Elementary my dear Broadway.

A deep dark stout with a thin dark moka head. In aroma, a superb chocolate, bourbon barrel, vinous notes, and cherry wood. In mouth, a bitter chocolate with sour cherry, vanilla, wooden notes, warming alcohol. Very nice. On tap at Fête Bieres et Saveurs, Sept. 4 2009.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’un fût, dégusté au Festival Bières et Saveurs 2009 (Chambly, QC). Arôme: Odeur de café torréfié avec une pointe d’alcool. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un moyen col beige crémeux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de café avec une pointe de vanille. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de bourbon en arrière goût. (Rating #2650)

Bu à la Fête Bière et Saveur 2009, le 5 septembre. Noire, petit collet beige. Arome de malte légèrement torifier, avec des notes d’écorce d’orange. Goût d’orange chocolaté, malte assez sûrette, pas très amère. Bonne et original!