Central Waters Satin Solstice Imperial Stout

Brewed by Central Waters Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Amherst, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Snifter

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Pours dark chocolate brown/black with ample coffee/cream head. Roasty malt aroma. Medium to heavy body. Flavor is roasted grains and coffee, with a faint sweet note of caramelization. Very drinkable, not so intense or strong that you need to pace yourself.

On tap. Pours a deep black color with slight ruby highlights and a two finger tan creamy head that leaves sticky patches. Aroma is roasted malt, sweet chocolate, fresh coffee and hints of vanilla. Taste starts with sweet candy sugar, roasted malts, and smoky peat flavors. Some dark fruits enter in the middle along with dark chocolate and herbal hop bitterness. Milk chocolate sweetness in the finish. Medium to full body that is creamy smooth with a dry finish.

Bottle, thanks to McGrupp612. Pours dark brown, lighter highlights, thin head dies relatively quickly. Aroma is chocolate and caramel malts, touch of vanilla, roast coffee, a bit tangy. Taste is nice roasty chocolate malts, good amount of coffee, bitter cocoa bite with nutty aftertaste. Medium body. Alright, goes down easy.

Draft at the Khyber. Very dark red brown pour with a fizzy off-white head. Dark chocolate caramel. Biscuits. Coffee. Cigarettes. Like a boozy chewy bitter. Some thin dark notes but a mostly smooth finish.

Bottle from mari’s. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. The aroma has a nice mocha and cocoa scent. The taste is sweet chocolate, some coffee, and a good bit of roast. The palate is a little light for the style.

12 oz bottle courtesy of elkhunter. Thanks. Pours a dark brown color with a small khaki head that has fair retention. The aroma features blackened grains and a trace dark fruits. The taste is earthy with well roasted grains, bitter walnuts and a bit of coffee. The palate is full and smooth with soft carbonation. Finishes long and dry with a bit of an odd aftertaste that I can’t put my finger on. Overall: Not bad--sort of an acquired taste I guess.

Bottle thanks to JoePeesie! Pours a thin brown with amber hue and medium beige head. Aroma is heavy caramel, some tootsie roll sweetness, and wet coffee grounds. Flavor is also caramel heavy, much more so than your typical stout. Some earthy notes but fairly malty overall. Candy sugar in the finish with slight hop and alcohol burn.

Sampled at GABF 2012 with Andrew and Moreau. Pours a deep black body with tan head and lacing. Aroma is roast, pretty one-dimensional, but not bad. Mouthfeel is medium with notes of roast, light cocoa, and toasted malts. Ok.

More of a porter than a imperial stout. Colour is not dark enough, taste is coffee and milk and toasted malt. Not bold enough for me, although if it was a porter I would be saying that it is good. A little too carbonated as well.

On tap at Churchkey. Served in a snifter. Pours near black. Nose has roast and a good bit of chocolate. Flavor has some light alcohol and acrid notes, but focus is on nice malty goodness. Chewy and easy to drink.