 Rogueone (291), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
May 12, 2008
Bottle shared by miketd: Pours a deep brown. Aroma hits me of chocolate-covered banana and is a tinge solvent-like. Intimidating sounding, smelling, and looking but has a thin mouthfeel which is oddly smoky. A bit confusing.
hopscotch (4379), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle… Burnt caramel color with a small, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. Restrained, nutty nose. Full-bodied with a 2%-milk mouthfeel and spritzy carbonation. Leans heavily toward the sweet side of balance. Moderate burnt bitterness is surpassed by chocolate and caramel malt sweetness. Caramel and brown sugar finish.
mgumby10 (1502), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Courtesy hopscotch. Pours dark brown, and semingly only medium bodied looking, with a small swirly off white head. Smells of dark malts, light tartness, and a bit of roast, but not much. This certainly looks pretty thin for an impy. Not a good start. The flavor is like I expected, a bit thin and bland. Not big and rich like an impy should be. Light bitter roast and dark fruit come through, but nearly as complex as I’d like. This was a bit of a bummer for me, as I was hyped to try it.
TheCheeseMan (500), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Courtesy Hopscotch. Pours an odd chestnut color. Aroma is atypical, with a pronounced fruity note. not much roasted quality to this at all. Very odd.
bman1986 (14), Broadstairs, Kent, England
Jul 10, 2008 Bottle from The Ramsgate Brewery, Broadstairs: Pours a deep, dark brown. fantastic aroma of toffee, nuts and malt. Flavour is chocolate, toffee and lots of malt. Gorgeous mouthfeel, viscous and velvety in the mouth. More of a barley wine than an Imperial Stout, stunning none the less.
Ernest (4178), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle.
Head is initially average sized, frothy, light brown, mostly diminishing.
Body is hazy dark brown.
Aroma is moderately malty (chocolate milk, caramel, roasted grain/nuts), lightly to moderately hoppy (resin, herbs).
Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter.
Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic.
Surprisingly simple. More like a strong porter or brown ale than a stout...mostly chocolatey-caramel with very little roast, and rather light in color for a stout too. Nice mouthfeel, but the balance is mainly sugary sweetness without enough bitterness (or alcohol) to balance. I also don’t understand the comment on the label about lasting 25 years...I can’t see this avoiding the "cardboard creep" for more than 9-12 months.
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