Drakes Scorched Earth (Moscow’s Burning)

Brewed by Drakes Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
San Leandro, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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On tap at Beer Revolution as Moscow’s Burning. My GF preferred this over Dire Straits (beer and probably the band). Pours with a black hued body with a small brown head. Minimal lacing in the snifter. Aromas are quite smokey, chocolate, dry, roast, bready, coffee, jerky and roast. Flavors are ashy, boozy, cigarette, campfire, alcohol, chocolate, leather, roast. Long duration. Thinner body sadly, boozy, medium bubbles. Drinkable for the intensity. 12 oz was more than perfect.

On tap at the Beer Revolution Anniversary. Pours a very dark brown with a small light chocolate head that settles to a ring and leaves some light lacing on the glass. The aroma is smoky meat, some chocolate, and roasted malt. The taste follows with smoked meat, light chocolate, and roastiness. The finish has a bit of bitterness and is quite smoky. Quite dry overall. Light bodied for an imperial stout with low carbonation. Overall, this was quite an enjoyable beer.