Drakes Wyld Stallyns

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

Serve in Snifter

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Tasted at the 5th Annual Bistro Barrel Aged Beer Fest on 11/13/2010. This Imperial Stout pours a dark black color from the tap. Small sized white foamy head. The aroma is chocolate, coffee, tart, funky and sour. A medium bodied Imperial Stout/American Strong Ale. The malts are chocolate, coffee, funky and sour. Did I mention this beer was sour and funky? I mean you might think that beer you had last week was sour and tart, but this beer is sour and tart. There is some of the imperial stout in the background, but lots of tartness and sourness. Excellent beer, not bogus at all. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is tart and sour.

Draft. Blackish beer with a tan head. Wine, and malt aropma with some tartness. Big acetic sour flavor with light chocolate, light roast, and light wine. Medium bodied. Acetic/sour lingers with light dark malt and light fruitiness. It’s a beer you’ll either love or hate - or sometimes even both.

On tap at Bistro BA Fest poured a translucent dark brown nmearly black with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of nail polish remover, fruittiness and light oak. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of nail polish remover, fruittiness and light oak with a crisp tart lingering nail polish remover finish.

Bistro Barrel Aged Fest. Darkest brown in color with a small tan head that fades to swirls on the beer. The aroma is - WHOA, enormous nail polish remover virtually stripping the lining from your nostrils. Besides that it’s very sour and vinegary with slight roasty notes, but damn, that’s some acetone if I’ve ever seen it. The flavor is less appalling. The acetone is still there, and it’s very, very acetic and tart, almost like drinking soured red wine vinegar. There’s also red wine, roast and chocolate in there. The palate is actually pretty nice and smooth, although there is a bit of a strange tingling to it. Medium-full body and soft carbonation. You’ve got to be kidding me with all the high ratings - this is rather off-putting. If you like acetone beers, this is an awesome one, but I’m not a fan.

Pours almost black with no head. Balsamic and pitted fruits in the nose with tart vinous fruits as well. Same in the full flavor with moderate acidity.

2010 Bistro Barrel Aged Fest. Poured dark brown, roasted malts, wood, tart berry, vinegar.

On tap at the Bistro BA festival. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Creamy burnt malt and lightly sour grapey aromas. Nice slour. Oak, grapey. Really strong sourness. Grape is a nice touch. This was aged in a port barrel, so maybe that’s what I get as grape.

Tasted at the Bistro Barrel Aged fest. Certainly a sour head delight. It pours dark brown with a tan head. Sour wine aroma that’s confusing given the appearance, but very inviting. Nice sweet and sour flavor with some vinegar. Pretty much all the "stout" qualities are obliterated here. That’s OK, it was most excellent beer and not at all bogus.

On tap at the Bistro BA festival. Pours dark brown with a decent tan head and a very sour acidic aroma. There is a very sour vinegar-like dark malt flavor. This is an unusual blend that is both interestiing and tasty (if you like very sour).