4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Outstanding, beautiful, dark, rich, thick, malts, resin, raisin, notes of nuts, etc.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pour out of bottle, thanks Doodler, dark black pour with thin off white head, aroma has notes of dark fruit, chocolate, coffee, hints of caramel and dark fruit notes. Taste was nice dark fruit, chocolate, biscuit, hints of caramel, slight biscuit, finishing fairly bitter. Nicely done.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ Armin’s house, courtesy of doodler. Thanks so much, Scott! Deep black appearance with a small, dark brown head. Super roasty, anise, dark chocolate, light vanilla, black licorice aroma. Rich dark chocolate, vanilla bean, big anise, oaky flavor with a bit of a bitter finish. Quite tasty brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, peat, booze and liqueur. Flavour of peat / smoked malt, dark chocolate, burnt malt and lots of roast. Full-bodied, smokey and dark chocolatey.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
This RIS like many others (ok 99.9%) pours pitch black. Nice frothy tan head and great retention. Faint aroma of burnt coffee, molasses, and sweet dark chocolate. If this was brought up a notch I would of been in love.
The same goes for the taste. Good but faint. What I did notice more then the other ingredients was the molasses. Brought a nice sweet taste to the brew. Espresso and chocolate bring up the rear. The mouthfeel was slick and smooth. A little bit on the heavy side. Little carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From an old rating note: black pour with finger khaki head. aroma is roasted malts and cocoa. tastes are sugary chocolate then light metallic vibe. pretty good.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours pitch black with a quick fizzling mocha brown head. Smells like chocolate and roasted malts with hints of alcohol on the nose. Taste is strongly of chocolate with a roasted backbone; almost no alcohol on the taste at all. Full-bodied with a smooth texture and very soft mouth-carbonation, Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout finishes with a nice roasted bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small longlasting tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Sweetish roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
1.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20
22oz bottle, gold foil. Aroma of butter, burnt grain. Flavor of sour burnt malts. Retched and gross. Burnt and infected.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I will permit others to describe this exquisite brew because I write to brag. When my local beer shop put this on sale for $3, I bought one. Otter Creek is pretty solid, right. Imperial Stout i my favorite style. Brought it to a party and split it with Shawn and Billy- two suds lovers. I was instructed to return to the store and buy them out. We split them 1/3 each. Nirvana.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 ounce bottle. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch tan head. The head sticks around a while, and there’s a decent amount of lacing left on the glass. The brew smells like chocolate, dark fruit, caramel, roasted malt, coffee and molasses. It’s a very sweet aroma. It tastes like bittersweet chocolate, roasted and burnt/charred malt, coffee, and some molasses. There’s a long lasting roasty bittersweet finish, and overall the bitter flavors are pretty well balanced with the sweet ones. Mouthfeel/body is medium (seems a bit thin for the style), it’s oily and has good carbonation. It’s also smooth and easy to drink. I think this is a good brew, and not a bad choice for $6.99 a bomber.
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