FiftyFifty Totality Imperial Stout

Brewed by FiftyFifty Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Truckee, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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Draft @ 50/50. Pours a deep, dark chocolate-brown color; small amounts of light at the edges; fine-bubbled, dark brown head with solid lacing. Lots of dark chocolate, raisins, and caramel in the nose; complex, layered, nuanced, and awesome. Full body; medium-high CO2; nice levels of acidity here (this is hugely drinkable); alcohol well integrated; huge levels of milk and dark chocolate, roasted malts, licorice, and even caramel (this really has an enormous amount of complexity without being at all messy); a solid, nutty oiliness does wonders here. It’s been so long since I’ve been impressed by an imperial stout (Black Tuesday is just an embarrassment of alcohol and bad brewing), but this is delicious. Long finish: dark chocolate, licorice, roast; nicely dry ending.

4 ounce sample on tap at the brewpub. Aroma has a sweet mocha characteristic with some balancing roastiness present. Reminds me of a chocolate milkshake. Yummy. Nearly opaque black body with a nice brown head that leaves impressive lacing. Sweet, chocolatey malt flavors initially. Has a slight spiciness in the middle before it finishes with lots of nice coffee roastiness. Very smooth and velvety. Fantastic.

Draft at GABF. The base beer for Imperial Eclipse. Pours pitch black with a tan head. Nose is great, very chocolate forward and roasty. Milk chocolate, faint hops and a hint of dark fruit. On taste, the roast keeps this very balanced. Good level of bitterness and lots more of that great chocolate going on. Big and rich, full bodied with a medium dry finish. Fantastic Imperial Stout for sure.

On tap. Pours a dark brown with little head. Tastes like a pretty traditional imperial stout initially but then has a lingering mocha chocolate aftertaste that is very good. Very smooth. Good overall.

sample at GABF on 9/20/11. black pour with a sm tan head. sweet chocolate nose with coffee and roasted malts. medium body with more chocolate and coffee layers. sweet and roasted finish with lingering chocolate. excellent Imp. Stout.

Pours deep brown with an attractive dark tan head. Full roasted malts, chocolate and dark fruits in the nose and flavor. Medium full mouthfeel. Smokey and roasty goodness.

Draft on tap at the Flossmoor Map Room Event (Chicago, IL). Pours a pitch black thick opaque pour, a pretty big light brown chocolate milk head that pretty well, stays moderate. Aromas are dark cocoa, sweet caramel, roasted malts, coffee, the milk chocolate really makes and entrance on the nose. Creamy, with a sweet and roasty slant. Initial is fairly roasty, cocoa sweetness, a touch of coffee. Good roast, with sweet aromas and nice balance overall. Roasty, then sweet, milk chocolate and dark choclate mix with ashy roasted malts. Good bitterness, good roast, a pleasantly surprising level of sweetness is really a treat and doesn’t get in the way of the roast and coffee/dark chocolate. Balances well, lingering roast and bitter finish. Top notch.

Fresh and chocolatey aroma. Deep brown with a tan head. Excellent deep chocolatey, a great stout.

Sampled at the brew house. Pours jet black with no real head on it. Served at a cool but not cold temperature that drinks thick. The flavor is really nice and full bodied. Really well made stout.

Fiftyfifty imperial stout... Pours a deep black with a creamy tan head... Aroma of chocolate malt and cocoa. Fairly run of the mill nose for an impy stout but decent nonetheless ... Rich and smooth chocolate malt with a slight roast and a chalky finish. Totally coats the entire mouth with a silky smoothness. 8/4/8/4/16