Fish Tale Poseidons Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)

Formerly brewed at Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Imperial Stout
Olympia, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter

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Huge thanks to 50belair for providing this bottle. Thanks Matt! What an amazing imperial stout for being 12 years old. Big wine notes mix with deep rich chocolate. Great mouth feel. Just an absolute pleasure to drink.

Bottle, batch 3. Decadent vinous chocolatey aromas. Dark brown pour with a light brown head. The cabernet has really taken over the show. Red wine, oak, milk chocolate and mild roasted malt notes. Very good mouthfeel and body. Fantastic balance. The red wine and chocolate are a delicious combination. I can’t believe this beer is 12 years old and is this impressive. Not having had it before I am intrigued as to whether or not it’s better or worse. I have heard that some of the batches have not held up well. Perhaps it’s a tribute to the way my friend in Washington cellars his beers...

Thanks bucketboy for bringing this one out. Never even heard of this before tonight but glad we were introduced Appearance- black with a quarter inch of tan head Nose- roasted nuts, cherry wood,cocoa powder Taste- wow....huge roasted flavor of almond,walnuts covered in chocolate, taste of dark fruit is suttle. Slightly vineous with bitter after taste. Reduced grape reduction with warm caramel on top Ridiculous

Bottle. Pours solid black, with a gorgeous tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, toasted nuts, cherries, dark fruits, booze and chocolate. Flavours as above, including smoke, peat-like qualities, wood, iodine and port. Nicely balanced, lots of flavours, nothing dominates. Dry, gorgeous, better warmer.

5th beer in the Bottleworks Cellar Tasting for Seattle Beer Week. This is batch 3 (2001). Pours black with an inch of tan head. Smell is oak, fruity, creamy, smokey. Taste is tobacco, bitter ash, coco, and espresso. Super rich and complex. Great.

Bottle with friends, courtesy of ratman197. Thanks Ratman! Black appearance with a dark brown head. Tart, red fruity, vinous, tangy, dark roasty aroma. Sour, cherry, blackberry, vinous, charred, roasty malty flavor.

750 busted out at Bill’s big stout tasting. Thanks to Ratman for this cool rarity. Poured a dark brown with a small tan head. Nose is filled with dark fruits and rich coffee. Taste is rather malty with hints of raisins and sweet chocolate on the backend. Not much barrel left in this, but still held up nice for it’s age. Glad I got to try this one...

Bottle pour big thanks to the Ratman, bottle from 2002. Dark brownish black pour with thin to no head, aroma brought big notes of tart grape and berry notes, hints of caramel, chocolate and coffee notes with a touch of roast. Taste is slightly tart with a a rather thin body, but nice chocolate and wine notes complement well into a bitter roasted malt and slightly sweet finish.

Bottle at Borefts 2011. Fish washington state poseidon imp stout. Touch of oxydation. But hugely intense some soy sauce touch if sherbert. Ok but it was better first sip. Bit too much all over the place as went on. Soy sauce. Ok 3.2

750mL bottle, bottled Nov. 2001 cellar’d in Bottleworks’ cellar since, split with manuchampions, Matts_Property and uhlan. Pours pitch black with a small light brown head - looks beautiful. First sniff reveals a perfectly kept beer, especially for the age (over 10 years!), with notes of rich roasted malt, maraschino cherries, cabernet red wine, almost a bacon / smoke note, light molasses and many other subtle complexities I cannot find words for. Flavour is immensely rich and complex - hasn’t gone off at all - with roasted malt, red wine, slight smokiness, maraschino cherries, vanilla, light molasses, etc. etc... so many layers of depth and complexity. A bit port-like on the finish, especially as it warms up. Glad to have had the opportunity to try this, despite the hefty price tag. Too bad Fish Tale does not brew this anymore. Amazing beer.