Frog Island Devils In The Details R.I.S.

Brewed by Frog Island Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Ypsilanti, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter

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bottle... this is a generic mess, fake vanilla, way too much of it, super sweet, really tough to drink

Bottle:   Black, deep cola hues, large fizzy beige head, dies quickly, spotty lacing.   Soft buttery roasted malt nose, slight vinegar, touch of barrel and bourbon.   Thinking this is either spoiling, or an aged bottle.   Reviews vary on this one, from gusher to normal.   Not a gusher in this case.   A bit more oakish on the tongue, definitely woody, roasty, a bit of burnt marshmallow with a slight acrid background.   Not a smooth example, a little rough, and certainly not overdone.   Almost seems like a really aged example that is about to go over the hill, but I dont think its that old.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Finishes roasty, stale, a bit musty, with an airy acridness, subtle notes of woodiness and bourbon.   Perhaps better really fresh, but in the bottle it seems to maybe not do so well.   Thanks for the bottle Kevin!

I don’t know if something was wrong with my single bottle or if this beer is just a fail. Beer exploded from 22oz bottle upon opening (no, I didn’t shake it). Bottle kept spewing even after pouring out half of it into a glass. This tasted nothing like any imperial stout I have had. . . it was not good. Thin, watery on palate. Burnt, chocolate and vanilla ash taste.

Bottle from Rayl101! Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma has loads of bourbon and wood. Taste is sweet and follows suit with the aroma. Medium bodied. Smooth finish with some light smokiness. A nice suprise!

Black in color with an enormous head that nearly fills the glass. The nose is just awful. Highly metallic and acidic with the only stout characteristic being the roasted malt. The flavor is similarly bad. Very acrid and harsh, super metallic and acidic as well. Somewhat roasty with maybe a touch of oak flavor. No way I’d care to have this ever again.

first let me state that my bottle is stating 13%abv not the 8.5pours black with brown head.aroma is of chocolate,bourbon and an overpowering aroma of burnt oak.flavor is chocolate,bourbon,plastic and that overpowering burnt wood.full bodied with a long bitter finish.as i continued drinking my palate seemed to be adjusting to the wood but still its just not for me

Courtesy of dcschiller. Pours really dark like with mocha looking head. The aroma offers up some candy like bourbon rolling into some slight oak notes, chocolate brownie, dark roasted malts, burnt malts and then ending with a near peaty rubbery smokiness. The taste has solid richness from such things as dark roasted malts and chocolate brownie and then quickly picking up smooth sweet bourbon, a burnt malt or two and a touch of peaty like smokiness into the finish. Very nice.

Thanks Schiller! Dark brown pour. Aroma is a big ole glass of Jim beam and chocolate. Flavor is the same. Loads of bourbon, which I like!

Gorgeous dark pour, a finger of tan head. Aroma and Taste virtually the same - Bourbon and more more bourbon, with some slight butteryness. There’s potential here but the bourbon is overpowering in this one. Fairly good mouthfeel. If they tweak the recipe a bit I’llrevisit.

Looks like a thick chocolate milkshake with a big bubbling head. A lace sheet is left complementing the dark black body. Corny, buttery, vinegar, bourbon. Doesn’t quite get it taste-wise, though interesting to try. OK drinkability.

Deep black body. Lightly brown head. Sweet aroma of strong malts, chocolate.Moderatetely sweet, lightly bitter flavour, bit flat but ok.