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Full Sail Imperial Stout

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9545
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 208   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.56   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 65   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A hearty brew that is black as night with a strong roasted malt character and a full body that should satisfy any stout cravings. Chocolate and caramel nuances blend with the hops for a smooth Imperial Stout. Half the batch will be racked in bourbon casks, after a year of aging it will be released as Black Gold Bourbon Barrel Stout in February 2011. It’s a stellar cellar beer, so make sure you put a few bottles away this year to compare it to next year’s bourbon barrel batch. Available in 22oz. bottles and draught. ABV 8% IBU 65


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3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bretteux (109) - Ste-Julie, Quebec, CANADA - APR 9, 2013
Le liquide est brun très foncé,son col descend vite et laisse un petit anneau de mousse.Au nez,les baies sauvages,choco, mélasse et confiture.Au,goût,la bière est liquide,les saveurs de grains rôties et de chocolat noir ainsi q’une fin plutôt amère.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
SlovakSniper (2094) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - APR 9, 2013
Vintage 2012. Version à 7.2% d’alcool. Une bouteille partagée par Ben. Merci encore! Une robe presque noire qui, traversée par la lumière du printemps, affiche des reflets rouges foncés. La coiffe brune résiste quelques secondes et se transforme en anneau. Le nez donne dans les grains rôtis, dans la galette à la mélasse et dans les fruits foncés. Ces derniers sont agréables puisqu’ils apportent une douceur certaine. Malgré son pourcentage un peu faible, l’alcool chatouille les narines. Rien d’extraordinaire et rien non plus pour déplaire. Sur les papilles, le liquide se transforme légèrement. Outre les différentes saveurs habituellement liées aux grains et à leur différent traitement, il y a une présence un peu lassante de notes salées qui peuvent rappeler la sauce soya. Dans ce cas-ci, je ne trouve pas que cette intrusion soit des plus réussies. Quelque chose de bien agréable par contre. De belles notes chocolatées qui perdent une amertume plaisante et capable de me réconcilier avec cette proposition. En bouche, le liquide évite un peu le style avec son corps plutôt faible et sa texture qui ne semble qu’être très légèrement huileuse. Enfin, ce manque de lourdeur peut-être vécu par certains comme un point positif. En finale, je ne peux pas dire que rien n’est impérial: bien amère et assez fulgurante en notes chocolatées noires et légèrement salées.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
beernbourbon (1146) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - MAR 29, 2013
Five year old bottle thanks to jake65 during free beer week. Pour is black with a thin tan head. Aroma is loaded with cobwebs, basement smells, light roasted malt, and a little vanilla. Not oxidized. Flavor is also earthy and cobwebby with light tart notes and roasted malt notes. Has really held up well! Nice beer!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
TheShepherds (19) - chapel hill, North Carolina, USA - MAR 15, 2013
A bit citrusy for a stout in our opinion. Creamy palate, strong nice (bit citrusy) smell. A nice middle of the road beer. Quite a cross between a stout and an IPA. Honestly, wouldn’t buy again but it was interesting to try. Kind of like a first date with a hot girl that has an annoying voice. Fun once...but not again.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rougeau13 (1590) - Texas, USA - MAR 6, 2013
Bottle at saucer. Black with a tiny tan head and light lacing. Roast and molasses about sums this up. And maybe a little chocolate. Medium-full body, very soft carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
alcaponejunior (349) - Texas, USA - FEB 16, 2013
Motor oil black with a pretty good brownish head and pretty good lacing. Aroma and flavor reflected a lot of brown sugar, molasses, roasted and burnt malts, dark fruits, with tingles of coffee and chocolate. Some notable hops too, bitterness and aroma were balanced pretty well. Body was thick and a little bit syrupy, sweet on the finish. Overall it was pretty good.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
notalush (4172) - Denver, Colorado, USA - FEB 7, 2013
Bomber - listed as 7.2% abv - that puts it in regular old stout territory these.days - anyway - nearly black, very thin tan lace - nose has some pleasant notes of cocoa, smoke, and espresso, but there is a sharp acidity on top of everything that kind of ruins it - the flavor is much the same - at first, there are dry, moderatelg enjoyable flavors of smoke, bitter chocolate - but sharp acidity/astrigency arrive late, making it hard to palate - thin body and watery texture, especially for the style - some potential in the recipe, but that acidity, man.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Crispy34 (156) - Texas, USA - FEB 4, 2013
Bomber bottle. Aroma smells of dark malt and booze. The appearance is black with little to no tan head. The taste is of boozy dark malt that turns chocolate and finishes dry roast. Palate is dry and dark. Overall, a really good beer. Well done and worth the price. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ttoadee (357) - Austin, Texas, USA - JAN 8, 2013
Motor oil (no light), No head to speak of. Dark fruit (figs, currants, raisins, and cherries at the end) in the nose with burnt malt. Sweet and creamy, coats the tongue. Dark chocolate, cherries, and alcohol dance with each other out the back door. Worth sipping.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Imaena (846) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - DEC 29, 2012
Bottle. I love impy stouts - favorite style bar none. This is a blah impy. There is nothing that makes me think wow I should get a few bombers and cellar them. Give this a miss and go for Stone or another solid classic impy.


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