4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub. Dark brown in color with a nice tan head that lasts. Nice malty and hoppy aroma. Caramel, chocolatety notes. Roasty aroma. Full bodied beer. Very hoppy flavor. Lots of flavor and hops. Enjoyable beer.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Growler, RBWG 2010. Pours a black body with a small fizzy light brown head that faded quickly. The nose is roasty and chocolaty, with a little alcohol. There’s also a bit of a diacetyl note in there too. The flavor shows that diacetyl a bit too much with some roast, dark caramel, light bitterness and a little alcohol. Medium bodied, a touch sticky, with moderate soft carbonation. This might have been good had they let this sit a little longer and it was able to clean up some of the buttery notes.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black with no head or lace. Sour malt, large coffee, and light chocolate aroma. Light chocolate flavor with sour malt. Medium bodied with no carbonation. More like a porter than an IS.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
growler at RBWG, pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma is loaded with alcohol and roasted malt. Flavor is thin roasted and chocolate malt with thin coffee elements.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Growler. Pours a black body with a coffee tan head. Molasses, sweet malty body with a mild roasted coffee tones. Light fruit tones with a chocolate and roast y finish. A modest warming and apple oxidation tones come out. To bad too.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Growler) Pours a black body with a medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, and lactose. Flavor of roasted malt, cocoa, some coffee, and light butterscotch.
1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
Date: March 13, 2010
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, RBWG 2010
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: sweet butterscotch and dark chocolate aroma
Flavor: sweet and buttery flavor, touch of roasted, bitter dark chocolate
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: * /4
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown pour, tan head. Chocolate and espresso are the stars both in the aroma and flavor. Some roast and light bitterness finish this off nicely.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Growler at RBWG. Pours thick and black. Coffee, chocolate malt and roasted grain aroma. Medium to slightly thin body with chocolate and roasted grain. Just ok.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the otter. Pours a deep rich black with a fairly dark tan medium sized head. Nose is sweet ripe stone fruits, coffee, and chocolate. Body is a little bit thin for an impy stout, bordering on medium, but I’d really like a big thick as motor oil body on this. There’s a light roasty bitterness upfront before moving into a nice clean bitter on the finish. Hides the 9% pretty well, only rough hints of any alcohol.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A beer that was very well made but when layed next to other Imperials it didn’t quite make it. Poured a dark brown/black from the tap at the brewry. The smell of coffee hit me right away, very nice. I think I liked how this one stuck on the palate for so long. To be fair I had just ate so I would like to try it again some time. It was very very smooth.
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