Goose Island Big John Imperial Stout

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Imperial Stout
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle. Pours black with a very small rim of tan head. Aroma of super super sweet malt, alcohol, vanilla, rum, molasses. Flavor of soy sauce initially (quite salty) with some more soy sauce and general malt flavors, some raisin. Odd beer, not what I was expecting. 5/4/5/3/9 [2.6/5]

Bottle shared by Donnie. Pours super thick black with brown head. Smell and taste are both super rich, strong malts, chocolate, coffee, blackstrap molasses. Not as much hops as its brother, Night Stalker, but very nice. I actually think I like the intensity of this one a bit better. Still well balance.

Bottle split with mcberko. Pours solid black with virtually no head. Aroma of treacle, dark fruits, roasted malts, candy. Flavour of all of the above, especially treacle. Also vanilla in there too. Finishes very roasty afterall that well worked in sweetness. Possibly would become cloying if consumed in a larger quantity! Very nice.

22 oz. bottle, sent from BigTomz (thanks!), pours jet black with a small, quickly-dissipating brown head. Aroma of rich treacle toffee, rich chocolate cake, liqueur-coated dark fruits and some roasted malt - not very similar to BCS. Flavour of liqueur-coated dark fruits (prunes) upfront, treacle toffee, chocolate cake and vanilla - high sweetness - a little cloying after a while. Palate is quite viscous and oily, with a liqueur-like feel and vanilla aftertaste. Too sweet, which becomes more and more apparent with each subsequent sip.

Pours dark brown with a medium mocha head. Aroma has dark fruit...plum...and some burnt roastiness...bit of dark chocolate. Flavor is sweet...fig and raisin...a bit of coffee and dark chocolate...lots of dark fruit. Mouthfeel is full and creamy with a sweet dark fruity finish that hints at dark chocolate.

This poured a lighter brown color with a small beige head. Aroma was basicall all chocolate, almost hersheys like with caramel too,smelled a lot like a tootsie roll. Flavor was much the same, reminded me of a more toned down ST Choklat, but in a bad way.

Dark brown/black color; Heavy creamy body; Aroma of toasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, & some vanilla; Flavor of roasted sweet malt, caramel/molasses, coffee, rich chocolate, and some dark fruit; Warm booze finish; Nicely balanced; Overall, very smooth - great chocolate stout.

Botella. Pitch black colour, light brown foam, ok lacing. Pleasant dark fruity and roasted malty aroma with plenty of chocolate. Good mouthfeel indeed, thick. Flavour is lovely, smooth and with chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malt and with a nice well lasting sweet dark fruity well roasted maltiness and chocolate finish.

Black pour with tan head and lace. Aroma is chocolate syrup and some abv. Sweet chocolate, light coffee, and a nice abv warmth. Medium body with smooth carbonation.

Bottle from a trade with drfabulous. Pours dark brown with brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, lots of chocolate, and licorice. Bittersweet chocolate, roasted malt and licorice flavors with some alcohol. Full body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Jeff.

Bottle @ home. Aroma is roast, liquorice, chocolate, vanilla. Flavour is deep and roasty chocolate, vanilla, mocca, liquorice and endless more, lingering on and on.