Great Adirondack Giant

Brewed by Great Adirondack Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Lake Placid, New York USA

Serve in Snifter

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My favorite beer of TAP 2009. Super dark viscous pour with not much head. Aroma is sweet, vanill, wood, bourbon and low alcohol.. Taste is rich and smooth and tastes like it has aged a little already to mellow out the heat. Nice vanilla and roasted malts, pleasing on the palate.

on tap–pours a rich brown head and black color. Aroma is licorice-dark malt, bourbon, vanilla. Taste is licorice-dark malt, bourbon, vanilla. Smooth.

Tried this at TAP NY. Pours a deep dark black without much more than wisps of a tan head. The aroma is overwhelming heavy with alcohol. Piles of bourbon notes here, along with some toasted wood, and touches of vanilla and caramel. But the alcohol overpowered everything. Malty and sweet with some nice roast, but I just can’t get past how hot this is. Finishes with more alcohol and a bit more roast. If I had a few bottles of this I’d gladly hold onto it for a couple years hoping that the alcohol would mellow out and all of the promises of the aromas would come through. As it was, it was difficult to finish four ounces of the stuff.