dpjuart (572), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA May 3, 2008 12 oz bottle. Black as sackcloth With khaki head Nose is roast and chocolaty, slight caramel. Flavor is a good balance of roasted malt and sweet caramel, slight fruity character or raisin and dates. Big bitter from the hops melds with the astringency of the roasted malt to create a fantastic bitter finish. Good Impy. Lots of flavor, but not a huge stand out.
dkachur (908), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Oct 15, 2008 12 ounce bottle courtesy of ucusty. Thanks! Best by 8/17/08. Pours a dark chestnut brown, appearing black in the glass, with medium head. Decent retention and specks of tan lacing. Aroma of dark roasted malts with molasses, tobacco, dark fruits, coffee. Coffee is assertive in the taste with caramel, burnt sugar and coffee notes. Some very light hoppiness as well. Full bodied. A top-notch imperial stout. daknole (862), Plantation, Florida, USA Oct 15, 2008 bottle thanks to alexsdad06. Very dark pour with a small tan head that doesn’t last. Aroma is full of strong dark chocolate and highly roasted aromas are present. Flavor is chocolatey and some molasses notes. The finish is a tad bitter for my tastes. The hops are very evident on the finish. Very good, but I prefer a thicker, maltier, sweeter imp stout. hillfiiiiire (216), Atoka, Tennessee, USA Oct 13, 2008 Pours dark black (go figure) with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet, bitter chocolate and roasted malts. The flavor is where it’s at though. It has the standard chocolate notes, but it has this really sweet fruity flavor too that I can’t quite grasp the words for, but it’s quite delicious. Body could be thicker, but it is certainly manageable. Really good beer. crowderm (187), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Oct 13, 2008 Dark brown pour with a creamy tan head. Roasted malt aroma, with some nice chocolate notes. Mmmmmm. Very tasty beer. Sweet roasted malt - perfectly balanced roast flavor. Pretty sweet. Chocolate, caramel, hazelnut. Not terribly complex, but delicious regardless. Very nice, full, slightly slick mouthfeel. Great beer. ketchepillar (284), Des Moines, Iowa, USA Oct 13, 2008 Aroma: currants, caramel. Delicious chocolate. Very roasty. Tons of chocolate with some coffee undertones. Finishes pretty dry with a nice hop profile, although it is overshadowed by the lingering chocolaty goodness in the finish. Body is perfect, perhaps a bit much stinging carbonation.
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