Iron Fist Velvet Glove

Brewed by Iron Fist Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Vista, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle. Pours pretty black. head was bubbly and tan but too wet to lace. Nose had a lot of licorice notes in it..and permanent black marker, wet cat food, and windex. Flavors have roasted malts and chocolate and then that solventy shit going on that created those lovely aromas. Somewhat sweet as well and the mouthfeel just felt overly wet. Too sweet, really...mouthfeel doesn’t create happiness either..flavors arent that good, just boring maltiness, a little licorice maybe, solvent every once in a while. This brewery is not very good. Another $10 wasted...I’m not doing too good today on getting my money’s worth.

Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. Pours dark brown color with brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, dark chocolate, and coffee. Sweet roasted malt flavor, bittersweet chocolate with hints of espresso. Medium to full body with soft carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. Thanks Craig.

Poured into my bruery tulip. Dark black with a one finger brown head, looks highly carbonated. Aroma is light, coffee and alcohol. Taste follows the nose, coffee,malts and alcohol. This is very sweet, definitely a sipper. The mouthfeel, makes you want to drink it faster because of how smooth it is but the sweetness slows you down, not a bad stout just not very complex. Leaves me feeling a bit indifferent. Would I drink it again? Yes. Would I buy/stock up on this? No

Bottle)Pour is dark black..Nose is wood, chocolate, spice, nutty...Taste is Caramel, dark chocolate, coffee, wood, earth..Palate is balanced and medium

Bottle pours black with thin tan head that recedes rapidly to a ring. Aroma roast, molasses, dark fruits. Taste roast malts, aged fruits, molasses, treacle, slight chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. Palate medium, slightly sticky. Nice alcohol burn. Finish roast and alcohol. Overall good imperial stout.

Smell is a little fruity and chocolate. Kind of reminds me of a chocolate orange (just a little). Some chocolate in there too. This is interesting.

Sampled at an esbls tasting. A big tan head on a black beer. A nice nose of dark chocolate. A nice chocolate flavor with nice west coast citrus hops. This is nice and is almost a classic.

Pours black with a medium mocha head. Aroma has nice roastiness...lt dark fruit and mild cocoa. Flavor follows suit and adds nice tobacco and smoke notes. Mouthfeel is medium/full and creamy with a roasty finish.

Draft at Churchkey. Very very dark brown pour with a small head. The nose and flavor are marked by brownie, sweet chocolate ganache, vanilla extract, and non-astringent coffee. Smooth, pretty good!

In short: White chocolate chip cookies, plenty of vanilla and coffee. Ok
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed approximately 8 months after purchase, bottle forwarded to me by DaSilky1, thanks a lot Todd
The look: Black body topped by medium tan head quickly receding to a persistent small layer of foam
In long: Nose is mostly cookies and pastry with notes of white chocolate. I’m pretty sure I would not have guessed this was a black beer smelling it blind. Taste follows suit. Lots of sweet toasted cookies, honey, caramel, white chocolate, vanilla, graham cookies and a hefty dose of black coffee. Despite the obvious color and style I did not taste the usual black chocolate and dark roasted black malts, instead what I tasted was white chocolate chips cookies and lots of vanilla and coffee. Too often Imperial stouts are same-old same-old, but this Velvet Glove was something else so I’ll give it that, it stands out from the crowd but this is the kind of taste I grew tired of, I had a hard time finishing my bottle. Another bottle I drank because I had to, and if I ever manage to overcome my fear of sobriety for only one day, I will totally celebrate the moment by getting totally hammered.

750ml bottle. Dark brown almost black with a creamy, light tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is rich bitter-sweet chocolate, roasted coffee and barley with very light alcohol heat. Full body with average carbonation and a thick mouth feel. This is a great Imp Stout, very well balanced and drinkable.