3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Flat black-brown glass of beer with a tight dark chocolate and light roasted aroma with no off-smells or seepage of ethyls. Thinnish body with a sapid roast chocolate flavors. Would wish for a more lively body and thicker mouthfeel, but quite well-crafted and highly drinkable.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Zwicklemania 2011 – Laurelwood Brewing
Dark Brown in color, clear with thin brown head. Thick dark malt and chocolate aroma. Big alcohol flavor and dark chocolate flavors. This was rich full and flavor filled. One of the best Impy Stouts in the world. Too much will catch up fast.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bigg ass 1-liter swingtop thanks to hannot; thin, oil black with tan head to the edges; roast with a little sour as well; lots of chocolate and dank fruits; texture is quite thin overall and flavors improve as it warms; oily and thin; pretty nice overall
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Quick stopover @ PDX on the way to SFO...it’s about 8:40 in the morning on Monday, so I’m peeking my head into the Laurewood BrewHouse at the airport to pass some time, 2 more hours before my final leg...Pours almost black with a medium, frothy tan head...aroma is full of roast and cocoa, burnt wood...flavour is suprisingly well integrated, burnt bitter chocolate, very light malt, espresso...very heavy for a relatively tame ABV by Imperial Stout standards...finish is a biting hop and charred wood bitterness that lingers for while, with only the slightest metallic edge...this made for an awesome breakfast!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
3 oz. Taster @ Battle Ground Public House April 4th, 2010. 8.0% ABV. 80 IBU’s. Rich lacy espresso head. Obsidian black opaque color. Sweet roasted dark fruit mild coffee chocolate front. Smooth dry mildly creamy rich roasted chocolate fruit body. Dry clean bitter hop cocoa end. Big smooth Imperial Stout. Well done. (4.0 / 5.0)
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught. Perhaps a little cold for an imp stout. Full aroma malt with coffee notes. Poured black with thick brown head. much lacing. Full flavour with malt, bittersweet chocolate and espresso notes. Malty finish with some tiny hop note.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had this on tap, recently, at Laurelwood’s main location in Portland, OR. Colour... black with a thick tan head. Nose... roasted malt and dark chocolate chips. Palate... spritely CO2, tangy, bitter edge, roasted malt, black coffee, anise and a tangy finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours purple-black with a lacy tan head. Sweet full body, medium carbonation. The aroma and taste are hocolate from start to finish, with just a touch of espresso.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with ruby-hued edges when held toward the light and topped by a short-lived, tan head.
Smell: Aroma of roasted malts and charred wood, with notes of chocolate, caramel, dried herbs, and a small handful of loose change.
Taste: Sweetish dark malts with a fairly restrained roast character and subsequent flavors of unsweetened chocolate and caramel sauce. Much to my dismay, it’s at this early stage that the flavor begins thinning out considerably. Vague herbal and wooden flavors wrapped in a medium amount of bitterness. Faint metallic hints. Finishes dry but abruptly.
Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-low carbonation.
Drinkability: While by no means is it a bad stout, it does come up short in terms of malt depth, overall flavor, and body. Still though, it’s worth a try.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Jet black, creamy tan head. Oily, inky, very sticky. Dense dark chocolate, up my alley.
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