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McNeills Imperial Stout

McNeills Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
McNeills Brewery

Brattleboro, Vermont USA

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1973.89/5.03.88/5.07.8%67.5 Snifter P  Stats

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 Rciesla (712), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20

May 15, 2008  
Bottle brought to post DLD tasting. Pours jet black with thin tan head. Aroma is metallic, soy, possible infection sweetness, and chocolate. Taste is pretty bad, i couldnt drink very much of this, im not sure if this bottle was poorly kept but while it did have some redeeming chocolate and acidic something seemed just off. The poor labeling makes me further question this one.

 railcat1 (482), Hammond, Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 21, 2008  
This was a 22oz bomber with a flavor of sweet malts and hoppy flavor and a kinda fruity and coffee bittterness to it very different yet very good.CHEERS!


 dmac (799), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 12, 2008  
22 oz bomber. Pours like most of the other McNeills that I have ried, all head and no body. After several pours and lots of waiting my glass of brown head eventually turned into a glass of beer with a deep solid black body and a... well I guess it started huge but then subsided to a normal amount..of creamy deep dark beige brown head. Aroma of burnt coffee, slight chocolate, earth and vanilla extract. Medium to full bodied with tight bubbly carbonation that has a very fizzy full feel. Flavor starts off with a ton of burnt coffee beans but after several sips that subsides and some bittersweet dark chocolate and rum soaked bread begin to emerge along with a touch of vanilla exract. Well not my favorite Impy Stout but probably one of my favorite McNeills brews.....that ain’t saying much though.


 The_Epeeist (892), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Mahogany with a thick and sudsy light brown head that hangs around. Nose is rich chocolate, coffee and hay. Medium body with prominent carb give this a light feel in the mouth. Taste is bitter chocolate, grapes, hints of espresso and molasses. A very good classic stout.


 riversideAK (1468), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Bottle from 46er3498. Thanks! Pours almost black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is that of bittersweet dark chocolate, roast, burnt malts, earth, and wood. Ashy burnt malts, chocolate, bitter earth make up the majority of the flavor profile. A moderate lasting burnt ash flavor hangs around along with a mild astringency and a little sweetness. Light bodied for the style.


 jason (1473), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a nice black body with thin head. Aroma is light chocolate, bubblegum. Flavor is coffee, licourice, cherry, bubblegum and chocolate.




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