Middle Ages Dragonslayer Imperial Stout

Brewed by Middle Ages Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Syracuse, New York USA

Serve in Snifter

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3/17/2010: Middle Ages Dragonslayer Imperial Stout... Aroma: Dull chocolate and roasted malts; minerals. Appearance: Deep brown color; reverse-cascading, two-finger brown head, lasting; scant lacing Flavor: Slightly astringent; cocoa powder; minerals; hefty burn considering the lack of depth and flavor; vague chocolate-orange quality. Palate: Medium-bodied, smooth. Overall: Good, not great and not really very unique or memorable.

1 pint 6 fl. oz. bottle (9.5% ABV) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating #300 for this beer.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, trip to Beers of the world with Dum, Ian and Luc on August 26 2006, savoured on May 9 2010; eye: black, opaque, nice dark brown head that turns into a tiny ring, light lacing; nose: roasted malt, dark chocolate, chocolate milk, ink, coffee, light spices; mouth: roasted malt, chocolate, chocolate milk, lactic, soy sauce, coffee, light spices, finale in roasted malt with presence of dark chocolate, medium-full body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, velvety texture, light acidity; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte6 onces, voyage à Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian et Luc le 26 août 2006, savourée le 8 mai 2010; œil : noire, opaque, belle mousse brune foncé qui se transforme en un petit anneau, légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, chocolat noir, lait au chocolat, encre, café, léger épices; bouche : malt torréfié, chocolat, lait au chocolat, lactique, sauce soya, café, léger épices, finale en malt torréfié avec présence de chocolat noir, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture veloutée, légère acidité; en résumé : bien aimé

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured black color with an average frothy brown head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate to heavy toasted dark chocolate malt and small hop aroma. Medium to full body with a dry smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy dark chocolate flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Solid complex beer.

06 bottle courtesy of kenb. beautiful black pour with a large, lively brown head. smell has tons of licorice and dank blackness to it. nice hop presence still there in the taste, nice spice. good stuff, has help up well, virtually no oxidation.

Bottle at post De Molen 30 bottle breakfast ... deep black ... light spirti and roast malt nose ... rich and dry ... toffee malts ... light coffee... ok but not best in style.

Very very dark on the pour with trace amounts of head. I smell coffee subtle chocolate, toffee in there as well. I can tell from the taste that this is more of an English style imperial stout. Nice but I expect a lot more than this from an American brewery.

This is certainly more of a european style imperial stout. Though it may have attributes of an american stout such as the upfront coffee taste and the high abv, but the overall body and hop profile is definitely more akin to a samuel smith’s imperial stout than an old rasputin. The european hops are not quite as strong, which is good if you like a more balanced stout. Interesting beer, but doesn’t really stand out in the american microbrew scene with the market already glutted by all the other imperial stouts out there.

A Mes rate. Bottle at Borefts 10am day after hotel tasting.
Fully black with a tan head. Plenty of thick luscious malt, good roasty notes, lashings of coffee and some late bitterness that lasts considerably. Straight down the line but good.

Pours a nice deep black color wit ha thin tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, some nice hop undertones. Flavor is similar but a bit heavy on the bitter side with some lingering burnt coffee notes, but nothing that kills the beer. Good palate if just a touch bitter. Nice Impy.

Bottle 65cl. @ post Borefts BF 09 hotel tasting
Clear medium to dark black color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is light heavy malty, dark roasted, burnt, coffee, overripped raisin. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy burnt malt bitter with a long long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091031]