 Silphium (2006), Lansing, Michigan, USA
May 26, 2008
On tap at Crunchy’s, East Lansing. An interesting, complex stout, sweet, with notes of milk chocolate, molasses, brown sugar, dark fruits (including grapeskin), and roast. I did not detect much alcohol presence, and assumed this was a sweet stout of modest ABV rather than an Imperial Stout. Enjoyable.
BBB63 (3767), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Aug 8, 2008 2008 MiBGF: Black with creamy tan head. The aroma has notes vanilla, chocolate, butterscotch, walnut, coffee, oak and plum esters. The taste has sweet malt and acidic fruits. Some bittersweet chocolate and coffee upon the finish. The mouth feel is oily and smooth. A nice solid brew.
Tmoney99 (3503), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Mar 3, 2008 MBG Winter Fest 2008. Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate roasted coffee and chocolate aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium roasted coffee bittersweet flavor with a light to medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met with a soft beer.
jvmiller (273), Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA
Jul 24, 2007 Updated: Oct 28, 2007Not bad for a small town brew. Nice dark color, cinnamon colored head. Aroma is sweet, slightly alcoholic, roasty. Mouthfeel is thin--I wouldn’t consider this a typical imperial stout. Its watery, but suprisingly the flavor is not unfull. Its roasty, but there is some dimension to it. Some coffee, and the flavor is a little creamy. Overall, its nice, but its ends in a watery-sweet finish that is mono-dimensional and gets a little annoying after a while.
SpudClampDawg (916), Jasper, Indiana, USA
Jul 16, 2006 Brown nearing black pour with no head. Very low carb. The nose is filled with fudgey malts and vanilla. The body is a bit watery and lactic. There is more roastiness in the body, but just not enough. Comes off as a stout with a great nose and thin body. Unfortunately the bartender didn’t know the ABV of this one, but I would have a hard time believing it was 8% or higher. Just OK.
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