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Moylans Ryan OSullivans Imperial Stout

Moylans Ryan OSullivans Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Moylans Brewery & Restaurant

Novato, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
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4123.83/5.03.83/5.010%65.2Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Chocolate truffles, cocoa, espresso coffee, burnt currants, the sweetness of a sherry - all come to mind when enjoying an Imperial Stout. A rich porter of English origin brewed to withstand the long voyage from London to Czarist Russia. The classic "Winter Warmer". Big, Strong, Malty Stout.

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Quyntarious (32), Ohio, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Feb 18, 2005  
Chocolate nose, slight coffee, thick, opaque black, whiteish head, strong coffee notes, thick pallet, heavy mouth feel. Amazing beer, I like this more than the Stone Russian Imperial.


 blackmurder (164), sadf, Hawaii, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Dec 23, 2006  
What a beer....perfect in almost every aspect, but it was a bit light in flavor. Pours a beautiful dark dark brown with a small head when poured quickly. Amazing that it is 10%. Wow! I was more than impressed with this beer. I will buy more of this in the future and re-rate it.


jebert (60), Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours ebony balck with huge brown head. Aroma is bootstrap molasses, chocolate, and malt. Mouthfeel is rich thick and creamy. Taste is intense with chocolate, coffee, sherry, molasses, toffee and dark roasted malts assaulting the tastebuds. Finish is well balanced, not bitter, not too sweet. Packs a punch at 10% ABV. Great pairing with red meats including beef, lamb, venison or gyros. Also could be a meal in itself. Hats off to Moylans, you have created a masterpiece of the brewing arts.


 DocLock (4175), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Mar 9, 2007  
Thanks to Dickinsonbeer for this beauty. The pour is onyx with a 2-finger brown head and layers of lace. The aroma is big roasty dark malt, figs, huge chocolate cyrup, some molasses, and hops. The taste is roasty dark malty, with a rich, sticky chocolate syrup element, plus molasses, figs, slight tobacco, and a hop bite that is definitely felt, and gets a bit bigger as it warms. The palate is rich, very creamy, very well balanced, on the sweet side initially, then it seems to shift gears and gain an Alpha Klausy hoppiness, while still maintaining the solid Impy Stout feel overall. This one is an outstanding example of this style.


 Dogbrick (2358), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
Jan 10, 2003    Updated: Jan 30, 2003
Now this, this my friend is a kick ass beer. In the 20+ bottles I lugged back to the hotel in a cab, this and Stone's 6th Anniversary Porter will be hard to beat. Pours a lovely black color with mahogany around the edges. Thin and bubbly tan head. Espresso and charred chocolate aroma. Flavor of chocolate, caramel, raisins, sweet liqueur, and surprisingly little alcohol. Perfect warming finish as far as I am concerned, as I had absolutely no problem polishing off this bomber in no time. Also worth noting that this beer has about the busiest label I have ever seen. Among the description, awards, etc., there is even a map to the brewery! This beer is underrated in my opinion.



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