 DJMonarch (6082), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Jul 3, 2009 Updated: Aug 21, 20091. On tap at the Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, Lyons 10/10/2007
Strong roast aroma. Small tan head. Black strong in alcohol and fruity with a bitter coffee roast finish.
2. From the Can at the Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont 08/10/2008
Strong roast aroma. Beige head. Black strong in alcohol and fruity. A little rich. Crisp dry and slightly bitter full roast finish.
Heathen (723), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Jul 3, 2009 THOUGHTS: The best imperial stout I ever had from a can. OK, it’s the only one I’ve ever had in a can, but seriously it is better than some of the bottled variety. Hid alcohol decently.
TECHNICAL: Can. Poured a dark brown that was opaque black in the glass with a small to average, light brown head that mostly diminished, but left good lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy roasted malt, cocoa, chocolate syrup and ever so slight coffee, very light piney hops, light alcohol, dark fruit and chocolate milk. The initial flavor was sweet and slightly bitter; while the finish was very sweet and bitter with an average duration. There was chocolate syrup, slight soy sauce, dark fruit, acai berries, plum, slight pine hops, coffee and dark chocolate. The medium to full body was fairly oily with soft carbonation and a light alcoholic finish.
lordsummerisle (17), New York, USA
Jul 1, 2009 Delicious. Pours pitch black with tan head, very thick velvety chocolate aroma with loads of malt. Flavor is extremely complex. Obvious chocolate and coffee flavors but something fruity down there, cherries or figs maybe. Malt might be a little overpowering but that is a minor criticism of what otherwise is a flat-out awesome beer.
shawnm213 (884), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Jun 30, 2009 Updated: Aug 11, 2009Cans from hophead22, SuIIy, and Captaincougar- Thanks guys! Had a few cans of this now. Pours a really deep brown with a quicky fading tan head. notes of dark chocolate, coffee, malt, toast. Nice body with a grainy yet smooth mouthfeel. drinking chocolate milk with some grammcrackers and bittering hops dropped in. One of the beersI had a metallic finish to it that was a little offputting. But overall, This was a good beer. Happy I finally tried this! Thanks again!
Drinking this again and it is pretty damn tasty.
RedSox2004 (353), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Jun 28, 2009 Haven’t had a lot of impy stouts from a can...
Poured solid black with a smallish brown head and ok lacing. Strong coffee and molasses aromas with some buttery chocolate and malted milk balls. Wonderful espresso taste up front, with plenty of chocolate, caramel, roasted malts, figs, warming alcohol, and a surprising hops bitterness that comes up to bite you toward the finish. One of the more complex flavor profiles I’ve come across. Smooth creamy mouthfeel, low carbonation, and a great espresso/chocolate aftertaste that lingers for a long while. This is great.
Nightfall (647), Athens, Greece
Jun 26, 2009 Can from Miver (thanks Joe !). Easily my best canned beer ever ! Opaque black with a dark brown head. Velvety mouthfeel. Sweet malty taste with lots of roasted coffee and chocolate. Very roasted aroma. A pleasure !
cprochak (388), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 25, 2009 Can from Malt & Vine. Tasted blind with 14 others that day. This was in top 3. Pours a dark black with great mocha head. Hints of butterscotch, chocolate and dark brown sugar aroma. Incredibly sweet with molasses flavor. Medium body, incredibly smooth mouthfeel. I’ve put down a growler of this in a night, so it’s incredibly drinkable.
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