Ottos Jolly Roger Imperial Stout

Brewed by Ottos Pub & Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
State College, Pennsylvania USA

Bottle from Miver. Pours a dark brown with a nice tan head with good lace. Nose has a lot of chocolate, nuttiness, roasted coffee beans, and hops. Very earthy chocolate, hazelnut, mild smoke. Bitter hops in the finish. A very solid imperial stout, but I bet this is better on draft or cask.

Brewed in the USA..... Pours a very nice black color with a large lasting tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, and dark malts. Taste of chocolate, malts, hops, and a hint of licorice. Mouthfeel is chalky with some alcohol warmth. Robust with some nice lacing. Overall, I would say this is pretty good but a bit on the thin side.

22oz bottle graciously shared by BeerGestapo. Thanks Mike. Pours black with a semi-lasting 1 inch tan head. At first sniff all I could smell was an earthy smokiness but after my nose got acclimated to it I noticed hints of bitter chocolate, dark fruit, and a hint of booziness. The taste is smoky, dark chocolate, and burnt cookies. The smoke is a bit much in my opinion. After a few sips it turns slightly acrid from it. Finishes with a lasting roasted bitterness. Though it has a nice full body I felt that there was too much carbonation for the style. It pinpricked its way through the massive oily liquid. I did enjoy it however and would recommend fans of the style to try it.

This poured black with a moderate brown head of fine bubbles. Aromas were rich showing off chocolate, fig, plum and roasted malt. In the mouth this was medium to full-bodied and concentrated. It begins powerful before being balanced by the bitter hops. Flavors are of woodsmoke and roasted malt followed by chocoate and coffee. Overall, this was wonderfully rich yet balanced by some lifting hops.

Pours a very impressive inky black with a two finger chestnut brown head. The nose shows mocha, roast, some sweetness, citrusy hops, caramel, grows sweeter with warmth. The flavor is roasty, rich, mildly sweet, bakers chocolate, earthy english malt feel, progressive hop bitterness. The palate is thick, velvety, and satisfying.

Aroma is faint but touches tones of coffee, alcohol and cocoa. Served I’m the proper glass, the brew is pitch blackwith a thick brown head and strong legs. The thick character is flat and surupy on the tounge. The chocolate tones and warm alcohol wrap the mouth. The finish is metallic and short.

22 oz bottle courtesy of mj (as acrdz was once known). Pour is ink black, thick with a nice 1/2 inch tan head. Aroma of soft roasted maltiness. A bit of licorice. Taste is the licorice and roast from the nose though is nicely integrated and smooth. No alcohol presence at all, nice. More of an imperial porter taste. Overall, quite tasty.

22oz. Bottle: Aroma of roasted malts, smoke, peat, and light chocolate. Poured pitch black in color with a small, dense, brown head that diminished but left a slight film. Opaque. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of smoke, roasted malts, chocolate, hops, cocoa, and cream. Medium to full body. Viscous, slightly oily texture. Soft carbonation. Smokey, semi-sweet, chocolate finish.