Rogue Imperial Porter

Draft at the brewery bar in Newport. A pitch black beer with an orange-brown head. The aroma is sweet malty and roasted as well as with hints of acidity from the roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with powerful notes of roasted malt and medium notes of chocolate, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Draught at Rogue, San Francisco. Near black, firm head. Fruity licorice nose. Dryish, ashy and metallic. Very salty butsurprisingly light bodied. Tarry salty finish with long bitterness. Flavourful, but not a favourite.

Bottled@SBWF2008. Deep rubyish red colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is alcohol, wood, caramel some mild nuts and vanilla. Flavour is vanilla, wood, hops and alcohol along with mild dark fruityness. Wellbalanced.

Bottle at Stockholm Beer and Whisky 2009. Dark brown coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of vanilla and dark chocolate. Roasted flavour of dark chocolate, vanilla and hops. Dry roasted and hoppy finish.

Date: 08/15/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Cumming

Appearance: opque dark brown, thin fine tan head, touch of lace,
Aroma: dry chocolate aroma with a bit of roasted,
Body: big body that gets creamy,
Flavor: big chocolate flavor that grows as it warms, good roasted to balance the chocolate, lots of bitterness, a bit of distracting malt bitterness
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Date: 09/23/2007
Mode: draft
Words: Barley’s Greenville

Appearance: solid dark brown, lots of lace,
Aroma: still the same dry dark chocolate aroma this year,
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, the bitterness melds really well with the dark chocolate, long bitter finish with only a hint of the malt bitterness from last year,
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Date: 12/29/2007
Mode: draft
Source: summits snellville

touch of malty sweetness in the flavor brings out even more of the rich chocolate, still a long bitter finish with more of the roasted malts showing up with a touch of astrengency
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Date: 05/27/2008
Mode: draft
Source: summits woodstock

Aroma: dry dark chocolate and roasted aroma, kept dry by earthyness,
Flavor: flavor starts off very dry with a lot of roasted malt, warming brings just a touch of dark caramel sweetness but it is chased away by lots of earthy hops,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Near black body. Thin, light brown head. Chewy aroma with some dark fruit and light chocolate. Rich dark fruits and a burnt coffee character. Less than what I wanted.

(draft) Black body with pillowy tan head, nice lacing. Moderately sweet, roast, cherry, vanilla, chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, roast, cherry, chocolate, some vanilla, alcohol. Light alcohol burn in finish. Medium-full body.

On tap at Rogue, Portland. Black, lasting tan head. Bit like the Impy Stout, but with a bit more choc and less sour. Quite smooth actually. I rather like this for its intensity and the alcohol. Could have this on a cold winter night and enjoy it immensely