Scotch Irish John By Imperial Stout

Well, ya I’m not a stout guy. Feel bad rating it as stout drinkers obviously like it a lot. Bottle. I won’t say too much. To me it had a sour bittery taste with obvious burnt flavours. I think the "sour" turned me off. Maybe after more stouts I’ll appreciate it more, retry and re-rate.

Stubby. Thanks, Glouglouburp! Gotta love that stubby--really takes the air out of the american marketing tendencies that surround this beer style. Black with a dense, creamy dark tan head that falls quickly away to a light foam, leaving decent stalagmites of lace. Big sharp sour coffee nose, almost pungent. Plenty of charcoal, sweet roasty malt, and hints of chocolate in there as well. Rich creamy body, with coffee, roast, char, and a bit of liquorice on the mid-palate. Not much alcohol bite. Long sour coffee finish. This is one of the better coffee bombs I have had, but coffee bombs aren’t an everyday thing for me (even given my love for goliathly huge stouts).

Bottle thanks to Robin. Pours dark black with a small beige head making a circle around the glass. The aroma is roasted malts and some coffee. The taste was dominated by a smooth chocolate and bitter coffee bean along with a rich roasted malt. It was a bit bitter and overall quite good. A nice Imperial Stout. Also, the 341 ml bottle was cool. Like a grenade.

This was a very good IPS and not as strong as i like my stouts but it was also very smooth and drinkable witha a nice malty and chocolate taste and nice rich finish with flavors coming out as it warmed.CHEERS!

Bottle courtesy of hogtownharry. Pours dark brown with a light brown head. Smells of rich roasty malt, chocolate, touches of fruit, molasses, sugar. Tastes of creamy chocolate, spices, touches of faint alcohol. Rich mouthfeel with a nutty finish.

bottle from matt7125: pours extremely black kind of oily, good tan head that clams down into soapy looking thin line. aroma is roasty and very cocoa like hints of cold esspresso, maybe some herbal hints of licorice small hint of alcohol also. flavour is burnt coffee and chocolate a dry cocoa powder flavour. a very roasty aftertaste.

Bottle... This beer rocks!... Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, beige head. Good retention. The nose is a rich, acrid swirl of coffee, smoke, chocolate and charcoal. Full-bodied and silky with medium carbonation. Sweet, dark chocolate with rowdy, burnt, singed notes. Bittersweet, mocha finish. Kudos to mcbackus for cracking open this world class beer!

Bottled thanks to Matt! Just a beautiful pour.. deep garnety brown with a tall, majestic cap of sticky tan head. The aroma picked up toasty caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and biscuits with light coffee roast not far behind.. sweet overall and very enjoyable. The flavor began with some tart chocolate and citrus notes on the tip of the tongue with another, heavier dose of roasted chocolate across the middle.. brown sugar and molasses join some pine and earthy bitterness toward the back.. more bitterness on the finish along with sweet cocoa and pine.. well-balanced and entirely smooth. Medium-bodied with great flow across the palate.. moderate carbonation and a lengthy impression on the finish. Great brew!