Scotch Irish John By Imperial Stout

Brewed by Heritage Brewing Limited
Style: Imperial Stout
Carleton Place, Canada

Aha, this is nice. Very full-bodied, very malty, very low carbonation. Its aromas and taste were both chocolate and coffee. As dark as night, its bitterness made it an instant classic. I wish I only had more.

341 ml bottle. holy crap this is a good beer. pours black with a medium sized dark brown head. aromas are coffee, chocolate and hops. as this beer warms the aromas gain complexity to the point at which i would content just sitting and smelling this beer for hours. flavours are big dark chocolate followed by some coffee and hop bitterness. the mouthfeel is worderful and leaves nothing to be desired. at this point this beer is very young and is already showing signs of being a world class imperial stout. a few years of proper cellering could make this a ratebeer top 50. this is the finest ontario stout on the market and the best ontario brewed beer ive had so far. im very happy to see a beer like this come into this market and ill be buying up any quantity that i can. cheers to heritage brewing!!

Bottle thanks to robinvboyer. And a big thanks...this is a really great imp stout. Nice dark black pour with a decent sized head. Aromas are raisins, chocolate, sweet coffee, malt, and candy sugar. Flavors are sweet, balanced and really nice. I taste some super sweet raisins, sweet malt, and the alchohol is not even noticeable on the tongue.

LCBO sample- Pours jet black, topped with a thick mocha froth. The head is foamy and long lived. Excellent coffee and roasty aromas, dark chocolate as well as a touch of dark fruit. Very bitter, lots of cocoa, dark chocolate, black coffee, roasted malts, and the perfect amount of bittering hops. A touch of currant in the finish. Not as big and bold as some of the crazy impys out there, but I guess that makes this one a little more approachable. Well done.

Excellent. Thick dark chocolate with tons of brown head and lacing.Delicious chocolate aroma. Thick milkshake choking infusion of bittersweet chocolate, as it is so drinkable. coffee in the background. Bittersweet aftertaste, I could drink this many times over.

Bottle at ZBF 08. Not sure who Duff mugged for this one. Black colour with lasting tan head. Choc aroma on an impy stout. Nice hops. Very choccy and smooth in mouth. Long bitter choc finish. Good.

Bottle from the LCBO. Very, very dark brown with a large mocha head. Luscious aroma of dark, sweet roasted malt, strong coffee, dark chocolate, molasses - just fantastic. Full, rich mouthfeel. Flavour starts with bitter coffee, developing sweet malt notes in the middle, and a long bittersweet chocolate finish. As Slacks notes below, this beer pairs just perfectly with good quality dark chocolate. A fantastic beer all around.

Bottle. Lasting tan head atop a pitch black body. Flavor has a bit of lavendar to perfectly complement the toasty maltiness. Really smooth with a nice creaminess.