Scotch Irish Tsarina Katarina Imperial Stout

Formerly brewed at Heritage Brewing Limited
Style: Imperial Stout
Carleton Place, Canada

2005 Bottle shard by mds at BCTC! Thanks Mike! Nose and flavor of chocolate, cream, roasted malt. I really enjoyed this one.

Thanks to seaoflament for seeing this on my wants list and bringing to the rbsg. You’re a great guy, Carlos! Pours attractive deep brown with a nice pancake colored head. Huge nose of bourbon, oak, molasses, vanilla and chocolate. The taste was equally complex, but a bit of disjointedness, along with an earthy influence. (I learned that word from aspidites!) Quite an experience. Thanks again Carlos!

Sample from a bottle. Big, rich toffee and vanilla nose, some bourbon, chocolate and roast as well. Creamy and rich, excellently made, somewhat oily in the finish before a surprising dryness, with abundant dry cocoa developing on the back. Quite good.

2005 at Beer Bistro. Dense mocha head forms on top of a very dark brown body. Less oily looking than average imperial stouts. Lovely dry and sharp roastiness leads the charge in the aroma, followed by cocoa, burned marshmallows, and substantial hops. Coffee bitterness as well. Flavor expands on the aforementioned, a little too typical and lactic in the end, proving to be a somewhat boring flavor. The dryness in the mouth is pleasing. Finishes slightly stinging with ample, even impressive at this age, hop bittering. Taste is definitely the least interesting component of this beer.

12oz bottle, vintage 2005, courtesy of mds. Thanks, Mike! Pours a very dark, chocolate-brown color; dark brown head with fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of dark chocolate and roasted / charred malts in the aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: relaxed carbonation; lots of dark chocolate, roasted / charred malts, and caramel upfront; toasted malts and roastiness; nicely roasted, soft, chewy imperial stout. Lengthy finish: roasted malts, toasty breadiness, and lots of dark chocolate; nicely dry. Solid, generous impy stout.

2005 bottle. Thanks to richlikebeer. Pours a dark tar-like color with a thick consistency. Brown head. Roast and burnt aroma with hints of chocolate, coffee and lots of licorice. Taste matches the aroma. A bit sour at the end, but very good nonetheless.

This 2005 vintage is courtesy of gunhaver. Pours deep deep darkness with thin mocha head. The aroma is just irresistible with dark roastiness, burnt notes, some chocolate, some faint coffee, earthiness and a hint of toffee. Yum. The taste is smooth and blended with some roasted notes toward burnt, faint soy, chocolate and a mild amount of coffee. Yummy indeed. Its melded, blended and silky smooth. Very nice.

12 oz bottle thanks to drewbeerme for sharing this on the train down to Flossmoor Station. Pours a dark brown black with a creamy tall beige head. Roasted chocolate, some cherries, and dark fruit in the nose. Sweet cherries, chocolate with a sour soy that makes these flavors hard to drink. Drying bakers chocolate finish that is really sour and soy. Not too good.