 Blaze312 (129), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Bomber, pours a black color with a medium tan brown head. Aroma has coffee and chocolate smells like a typical imperial stout. Taste of coffee with a hint of sweet to the aftertaste, alcohol is hidden very well. Very smooth.
jumpjet2k (135), Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Bomber. A big murky beer with a medium brown head. Lots and lots of coffee and chocolate in the aroma, just very roasty as a whole. These aromas, of course, show through in the flavor as well, accompanied by a deep plum-like fruitiness and some hops at the back end. Smooth. Definitely a well-crafted brew. Still, to me it doesn’t quite stand up to the immense complexity and depth of other impy stouts like Oak Aged Yeti. I’d definitely drink it again, regardless.
SudsMcDuff (1691), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
Jun 5, 2009 ..and i don’t like the contraction, apostrophe E-M,..as far as i am concerned his name is "Dig Them". You’re not welcome here, Dig Them ... Pours a darkest of the dark brown-black , with a fantastic hearty dark coco head, big with great lacing .. . wow, so easy to drink, the abv is so well hidden , great roast level and a balance that is hard to beat!.. . for a pretty widely available RIS, this is fan-freakin-frakin-flippin-sex orgy in the living room-tastic!!!.. . Aromas include sharp molasses, dark coco chocolate, light alcohol, maduro tobacco leave, dark dark hard wood .. . has really distracted me from the Dig ’em fiasco! .. . . This could get you in trouble with its super smoothness, but it maybe lacks abit of complexity for me, there are definitely better Imperial Stouts, but at the somewhat decent price and availability, i can see why people talk... . I will also say, i bought a couple of bottles, and plan on re-rating after a year.. . .. You just got dunked on by Patrick Chewing!
derkaiser (24), Ohio, USA
Jun 3, 2009 A very beautiful in glass beer appearance wise. Even with its high alcohol content, you cant really taste it, which is rare for a heavy beer. I have had better similar beers, but I would try it again.
Dfonorow (31), New Jersey, USA
Jun 3, 2009 Pours black with a very nice looking caramel brown head, although it quickly fades. The smell is very distinct of Imperial’s: chocolate, caramel, coffee, and very strong roasted malt. It tastes almost exactly as it smells but with more of a kick of coffee and maybe even black berries or black currant. Goes down relatively smooth with a nice bitter aftertaste of alcohol and roasted malt.
noncaloric (600), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 2, 2009 Black pour with a medium beige head. Good retention, spotty lace. Roasty aroma, smoke and licorice, with caramel thrown in. Flavor begins with a lot of roasted flavors, especially licorice, transitions through horehound and plums towards bitter chocolate and caramel. There’s a bit of butterscotch in the finish. Full bodied, very smooth, soft, sudsy, creamy on the palate. A wonderful swallow.
JaBier (1126), Capital City, Ohio, USA
Jun 1, 2009 12oz bottle, 2008. Pours black with a medium light brown head. Chocolate malt aroma with some licorice and alcohol. Chocolate flavor up front followed by vanilla and alcohol with a dry coffee finish. Outstanding.
WakeandBake (421), Greenville, Michigan, USA
May 30, 2009 Bottle , bottled in the Spring of 2008,thanks to CaryTheDude. A thick oily black pour with a medium sized brown head. Aroma of roasted barley,charred malt,molasis,coffee and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is huge,malty sweet,some coffee,anise,smoke,dark roasted barley,and rasins, a smooth creamy mouthfeel,soft carbonation,lots of sticky lacing, with a slightly bitter coffee/alcohol burn finish. Another very good brew from Stone.
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