 joet (1600), Fulton, California, USA
May 12, 2008 Wonderful idea of an ultimate beer. Giant hops, strong but clear chocolate flavors, a fine textured body, aromatic, not too strong/alcoholic. Very well put together -- flawlessly bright, clean and clear without anything fuselly, dusty, phenolic, soy saucey or other common big beer flaws.
Rciesla (165), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
May 8, 2008 Bottle obtained in a trade i shared with BrianK. Pours jet black with no color hues and a dark tan head. Aroma is very misleading for an imperial stout, wait 80 ibu’s what is this beer? A double ipa with chocolate malt, you tell me. Flavor is rich with chocolate at first then quickly turns into a pine floral hop finish. It works, its quite good when you give up your expections of a big malty imperial stout. Very complex but nevertheless no quite what i was expecting but not a disappointment either.
jimmack (1200), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
May 6, 2008 Bomber with a huge thanks to Dmac for sharing this treat. Black with a small creamy tan head. Really nice piney/grapefruit hop aroma mixed with dark roasted malts and dark chocolate. I really wish there were more hoppy imperial stouts like this one. The flavor of the citrus hops combine seamlessly with the roasted malts. Add in some chocolate, a bit of coffee and also some tropical fruits and you have one delicious beer.
ironchefscott (176), long beach, California, USA
May 5, 2008 shared by I forget at the cuvee de tomme release....good stuff. lives up to the name colorwise....tastewise it is a bit smoky and a good but not great imp stout....not worth the hype in my opinion.....want to try another bottle though
beerguy101 (3256), Newark, California, USA
May 4, 2008 Tasted at the February Northern California Beer Tasting. OK This beer is worthy of the hype. And thanks to Garret for sharing this gem. This Imperial Stout pours a deep black color from the bottle. Small to medium sized tan foamy head. The aroma is chocolate, raisins, coffee, vanilla, molasses and dark fruit. A medium to full bodied Imperial Stout. The malts are chocolate, coffee, dark fruit and roasty malt. The hops are earthy. There is a lot going on in this beer, very complex, yet each of the flavor components seems to blend together well. Very rich and smooth. Hides the alcohol well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
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