t Smisje Catherine The Great Imperial Stout

Hoppy, dark and roasty. Alcohol is nice, but just too bitter for me. Nice foamy head that is uneven.

A little hazy brown colored beer, with a big foamy beige head. The aroma of caramel and chocolate, some dark fruits with hints of spices. The taste of sweet chocolate a little bitter and fruits. The aftertaste has some chocolate with a little bitter and sweets.

Pours a hazlenut brown with an enormous fizzy light brown head. It has a very Belgian aroma with yeast, overripe fruit and a hint of roasted malt and chocolate. Tastes spicy and creamy with notes of caramel, toffee, wood and chocolate and a nice earthy bitter end. These Belgian imperial stouts are new for me, and I like them. Very satisfying, full bodied and creamy. The alcohol is well hidden.

Black beer with a beige head. Aroma of dark fruits and roasted malts. Flavour: coffee, roasted malts and brown sugar.

Bottle. Dark reddish brown body with a frothy light brown head. Bit roasty aroma with dark fruity notes with caramel and sugar. Some alcohol as well. Yeasty flavour with some hard roasted malt and overripe fruit. Dry finish with some tart tobacco like touch. The alcohol is present as well. More like a dark belgian strong ale than an Imperial Stout.

Pours a fuzzy khaki head with a deep cola color body. Smells of roast, ripe fruit and dark sugar. Tastes like toast, ripe fruit, brown sugar, and a faint bit of coffee on the finish.

Sampled at the Impromptu Butter’s 6th cellar clearance. Clear brown pour with light brown highlights and fair fading khaki head. Nose is faint chocolate and some tartness. Flavor is dark fruit and roastiness and wierd sourness. Creamy and hugely carbonated. Over priced and not all that great.

Bottle @ chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008. Pours a dark brown colir wit ha small off-white head. Fruity malty yeasty aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweetish roasted malty fruity chocolate and caramel flavor. Has a sweetish warming roasted malty caramel and chocolate finish.