 walter (357), Staunton, Virginia, USA
Feb 15, 2008
Draft, Baja Bean, Staunton VA. Black, thinning to red at the edges, with tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate and coffee, with some slightly sour roasted malt notes. Flavor is smooth chocolate and coffee, with toasty/burnt elements balancing out the sweetness, and some bourbon/alcohol notes. Bitter enough to stand up to its own maltiness, and deceptively smooth, with the alcohol completely hidden. Tasty!
Imaena (217), Portland, Maine, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Bottle 08.’ Black pour with a thick crema head. Nose is coffee, chocolate, malts, and all that you want in abig Imperial Stout. Flavor is much the same with some warmth and appropriate bitterness. Big bosy and well balanced.
thickfreakness (52), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Pours absolutely pitch black with a huge mocha head that won’t go away. This one looks great. Smells strongly of coffee grounds, dark chocolate, bitter roast, and cream. Taste is similar with a huge roast/chocolate/coffee flavor and a nice hop/bitter roast finish. Really smooth and easy to drink. Not much sign of the alcohol. A great, underdog RIS.
nqualls (112), Tennessee, USA
Aug 15, 2008 12 oz bottle. Poured a solid black with a small head. Chocolate and coffee aromas were huge, with a little alcohol too. Lacing was above average. Flavor was sweet malt with some chocolate and a little warming alcohol on the end. Creamy mouthfeel with soft but adequate carbonation.
Taktik_MTL (1890), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Aug 15, 2008 2 bouteilles de 12 oz partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez Rastacouere. Arôme: Odeur de café et de chocolat avec une pointe de caramel. Apparence: La couleur ets noire opaque. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de chocolat avec une pointe de café et de vanille. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût chocolaté. (Rating #1881)
grandridge (137), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
Aug 8, 2008 Did a blind side by side with victory storm king stout (It’s a tough life) and I’d have to say I liked them both but the storm king wins. But this brew is very unique for an impy. It’s not the same as the other run of the mill impys kind of out there with Black Albert but more sweet and less spice. Aroma is sweet definitly a lot of caramel in there. Mouthfeel is like a light syrup which is why I thought the Storm King was better. To say it is lightly carbonated would be an understatment. Flavor is caramel (big) and chocolate sweetness that is throughout. I have to agree with the guy before me (1_2many) when he said that you think the aftertaste will hang out but it actually finished a lot cleaner than I thought. Just a solid and different impy stout, one of the better beers out there.
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