Tri-City Giant Slayer Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Tri-City Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Bay City, Michigan USA

This stout poured a creamy deep black colour with a nice thick, creamy, brown head. Not much lacing. To the nose there are scents of cocoa, coffee, caramel, molassass and nuts. First sip is smooth and flavourful with flavours of coffee most prodominant. Finish is roasty with a little hopp flavour lingering.

12 oz bottle at the Loons game in Midland, Mich.: I was very happy to see a rather nice selection of local craft brews available at the new Dow Diamond field in Midland. The food wasn’t bad either.

Deep, dark black pour with a really enjoyable tan head. Big, chewy mouthfeel. The body offers a sugary sweet blend of roasted coffee and hershey’s chocolate. The bitterness was just too low to offset the onslaught of sweet malt. Still, the flavors were nice, just seemed a bit underhopped and a bit underattenuated for my tastes. A solid find though at the ballfield.