 nqualls (1200), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 23, 2009
Source: 12 oz bottle purchased at Anderson’s in Toledo.
Glass: Fullers Tulip/snifter hybrid.
Appearance: Black pour with a half finger of brown head.
Aroma: Hints of chocolate and roast, but highly vegetal.
Flavor: Smoke and roast dominate. Not much else.
Palate: Medium body with soft carbonation.
Overall: Tastes more like a Foreign stout. Not overall a bad beer, but as an imperial stout, its pretty terrible.
monkeychugg55 (112), Joliet, Illinois, USA
Jun 19, 2009 Pours kinda thick, black in the snifter, with a nice sized tan head that receeds quickly into a film. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, espresso, and anise, with the faintest hint of floral hops. The flavor is quite nice. Lots of sweet roasted malt, lactose, coca, and licorice. Mouthfeel is light yet full, and has medium carbonation. Alcohol undetectable. Not a bad brew at all, but I would have classified this number a strong milk stout. It, IMO, would have gotten a much higher rating. Although this is a great stout, it simply does not compete with the much bigger insane-o-stouts out there.
shadey (1429), Rochester, New York, USA
Jun 14, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours jet black with a wispy head of tan. Aroma is fairly mild, chocolate, a touch of roast and not much else. Taste more like a dry stout and not much of an imperial.
Narnad (469), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Had at For the Love of the Hops! 2009 festival. Poured from the tap a dark black with a nice ruby color hints when light struck and a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malt, molasses with lighter hints of chocolate and coffee. Flavor leans toward the chocolate side for an imperial stout and along with a coffee flavor shows up first in the tasting. Middle is very smooth with caramel notes and a light smokey and alcohol ending. A solid imp, feels just a bit light but the flavors hold very well with what is there.
Braudog (3573), Dayton, Ohio, USA
May 25, 2009 Bottle -- I am really starting to be seduced by really dark beers -- this is like Venus to my eyes, deep, dark and inspiring. The aroma isn’t quite as sexy, but still pretty interesting. This drinks with an incredibly soft touch for a 8.5% beer, sessionable even -- nicely smooth, yet hinting at some nice warm flavors of roast, toast, and German chocolate cake. Wow, this is drinkable and dangerous. (#3553, 5/25/2009)
ksurkin (242), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
May 10, 2009 12oz bottle via trade at DLD. pours a very slightly oily, opaque black with a thin, dark tan head and slight lacing. aroma is fairly tame with notes of roasted nuts, coffee, licorice, and a hint of lactose sugar. flavor isn’t as bold as most imperial stouts with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, sour milk, and a touch of hops with a mild, roasted nutty finish. palate is a bit thin for an imperial stout but smooth with well hidden alcohol. overall, an average brew.
noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 10, 2009 12 oz. bottle (2008-9) in a snifter; pours ruby-tinted black w/ a pretty sorry mocha head; aroma is a little sour w/ some dull notes of coffee and chocolate; flavor is remarkably boring for the style, w/ some smoke and chocolate; not as full bodied as I would have liked either. A rather disappointing effort on the whole, I thought.
GMUcrew7 (323), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
May 9, 2009 Pours dark brown with a ruby hue, tan head. Not as thick of a pour as a lot of Imp Stouts. Bitter coffee, some chocolate and sour milk. Wow, really sweet milky, cocoa flavor. Smooth body, the alcohol is well hidden but is too sweet to be considered a good Imperial Stout in my book.
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