Two Brothers Northwind Imperial Stout

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Warrenville, Illinois USA

Any first impressions?
-A creamy head, alongside opaque blackness, induces saliva production.
-Roasting coffee beans and bread dough make up a competent aroma.
-Sweet chocolate and biscuity malts harmonize into an appreciable dessert.
-Mouthfeel is lean but never frail, just a smooth and very drinkable, big stout.

What if you dig deeper?
-Alcohol is of no consequence to the flavor profile.
-The toasted malt bitterness is considerate, but firm.
-An important sugar residue will please the sweet teeth out there.
-Not very imperial, but a fine stout nonetheless.

Bottle; no date.

pours dark, minimal head and lacing. Light for an imperial stout, but a pleasing and easy to drink flavor. A little chocolatey, coffee flavors are somewhat apparent. Not amazing, but fine.

Pours an opaque dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is weak, maybe a little coffeeish. Taste is burnt malt, coffee, and bitter dark chocolate. Leaves a peppery feel on the tongue with an almost aspirin-like bitter aftertaste. Alcohol well hidden. Not great, but not bad.

This beer is unlike other imperial stouts I have grown to like especially the body which is thin and fizzy indicating overcarbonation. The big-bubbled head on this quickly diminished to nothing. The aroma was of roasted malts and burnt wood. The flavor also showcases roasted malts with some sweet notes. It finishes bitter, but the bitterness doesn’t stick around. Not a favorite.

Pepsi colored with no head. A moderate roasty nose also has an astrigent burnt cookie smell. The body is more like an Imperial lite - some roastiness, sweet chocolate and bitterness, but thin throughout and rather lacking. Bare Tree is the only beer I’ve had by these guys that was really solid.

Black but not completely opaque body with a thin brown head. Aroma is of roasted nuts. Flavor is semi-sweet chocolate and little else. I tasted brief notes of roasted nuts and alcohol. A nice imperial, but not the best.

Courtesy of OhioDad. <P> Aroma is fairly hoppy, but with an odd lager-like aroma and very little roastiness, but some minor coffee notes. A deep black body lies beneath a dminishing mocha hued thin film of a head. Flavor is a nicely burnt/roasted melange of coffee and dark chocolate, hearty dark fruits and malt. Alcohol is almost unoticeable and the palate is thinnish.

Thanks to Tomdecapolis for the bottle... Appears a black with a small tan head and scattered lacing left around the glass. Smell is of caramel, vanilla, chocolate, and a touch of coffee. The taste is of the same aromas. Mouthfeel is sweet, slightly thin, with some hops resonating. Rich flavors seem to hang on to the palate a bit too long. Not a bad brew though.