Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Snifter

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330 ml bottle - thanks to Dennoman. Pours pitch black with a small head. Aroma of roasted malt, smoked wood and dark fine chocolate. Medium body with nice roasty notes, refined hoppiness. Taste is smoked trout, ashes and a hint of dark forest fruits.

12 oz bottle aged two years. Pours a dark black color with a nice tan head, aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, coffee. Full bodied, delicious.

I love this stuff. First thing I get whenever I go to victory. Meets its description and hype fully ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from 16 Tons Taphouse, Eugene. Pours DARK, very little head. Aroma is coffee roastiness, some resin notes as well, very rich. Body rich syrupy and finishing with a thing, almost syrup-like character, roasty, rich and yum. It’s been more than seven years since my first Storm, King, and I’m glad to see that its appeal for me is more than just nostalgia. This is a great beer.

No bottling date.
Appearance: Pitch black body with a creamy tan head that has average retention, but settles into a thick coating.
Aroma: Semi-sweet chocolate and roasted malts are met by piney hops. Overall balance shifts to sweet, though hints of bitterness come through.
Taste: Piney hops with a light to moderate bitterness are very forward on the intro, right away. On the second sip sweet yet bitter dark chocolate flavors creep in with a complimentary roasted malt flavor. The finish is a little hot, but overall this drinks nicely.
Palate: Medium to thick bodied with an oily texture, light to moderate carbonation.
Overall: This is a very good hopped up imperial stout, though it’s at least six months old by now so it’s mellowed out to a degree. One day I’ll get around to aging a 6 pack and noting the changes.

Poured from a regular bottle into a trumpet glass to drink. The beer had a heavy body with a black color and a dark brown hue, along with a large creamy dark tan head that had average retention, but good cling and lacing. The aroma featured a roasty coffee and chocolate blend along with touches of caramel and licorice, along with a modest earth and pine hops character in the background. It had a nice, lightly sweet caramel and chocolate taste that yielded to a deeply bitter grainy flavor, along with some roasty coffee and light molasses. The body was wet and a touch creamy and watery, with average fizz and life, along with a thinner mouthfeel and dry finish.

Pours black with low yellow brown head Aromas loaded of coffee, dark malts, dark chocolate Body is wee bit to light bodied, however very smooth styled. Taste of dark malts, espresso beans, chocolate and hints of dark fruits ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle, rated from backlog. Pitch black with tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and some hop notes. Taste is hoppy and roasty with coffee, dark chocolate, piny hops and carmel.

Pours black with a foamy beige head. Wonderful cocoa aroma with no hint of the hops to come. Barely sweet hints of chocolate give way to malt and finally hops at the swallow. A complex beer and a nice Imperial stout. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Poured a pitch black body with a thin tan head. It smells like darkness: black strap molasses, black coffee and roasted malt. Wonderful. The taste follows the smell. Dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt and finishes with burnt wood. The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation. A great dark, dark stout.