Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

bottle from total wine in norfolk poured into a pint glass. pours a very dark brown, nearly black with a short chocolate brown head with very little lacing. aroma is big and malty with hints of roasted nuts, coffee, dark chocolate, black cherries, and a decent amount of hops. flavor is delicious. actually quite hoppy up front with a touch of citrus and then flavors of coffee, chocolate, and pumpernickel bread come through with a long lasting coffee aftertaste. palate is not as thick as some other imperial stouts i’ve enjoyed but is very smooth with a hint of alcohol warmth. a very nice beer.

Bottle pours a dark black/brown with tan head. Dark thick malts. Drinkable impy stout with a dark wallop of chocolate malt and coffee.

On draught at Birreria Paradiso. Very black with brown head. Interesting peppery aroma. Flavor of dark bitter chocolate and dark roasted coffee, with a bitter finish. Very nice.

Bottle. Pours dark with a small tan head and no lacing. Aroma is malty, with a bit of chocolate. Taste has a bit of coffee and chocolate that turns bitter. Nice.

pours a deep, dark brownish black with a quickly dissipating tan head. aroma is roasty coffee malt with dark chocolate undertones. some woody, piney hops. taste is coffee malt followed by a wave of sweet chocolate and then a long bitter finish. initial taste does have a bit of a hop character. smooth, viscous mouthfeel with mild carbonation. full-bodied. alcohol blended in very nicely; it just peeks through with some warming on the finish. nicely rounded and very pleasant; not one of those crazy over the top punch-you-in-the-face imperial stouts that are becoming more and more common. very nice. will buy again.

This beer has quite a bit of hops for an Imperial Stout, which at first caught me a little off guard. Pours black and thick, thin to medium sized head with just a little bit sticking around. Not much in the way of lacing. Pretty big hops, pine needles, roasted malts, notes of coffee, chocolate, and molasses and a bitter dry finish. All blended pretty well with the hop profile more prominent than expected. Easy drinking, even at 9.1%. A good one from Victory.

12 oz bottle from a sixpack bought from Party Liquors (Steger, IL). Pours a nice deep blackish pour, largely opaque with a big burly coca cola head and syrupy thick pour. Very nice. Aromas are a sticky sweet roasted malt and chocolatey feel with a sustained coffee feel and some light dark fruit sweetness. Initial is very nice, light bitterness mixed with smooth flavors of roasted malt, coffee, some chocolate, dark fruity sweetness, and a light dust of cinnamon. Body is fairly full, not overbearing. Decent bitterness from hops and coffee, complex flavors dominated largely by coffee in the finish and some smokiness remains on the palate. Pretty nice. Hides its 9.1% ABV tag very well. Glad I finally got at this brew. Cheers.

Tulip glass. Light aroma, hints of dark chocolate, roasty malt. Thick night black with a thick white head. Espresso, and dark chocolate, mixed with roasty toasty malt. Warm foamy palate, boozy. Great beer overall.