Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

Pours a deep black witih a small tan head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate are apparent. Tastes of coffee, chocolate, dark fruits, and caramel. A very solid stout. This is a favorite of mine and highly recommended.

Fresh 12oz bottle. Pours a pitch black body with a huge, inch thick, creamy, dark brown head that takes forever to dissipate and remains extremely lacy. Looks damn good. Aroma is sharp and dark ripe fruits, molasses, malty, coffee, american hoppy, a hint of booze. Pretty complex with a noticeable hop backing. Flavor is really nice with a great bitterness throughout without being overbearing. Very rich and dark chocolate initially, then malty and roasty, and finishes dry and coffee-like with a lingering bitterness. Warm on the way down, but no real signs of alcohol. Some plum in there too and a noteworthy dark roasted bitterness. Palate is medium to full and slightly carbonated. Dry and sticky. Overall, this is a really nice beer even fresh. Ive heard great things about cellaring this so I look forward to re-rating in the coming years...if only I can wait that long. Ive heard that it loses the pronounced bitterness and roastiness, but gains a ton of malt definition and loses the head completely. Should be fun.

I am not a fan of stouts, so I found the finish to be a little too strong, especially because of the punch of alcohol at the end. However, both the flavor and the body are exceptional, and it made the beer quite enjoyable.

Serious thanks to TheRealBastard for a bottle marked 99. Black with zero head. Had to force the tiniest show of carbonation, and then it was only a hint. Smell is super sweet molasses, plum. Flavor is full, and way complex. Sweet, sharp, malt, caramel, coffee leftovers. Way good.

bottle thanks to swalden28. poured black with a tan head. aroma had some fruity hop notes, dark roasts, and alcohol. flavor of dark roasts, coffee, and a nice bitter. a solid stout, but i think i underrated it.

Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Pours a dark brown to black color with a tan head. Aroma is sweet roasted malt, coffee, toffee, caramel, some hints of dark ripe fruit. Flavor is sweet and malty with slight roasted notes, coffee, caramel, dark ripe fruit, vanilla, some dark chocolate. Generally full bodied with a sweet and malty finish.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX. Pours black with tan head. Aroma is hoppy with dark roast. Flavor is hoppy as well with nice bitter in the end, nice dark roasted barely taste as well, some grapefruit too. Mouthfeel is medium-full body with high carbonation. Pretty good hoppy stout.

Pours very dark and thick; aroma of coffee and chocolate. A roasted and slightly bitter taste. Hints of caramel, vanilla, chocolate, and coffee - all sufficiently balanced. Leaves a lingering taste of hops. All-in-all, an excellent brew.