Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

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

To be fair I had this one right after bells expedition on thanksgiving day hence the lower score. black meduim body thin head far more lighter than the big boys in taste and appearence

A fantastic and simple stout. 9.1% and tastes it, not too weak, not too strong. It’s inky black with mild tan head. Nose is burnt roasts and nutty with a slight smokiness. Mouthfeel is oily and thick and stands out as a traditional imperial stout. Not as overwhelming as Bell’s amazing Expedition Stout, but very similar. More please.

Pours a nasty oily black with a creamy caramel colored 1 finger head. Smells of robust dark malts and espresso as the prominent aromas. There is also a nice rummy alcohol in there. This beer has a nice bitter taste with a smooth lingering plum and raisin aftertaste. This is a very smooth and easy to drink beer. Yeah 3 is good. 4 is better. 5 is gonna hurt. 6 will tuck me in for a good long nap.

bottle - Pours black with a lingering tan head. It has an assertive aroma of roast malt, hops, and chocolate. The flavor is of dark roast malt, dark chocolate, and very aggressive hops that lead into a lingering bitter finish. Huge flavor. Excellent beer.

<b>Bottle 50cl. @ home.</b>
<i>[ Courtesy of Secret Santa ].</i> Clear medium to dark black color with a average, frothy, excellent - good lacing, fully - mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, mild coffee, soap notes. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy - oily, carbonation is soft. (080908)

Pours an excellent pitch black, with about two fingers worth of brownish tan head. Smells of roasted malts, and a hint dark roasted coffee. The roasty flavor hits first, followed by an espresso-like tinge. There is definitely a strong presence of hops towards the end, but it is well balanced. After taste almost has a hint f extremely dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is perfect. Viscosity is just what I would expect from an imperial stout and the carbonation is perfect. This was a scrumptious imperial stout. Definitely among the best, in my opinion. I could not drink more than one at a time, but for this style that is a good thing. If you like imperial stouts an haven’t had this one, you are in the dark. Reviewed on: 02-14-2007

This is an imperial stout that lives up to its name. Pours with a five+ brown head that fades very slowly leaves a good lace. Black color. Roasted coffee nose. Light-medium carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Excellent mix of hops and roasted malt, chocolate and roasted coffee flavors; very smooth and too easy to drink, the high ABV is hidden. $1.75 for a 12oz from Barb’s Beer Emporium Concord, NH.

There is a storm brewing on the horizon and it is headed directly for my glass. Being a native Floridian, storms are nothing new; we have hurricanes and sometimes devastating thunderstorms after all. But there are other places that are far more dangerous and subject to extremely fickle and destructive weather. Thankfully, the storm that has settled into my humble abode today is of the friendly, if somewhat tall, dark, and handsome variety. I would be speaking of none other than the Storm King Stout from Victory Brewing, an imperial stout of an indomitable nature and irresistible personality.
Intensely black with a thickly packed and soft head at least one finger thick, Storm King quickly fills my glass with her abyssal black complexion. Playing hard to get, she turns away all attempts to allow a few rays of light to shine through. Only a hint of burnt amber tinges her bottom and sides as she hugs my glass, intense bitter chocolate and espresso in her nose with a tart sour lemon finish lingering in the shadows. As I enjoy my first quaff, Brussels lace immediately decorates my glass. A full, creamy and rich body with a sticky, lingering mouthfeel. Storm King is chewy with burnt coffee and espresso grinds as the lemon sits squarely on the top of my tongue. For an imperial stout, she starts off very bright and straightforward. The bitter and burnt malts shine with an intense coffee profile and faint whispers of licorice and semi-sweet chocolate. A pleasingly dry finish. As I near the bottom of my glass, a touch more sour lemon tingles on my tongue, bringing the Storm King’s intensely dark, malted story to a close.
No frills and yet plenty of thrills. Dark, toasty, and straightforward, Victory Brewing once again impresses with their Storm King. There are so many different variations on the imperial stout now that it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of them all, much less figure out which variety it is I am enjoying. Sometimes it is nice to get back to the basics and enjoy a more traditional and classically inspired Imperial Stout for which the Storm King skillfully delivers.