Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

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

Bottle. Pours a dark black with a minimal tan head. Strong burnt malt taste, burnt coffee and some bitter chocolate. Finishes with an astringent hop bitterness. Not worthy of a 100 rating in my opinion.

Pours a dark espresso tar black with a dark tan head that dissipates to a thin layer. Aroma is chocolate and nutty roasted malts. Flavor is like a rich cup of coffee with malts bitter nutty cocoa. Hints of hops present, rather bitter bite. Body is medium. A good solid stout.

Thanks go out to the state of Michigan for having this stocked. This beer looked all the part of a top 90 percentile beer. So black light could not permeate. The head started out as about half the size of the pour and dwindled to about an inch thick in about 3 minutes. Smelled of coffee and burned hops, taste was extremely bold and stout (thus the name i guess). I love porters, i like stouts, but this one made me chase it with a shot of milk. Great beer though!

Bottle into snifter. Pours viscous opaque black with a a very fine brown head that disappears as quick as it arrives. Nose is a combination of sharp, greenish hop acidity with a smooth, roasty espresso note. Taste is big and roasty - dominant roasted espresso notes, bit of bittersweet cocoa, paired with a sharp, acidic, almost astringent citrusy hop character. Finishes with a lingering hop bitterness on the palate balanced by more roasty espresso malt on the exhale. Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated with a medium-full body, not quite as creamy and viscous as I was expecting. The prominent hop note isn’t quite there for me - just a bit harsh and astringent, makes the roasty flavors lean towards burnt, without the creamy, rich qualities to properly balance it. Mouthfeel isn’t quite perfect either. Still a good beer, but this one wasn’t a 100 percentile for me.

Thoroughly enjoyed this stout. Chocolate taste was overwhelming. Very tasty, but one is all I can handle. One of the better stouts I’ve had.

12oz.bottle. Pours very dark of course, dark tan head. Smell alot of hops initially. Big bitterness at first sip as well, with a roasty/chocolaty in the finish. Love the hops in this, nice mix with the dark malt. Very tasty

(Bottle). Aroma had a touch of black cherry, otherwise coffee, malt, and chocolate. Black in color, with a thinish brown head that did not last. Yummy bitterness in the hops, and overall sweetness. I was a little disappointed with the overall balance and complexity....perhaps my sample was too young. Still, a fine stout.

head like espresso crema, lacy and brown and creamy. strong notes of espresso, for that matter, along with hops and roasted malts, a whiff of alcohol, and a slight bitterness like dark chocolate. Good carbonation and feel; not excessively heavy, but so robust and complex that you want to carefully consider every sip.