Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

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

Black pour with a nice, thick, tan head. Good retention and sticky lacing. Aroma consists of dark fruit, espresso, sweet alcohol, slightly hoppy. Flavor is surprisingly bitter, I like! Roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits, pine. Starts off bitter hoppy and leads to a sweet middle ground finishing mildly dry and bitter. Medium full body, moderate low carbonation and minimal alcohol warmth - especially for a 9% ABV brew. Nicely done!

Bottle. Pour is black and thick with a fairly large brown head. Aroma is heavy roasted malt, creamy chocolate milk shake, light coffee, light plum, figs, faint hoppyness, and light tobacco. Flavor is rich, creamy, and malty up front. The middle transitions into a light bitterness with some coffee tones and chocolate notes. the finish is long, lightly bitter, pleasantly hoppy, and faintly floral. It’s really good stuff and gets smoother with every sip.I have not had this in a few years. It’s so available that I pass it by all the time in search of more exotic and expensive offerings. But, for the money, this and Kalamazoo stout are beers that I need to buy way more often in the future.

BEER #200. Body is black as night with a THICK tan head. Thick frothy/creamy lacing throughout the experience. Smell is of baker’s chocolate, licorice, roasted malt, coffee, and tobacco. This beer has an amazing taste with notes of all the above smells. The creamy smoothness of this beer is second to none! The bitter bite at the end is powerful but not overbearing. Kind of like a top quality bitter chocolate. Extremely enjoyable and will definately drink again. I’m really glad this was my 200th beer rated.

( 12oz bottle) pours dark black with great dark tan head and excellent creamy lacing. Nose is amazing. Super complex, milk chocolate, light caramel and subdued hops. Taste is unsweetened chocolate, milk chocolate creaminess, no bitterness at all. Excellent body and creamy. I love this one.

this is a big beer and some dry chocolate malty bitter flavous attack your taste buds ,

Bottle. High fluffy light brown lasting head. Pitch black body. Roasted malt coffee liquorice aroma. Powerful roasted malt coffee hops flavor with a low carbonation and a long bitter aftertaste.

12 oz. bottle: Wow... Pours dark brown with a creamy, light brown head. Dark caramel in the aroma, nutty and chocolatey malts are evenly balanced with fruity, light citrussy and piney hops. The flavour reminds of dark chocolate until prunes join in and mingle with the citrussy hops. The bitterness lingers with an aftertaste of hazelnuts. Not overly roasty therefore never astringent. The carbonation is soft, the mouthfeel is smooth and full but never cloying. Complex, flavourful, balanced - great.

Dark brown/black pour with a tan head. Aroma- lactose, espresso, chocolate, black licorice. The flavor is sweet up front with brown sugar, licorice, turning into a dark roasted feel like black coffee. The end turns very bitter. A very satisfying impy stout.