Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

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

12 oz bottle courtesy of Cavie poured lovingly into a snifter. This baby pours opaque black with a solid and creamy two-finger cappuccino head on top. The aroma on this stout is surpisingly hoppy, which is an awesome change of pace. Through that layer of fresh hop aroma you can pick up sweet malt, a bit of roast, and a hint of dark fruits. The flavor hits sweet at first and then finishes by bowling you over with dryness, both from roasted coffee-like malt flavors and from plenty of hoppage. Nice big body but not too sticky, but very high carbonation for the style.

Bottle. Black pour with good beige head on top. Roasty, hoppy aroma. Roasty, malty, hoppy, chocolate, coffee taste. Really like the hops in this complex Stout. Jolly good brew from Victory.

Pours black with a thick head that lasts quite a while. Smells sweet and roasted malty. Tastes surprisingly hoppy but not so much as to make it unbalanced. Very bold with hints of sweetness and chocolate. Medium body and carbonation, which is different from the thick and near flat impy’s that I know and love, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Bottle. Nice beer. Pours pure black with small tan head. Taste of roasted coffee, dark chocolate, with nice sweetness. Very good and nice hoppy finish.

12 oz bottle. Pours pitch black, with a generous creamy tan head. Strong roasted malts,spicy hops and dark chocolate makes up the aroma pot. When the beer pours into my mouth, its like a heavenly elixir, oily and tasteful, strong roasted coffee, the hops shines thru at the end, this is hoppy in a nice way. Also hints of liquorize here, which always make my day.

12oz bottle purchased at the liquor store in Tyngsborro, Mass. Pours an opaque pitch black body with nearly an inch of tan head. Chocolate, caramel, some ash, booze, brown sugar, and date all characterize the aroma. Caramel, chocolate, burnt malt, hints of citrussy hops all comprise the flavor, with a dry burnt astringency dominating the finish and aftertaste. Rich full mouth-feel with moderate carbonation. While this one is more of a sipper (as it should be), it goes down quite easily and quickly. In my opinion, the burnt character could afford to be scaled back a bit. Otherwise, I have no complaints, and this is quite a solid RIS.

Bottle poured into a Sam Adams Sensory glass produced a medium brown head with black body. A true stout as others have mentioned. I bit to hoppy for my taste but if you like an ale that is on the bitter side, this one is for you.

This is a true stout. Smells of hops, malt, coffee, and a hint of chocolate. Appearance is black and opaque. Flavor may be too bold for some but those who really look for heavy flavor will enjoy this. Palate is full and stays on your tongue after you swallow it. Overall, excellent, excellent beer.