Vinos Imperial Stout

Brewed by Vinos Brewpub
Style: Imperial Stout
Little Rock, Arkansas USA

Serve in Snifter

on tap-pours a retaining light brown head that laces and black color. Aroma is dark malt-licorice/chocolate/roasty/wood. Taste is dark malt-licorice/chocolate/roasty/wood, vanilla, secondary earthy hops bite. Nice.

Draught at GABF 2008. Black - brown head. Bourbon, vanilla, coconut, wood, burned, roasted, berries, full bodies, coffee, chocolate. Lovely - but it needs some power.

GABF 2008. Black oily pour. Heavy dense mouthfeel with pipe tobacco, chocolate, coffee, cedar, prunes, and a long bitter finish. Excellent.

Draught at GABF 2008. Black coloured with a small beige head. Light roasted aroma of coffee, chocolate and vanilla. Roasted flavour of coffee, vanilla and chocolate with notes of hops. Roasted and hoppy finish.

This stout is a treat, it pours a dark thick brownish black with a thin tan head. It has a velvety mouth feel, slightly sweet, hint of fig, with a strong coffee/dark chocolate taste. I rarely drink two of the same beers at a place that offers this kind of variety, but that is just what I did here. There was no after-burn. I loved it.

i got to have a small glass of this in the brewery. Very big and powerful yet only 8 percent. The chocolate and coffee are huge. Very good stout. Vino’s is still the only thing about arkansas that doesnt suck.

GABF 2007: Poured a black color with a small tan head. Coffee, alcohol, esters, and sweet doughy notes make up the aroma. The flavor was sweet and roasty with some dry cocoa. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium body. Light alcohol on the finish.

Date: 10/12/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF

black, huge tan head, lots of thick lace, rich chocolate aroma, creamy body, rich milk chocolate flavor, nice sweetness brings out the big chocolate, light bitterness for balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4