3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20Growler at the Jackie O’s release. Pours black. Nose and taste of roasted chalky chocolate malts, dry ash and vanilla powder.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dense dark black with a khaki colored ring of foam around the edge of the glass. I get a bunch of charcoal and earthy dark chocolate. Very sweet with a thick mouthfeel.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler from the brewery. Dark with a deep head. Aroma is roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, dark fruits, molasses. Full bodied. Flavor is cocoa, roasted malts, light coffee, dates, prunes, and other dark fruit, light earthy hops. Real good impy.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
A nice above average stout. The scent is primarily roasted malts. The Anastasia has coffee and cocco notes that show up more as the beverage warms. The flavor is mainly roasted malts. This drink is mildly bitter. Overall this is a nice drink to relax with and it wont hurt the palate. Congrats Weasel Boy on gold it’s well deserving.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF. Dark brown pour. Roast, chocolate, light coffee, plums in the nose. Flavor is roasty, chocolate, a hint of something tart, prunes, molasses. Barrel aged version was better IMO.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, first session
Black color, brown head. Sweet, malty, chocolate scent. Sweet, bitter, metallic taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler at Jackie O’s (from notes). Pours very dark brown with a thin beige head. The aroma has dark roasted malts, dark chocolate, ash, dark fruits and a hint of smoke. The flavor is roasted malts, dark chocolate, ash, earthy hops and a hint of smoke. The dark fruits also are there. Good bitterness at the back with smooth mouth feel and medium body.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap @GABF-pours black that sheets with a brown head and trailing lace. Aroma is rich dark malt-chocolate. Taste is rich dark malt-chocolate, some earthy hops.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at GABF. Pours a deep brown, verging on black with a brown head. coats the glass. Nose is quite fruity, restrained roast in this one. Moderate vanilla and molasses aromatics as well. On tasting, the sweetness is there, but held in check. Nice roast level, cocoa and prunes as well. More on the fruity side. Really a quite nice RIS.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at GABF. Pours a pure black color with a medium tan head. The aroma is dark fruits, cocoa, a bit of vanilla and roast. The flavor is a solid Impy: a rich mix of roast, vanilla, plum, cocoa. Very sweet, quite nice.
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