WinterCoat Cockney Imperial Stout

Brewed by WinterCoat
Style: Imperial Stout
Sabro, Denmark

Black with creamy light brown head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, liquerice and coffee. Same goes for the flavor.Ends mild bitter.

50 cl bottle, best by 3/08. Dark, but slightly clear, brown with a brief tan head. Nose is coffee, molasses and chocolate. Medium body with needley carb. Thin chocolate, coffee and bitter greens. Alcohol in the finish.

50 cL bottle. Pours deep dark brown with a dense and light brown head. Roasted malt aroma. Notes of chocolate, coffee and with a mild orange fruity note. Flavour starts roasted but also sweet. Mild fruity note intermixing with a soft chocolate flavour. Smooth mouthfeel as well. Goes into a really solid roasted and bitter finish and a mild warming alcohol note. Very nice brew.

500ml bottle from Høkeren, Copenhagen. Unfiltered and unpasteurized ale that pours a deep black body topped by a dense, beige head, slowly fading. Very inviting confectionary aroma with a solid malty support. Taste of roasted grain and dark chocolate with suggestions of salt breaking through. Some bitter fruits on the swallow. Noticeable alcohol. Full, but a bit cloying palate. Nevertheless, a promising beginning to my ratings in the New Year (03.01.2008).

Bottle. Pours nearly black with red/beige hints and light head. Aroma is caramel, smoke, alcohol, dark fruit. Taste is earthy, leather, smoke, alcohol, dark chocolate, coffee. Smooth, although strong. Enjoyed it.

50 cl bottle, via sk8viking. Pours a very dark brown, almost black body with a nice tight bubbled one finger light brown head that had excellent retention due to the slightly active carbonation. Aroma is of heavy roast, coffee, some yeast, and some earthy notes. The flavor is chocolaty and roasty with a slight burnt coffee and dark caramel middle. Finishes with some chalky burnt notes and some malt derived bitterness. A little bit of an alcohol burn in the finish as well. Mouthfeel is slightly cloying and sticky with a little too much fizzy prickly carbonation. Overall, a pretty nice beer, but it could use a little bit more softness on the palate.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 3   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : XX   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 4   Burnt Toast : 3   Caramel : 3   Nuts : 2   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : 3   Coffee : XX   Dark Chocolate : 2   Vanilla : 2   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Cherries : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : XX   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : 2   Herbal : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 3   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : XX   Soy : XX   Bourbon : XX   Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : 2   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Rather sweet, malt-oriented imperial stout with a smooth palate, rounded with earthy notes. Very pleasant and spirited.

Almost black colored with slight red hints. Little light brown head. Nice Impy-aroma with licorice and vanilla, roastiness also here, rather sweet aroma. Medium to full bodied. Flavor is also excellent: roastiness and sweet fruits, licorice and mild alcohol. Aftertaste is roasted and creamy. Palate is somehow watery.