Fish Tale Poseidons Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)

Formerly brewed at Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Imperial Stout
Olympia, Washington USA

Bottled, batch 3, 2001 (shared by puzzl). Oak aged. Pruney and a little sour. Pours black with a brownish head. Taste of prunes, dark fruits. Finishes with a nice bitter and a hit of alcohol. Complex beer which I think aged very nicely.

Bottled, batch 3, 2001. As it warms the oxidation fades and gains a minor red wine note, with some saucy, meaty, and only minor sherry notes. The flavor is full, vineous, some green apple and white grape, with a more oxidized finish. Slightly thinnish in body, with a red wine note that at this age is nothing more than a mild compliment. The beer is nicely aged perhaps in only that hasn’t aged too much. The oxidation itself hasn’t really added much to the beer, unforunately, rather just thinning it out a bit. There is a bit of fizzy, champagne-like complexity here.

Bottle shared at JW77’s. I really like the Fish Tale BA beers. This one is black with a brown head. Aroma is chocolate, grapes, cherries and some woody notes. Flavor is like chocolate covered wood aged cherries. The wine does wonderful things with this beer!

Sweet, Light, crisp, with some fruitiness. More womanly than most Imp stouts- thus, I loved it. Bottle thanks to Daknole

Big thanks to Holdenn for breaking this out (and for saving some for me!) Pours pitch black with a dark tan head. Aroma is dark red fruit, chocolate, and tart cherries. Taste is much the same, big and rich, it feels like I pairing red wine and chocolate. It has a great dry finish, which helped balance some of the sweetness in the middle. I am a sucker for good wine barrel aging, and I think they pulled it off. There is no lack of deep red grapes in this one, but I enjoyed it.

Had the pleasure of sampling a 2000 of this stout this weekend. Colour... nearly black with only a wisp of head. Nose... dark sweet chocolate, chocolate cherries and light hops. Palate... very creamy mouthfeel with plenty of dark chocolate, Bing cherries, cocoa, roasted malt, hints of black coffee. Cellaring has treated this stout very well!

1.5 litre bottle brought to me by zathrus. i’ve been saving up for this one for a long time and low and behold the most deserving timeframe would be my 1000th. perhaps a bit too late i’m afraid... aroma of tart cherry red fruit, chocolate, and a bunch of soy that surfaces as the beer warms which is unfortunate. flavors of tart cherry, chocolate, and a lot of papery oxidized malt. a lot of winey red fruit flavor and soy sauce. smooth and creamy mouthfeel. if it wasn’t for the oxidation and overly winey characteristics, it could have been a lot better. i can see how some would enjoy this though. 7/4/7/3/14

I was able to get another crack at this one again thanks to Matt. Same vintage 750ml bottle. Not as oxidized but there were signs that it may be starting to turn. red fruit and dusty chocolate in the nose. flavor had more of a stout profile and less wine and def. less oxidized. a step or two above the bottle that i had for sure. lovely smooth mouthfeel.

Pretty much black with a nice tan head. The nose is very nice, a touch of aging is noted with aromas of roast, coffee, chocolate, and some over ripe dark fruits. Initial flavors are a little tart with nice oak notes, coffee, roast, and some underlying sweetness. All this time might have thinned it out a bit too, but all in all this is very tasty.