21st Amendment Hendriks Russian Imperial Espresso Stout

Draft. Blackish beer with a light tan head. Light roasty flavor with chocolate and bordering on espresso. Medium-plus body. Lingering espresso, light chocolate. Hops to balance with a slight pine addition.

On tap @ 21st amendment. Pours black with a brown head. Huge coffee aroma. The coffee flavors in this beer overwhelm the other flavors. Ok, but I wouldn’t try another.

On tap @ 21st Amendment poured a nearly opaque dark brown with a lasting brown head. Aromas of coffee, roasted malt, bitter chocolate and a hint of vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of espresso, roasted malt and bitter chocolate with a smooth dry lingering bitter finish.

Draft @ 21st Amendment for Strong Ale Month 2008. Poured a very deep brown, but not opaque with a beige head. The aroma had big roasty notes, a fair amount of coffee and light ash. The malt was sweet. The flavor had less coffee thankfully and was fairly roasty. While it had a medium body it did seem to finish thin. Moderately bitter finish.

Draught, 21st Amendment. Head is light brown, mostly lasting. Body is dark brown to black. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, chocolate), moderately hoppy (grapefruit, resin, apricot), with notes of vanilla, maple syrup, alcohol. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Full body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. I could do without the hops in the nose, but overall it’s pretty nice and rich.

Nice dark head with great retention. bakers chocalate mocha and espresso notes . vanilla bean and licorice herbal notes. Big beautiful Brew.

02.19.05 tap at brewpub Nearly black pour with sticky brown head. Big, roasty, burnt aromas. Dry, not very full bodied. Very bitter in a dry way. Little alcohol presence. Anise. Average.

burnt pine resin aroma, blackish color and brown at edges. short tan head, burnt hoppy flavor, yes to the anisette flavor too. bitter dry finish. not what I like in an IS, but a good one to have after the Giants lose to the Padres!