Abbey Brewing Father Theodore’s Imperial Stout

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Melbourne, Florida USA

Draught at Abbey Brewing Company Miami Beach, Florida. Very black. Rich chocolate aroma. Very full bodied with loads of toasty malt, still the mouthfeel is gentle and soft. There’s notes of figs and a wealth of licorice in the finish. Powerful, yet refined.

Very dark brown. Peachy, hoppy aroma with coffeeish undertone. Sort of a thin body, with a deep burnt fruit character. Some coffeeish, nutty notes mid-palate, followed by a splash of alcohol in the finish. Has a thickness of body that lends a pleasing creaminess.

on tap-pours a tan head and black color. Aroma is dark malt, sharpness. Taste is dark malt-licorice, sharpness. OK carbonation. Occasional.

Draft... This beer rocks!... Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Excellent retention. The aroma provides hearty notes of chocolate, molasses and alcohol. Burnt, bitter-sweet flavor with heaps of chocolate, molasses and prune. Full-bodied and creamy with moderate carbonation. Bitter-sweet, burnt finish. World class brew!

My Bottom Line:
Grapey fruitiness and roasting molasses combine in a very healthy mouthfeel. This Imperial Stout is humble and drinkable and might please your dark malt desires.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-The fruity, vinous nose boasts some roastiness too.
-A veil of foam tops the opaque black.
-All of their beers that day were quite fruity.
-The roasty finish does benefit from some supporting hop bitterness.
-Abv is well-hidden, which makes this beer quite drinkable for its size.
-The surrounding cigar smoke in this tiny bar fits with this imperial stout quite well.

On tap at the brewpub.

Draft at brewpub. Poured a black color with an average creamy light brown head that mostly lasted and produced fair lacing. Medium roasted sweet coffee aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Good complex roasted flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Good brew.

On tap at the brewpub. Poured a thick black with a short cap of beige head. Aroma was a tad subdued, but pleasant.. with roasted chocolate, coffee, and toffee... coffee picked up steam with warmth. Coffee-based flavor, too.. quite fresh with graininess, roasted chocolate, barley, and licorice toward the finish. Medium viscocity and smooth with some graininess and woodiness. Good stuff!

Full mouthfeel, creamy thickness but not over-the-top. Well ablanced with a variety of malts including of course chocolate malt. Roast but not overally.