 jimmack (1212), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Jan 16, 2008
11.2 oz. bottle 2003. Dark brown color with a ridiculously large, sudsy head. Aroma is both sweet(dark chocolate, raisins, light roasted malt) and mildly sour. Flavor is very tart, but not the lactic sourness normally associated with stouts. More of a vinegary sourness that I love in Femish Sours, but not at all in this beer. I can barely taste anything beyond the sourness, perhaps a bit of the chocolate and an odd metallic flavor as well. Given the incredibly high carbonation and the sourness, I am wondering whether or not this is the intention of the brewer or does this bottle have an infection? Mouthfeel destroyed by the carbonation.
rudolf (1561), Buffalo, New York, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Very dark brown with a lot of floaties. To say the head is gigantic would be an understatement. It just keeps growing, 5 or 10 minutes after pouring. Nose is the sweet caramel, toffee and maltiness of an imperial stout but also a yeasty, acidic twang. Flavor is more of that - a kind of English imperial stout - malt, cocoa, raisin but also yeast, tartness, a bit of woodiness. Maybe a bit of oxidation. Interesting stuff.
chrisafari (84), Orange, California, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Aroma is a combination of sweet belgian easters and roasted chocolate malt. The easters are not good in an Imp. Stout. Pours dark black/brown, lighter than other Imp. Stouts. Nice lacy head retention (a little much for an Imp. Stout). Flavor is sour most of the way through, but finishes with subtle roasted malt. Leaves the tongue/palate salty. Interesting Belgian version of an Imp. Stout, but is really different than most Imperial Stouts. It seems like they were trying to press the style of an Imp. Stout, but it just wasn’t my favorite.
ogivlado (2340), Zagreb, Croatia
Sep 5, 2008 Bottled(330ml). -Dark brown coloured, small cappuccino head that went away fast, roasted malt and light chocolate nose. The aroma is basicly the same, roasted malt, chocolate and fruits with strong alcohol presence. The flavor is also chocolate, caramel and light fruity. Lots of sediment, light notes of nuts in the finish.
MrRain (305), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
Sep 1, 2008 Bottled poured into a tulip glass. APBIS pours brown with a small soapy head. It smells like licorice and prunes. The flavor is heavily licorice and cola. The finish is redeemed a bit with a more pine-like flavor. I’m not too impressed with this beer really. It’s too sweet for me. I suggest one of the other myriad of imperial stouts available.
shrubber85 (2511), Wallhalben, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle. Chocolate, cola, and malt aroma. Cloudy brown with large head. Very sweet prune malt and strong alcohol flavor with a sour cherry finish. A bit rough.
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