Big Sky Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout

Brewed by Big Sky Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Missoula, Montana USA

A fellow beer nurd sent this from his new home in seattle. This beer was pretty damn good. Black and thick. Just the way I like them. Some creaminess as well. Thanks josh for sending this great beer.

Bottle 607 or 1152. Pours a deep black with a rich creamy brown head. Aroma is bourbon, wood, roasted barley, molasses, fruits. Flavor is fruits, bourbon, barrel, roast, chocolate. Sticky brown lacing galore clings to the side of my snifter. Nice creamy slick mouthfeel and very well balanced. Fantastic Imperial Stout, wish I had bought more of this while it was around.

Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing! Pours a deep black with a big bubbly tan head. Big sweet aroma, of bourbon, wood, malt, grass. Huge sweet taste, of malt, bourbon, wood, molasses. Lingering sweet bourbon-wood flavors. Creamy mouthfeel. Excellent.

750 ml bottle. #906/1152. Pours a black color with a medium sized creamy light brown head. Aroma of sweet bourbon, malt and bitter chocolate. Taste of sweet bourbon, malts, bitter chocolate and warming alcohol. Very nice !!!

750ml via trade, I believe with tytoanderson. 70th rating of this brew, another impy and another Big Sky Beer. Shared with dalekliz. Beautifal pour, black with a 2 finger head. Nose is sweet with a big punch of bourbon, nice nose, big sky, nice nose indeed. Taste is sweet and slightly bourbonny with a nice choco feeling. I gotta say I like this a lot, more than I expected. Quite good, and dalekliz likes it too.

750ml, #91. thanks to Kan! pours black with creamy tan head. nose of whiskey!, coconut, wood, chocolate. flavors of bourbon, chocolate, alcohol, wood, dark fruit. the wood and alcohol is a bit harsh. tasty but not very smooth.

750ml bottle from a recent trade (98 of 1152)....pours very close to black with barely brown edges and a nice fluggy light brown head.... really assertive aromas of coconut, vanilla, toffee, and bourbon. pretty nice actually.... flavors are nicely melded with chocolate, sweet vanilla, and lighty woody. lively carbonation and light body, wish it had more actually. really nice flavors.

Bottle shared by stopbarking at recent tasting. Thanks Daniel! Pours dark black with a tan head. Dmell is bourbon, vanilla, oak. Taste is the same with sweet, roasty malt and vanilla coming through and a great chocolate and bourbon mix. Very flavorful and enjoyable beer!