Blue Point Imperial Stout

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Patchogue, New York USA

Sealed growler tasting compliments of goldtwins. Pours dark brown / ruby with a good beige head. Coffee very apparent in aroma. Extremely smoky flavor (not beechwood, not alderwood, but ashtray or charred 2x4). Thick on the palate, big and malty. Alcohol warmth disguised well. If I could get past the smokiness, I would probably consider this a very nice beer.

Growler: Pours a dark, robust, mostly opaque with a thin, whispy, off-white head. Aroma is heavy on coffee with some ashiness and smoke. Body starts thick, malty and sweet with a bittering roasty finish and smoky presence. A bit too ashy, reminiscent of the 1st bottled batch of US Peche Mortel. Otherwise, a nice imperial stout that could use a little more complexity.

had this on cask at the brewery and it was not my favorite. Nice dark brown but compared to their oatmeal stout -- this pales in comparison

[draught at brewery] Dark, but not as black as you would expect an Imperial to be - very roasty aroma, almost smokey - a nice balance of mild sweetness and bitterness, giving a dark chocolate flavor - I swear I taste peat-smoked malt in this, interesting for the style - a little too hot, especially since it’s not that high in alcohol (for the style, that is) - still pretty good.

Cask @ Brazen Head. More of a dark brown then black, it poured with a short lived tan head. Rich aromas of vanilla and coffee. Taste is nicely bitter and hoppy with a smooth body. The best at the fest.

on cask at the cask head fest, brazen head brooklyn. black body, a little golden brown at edges. sparce tan foamy head. aroma is roasted malt & coffee. flavor is smoky, slightly sweet, but also strong dry roasted malt too. medium mouthfeel, clean finish. kind of light palate for an imperial stout. a little more smoke in the nose upon warming.