Blue Point Sour Cherry Imperial Stout

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

This was a nice effort on a Imperial Stout. The cherries show a sweetness on the nose along with the choclate notes. The moutfeel really brings out the sweet cherris and the coffee of the stout. It has ncie balance with decent weight to it. Go sour cherries next time!

365 beers in 365 days! 7th beer in an attempt to rate 365 beers over the next year! Friday May 25th 2007 Draft in a pint glass from Max’s in Baltimore Pours a dark rich black color with a med-small light tan head. Sweet smells of dark roasted malts with a slightly fruity aroma to complement. The burnt smoky roasted taste is predominate upon first sipping, thinner body than other stouts with a quick to sharp sweet aftertaste that blends the sweet fruity taste along with roasted nut. Will be trying to go by season and style when possible, with special cellared ales on special occasions. Look for the next 358 beers and for the entire diary soon on my BeerMagnets website!

Nice stout with a roasted cherry taste. Chocolate notes abound as well as a strong creamy maltiness. Alcohol is not oppressive but obvious. Dry finish.

Draft at Max’s, called Blue Point Sour Cherry Imperial Stout. Deep reddish brown colored body, a bit of light at the edge of the glass, with a tan-cream colored head. Moderately thick up front, lactic sour with some char coating and some light but a little unpalatable roast. Then it turns sickly, with the sour lactic cherries a bit of a mess... does not go well with the char and roast at all. It’s not a candied cherry flavor, but it’s still nothing great. Mildly dry and parched palate, lots of milk/cream/lactic flavors along with roasted grains. Weak on chocolate and coffee, more centered around the cream and grain flavors. Nose is heavy lactic acid and light roast. OK overall, nothing great, below average for imperial stout.

On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Dark black with nice Khaki head. Notes of chocolate, malts.Cherry somewhat present. Intersting project.

Draft at DRE. Deep black/ruby edged pour, with creamy, 1-finger tan head. Aroma of heavy dark chocolate, molasses, dark malt, mild cherry. Tastes rich and roasty dark malty, with dark chocolate and subdued cherry notes. Rich, creamy palate, with solid complexity. I had two glasses of this and will likely growler it in the future. This is a very good beer.

Draught and labeled "Sour Cherry Stout": Aroma was lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Smelled of chocolate, roasting, smoke, and dark cherry. Poured black with a thick, creamy, brown head that lasted throughout. Great lacing. Opaque. Flavor was lightly bitter. Tasted of roasted malts, chocolate, and dark chocolate. Medium to full body. Average carbonation. Dry chocolate finish. Overall, a good Imperial Stout.

Hand-bottle courtesy of Dickinsonbeer, sampled in November 2006: Pours a nearly opaque dark mahogany with ruby hues and a thin, wispy tan head. Has a sweet cherry fruity aroma along with some roasty malt and dark chocolate. Body starts lightly caramely sweet revealing some semi-tart fruity cherries toward a complex, balanced finish. A good, unique brew.