BrewDog Riptide

Lots of UK yeast strain permeates this Imperial Stout. Orchard fruit undertones buffer the coffee/choco flavors that reside in the middle of each taste. A sugary spicy finish ends up completing the thought, with spot on bitterness, whilst leaving one’s palate slightly moist for the next gulp. Alcohol presence is less than detectable for an 8% stout, but overall mouthfeel and viscosity is a tad underwhelming. Slightly thinner than I’d enjoy, with less carbonation than most comparable brews.

Bottle shared by Tmoney99. Pours a very dark brown with garnet highlights and a medium sized beige head. The aroma is very sweet malt with fruits. What seems to be missing is the roasted malt. The flavor does pick up a nice roasted quality. It is still on the sweeter side with dark fruits, chocolate, char and light smoke. This seems a bit thinner than most imperial stouts. Enjoyable; much more so than any of the Paradox beers.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a paperthin light tan head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is a sweet roasted malt with chocolate and coffee. Thin mouthfeel and very watery on the palate with a light roasted malt and a bitter finish. Hides the alcohol well making it easy to drink. A decent Imperial Stout from BrewDog.

Bottle: Dark brown color, creamy, coffee-brown color. Aroma is full of cacao, some coffee, dark fruits and some alcohol. Flavor is fruity, light sourly, alcoholic. Some coffee, dark chocolate and much roasted malt. Pretty good.

Poured out a super dark brown brew with a mid sized brown head tat is retained as a skim and good lacing. The aroma is of stinky coffee, dark fruit (light), raisins, faint chocolate and faint spice. This stuff definitely lacks a strong aroma presence - don’t want something that is HUGE, but give me a little more. The taste is a decent mix, nothing overpowering which is nice, good balance early on. The coffee flavor is sweet and cleaner than the aroma, lots of dark roasted malts, some spice, hardly any alcohol. Pretty enjoyable when warmer. Good bitter bite. There are better brews out there for sure. Creamy mouth feel, full bodied with a nice bitter finish which is softened by the malts. For an 8% stout, this is pretty good. However, I find myself torn between being disappointed and enjoying it as it is quite different. I’m still not sold.

Four oz sample from a botttle at the 3 sons beer tasting. Black and dark but not opaque. Typical attractive stoutish aroma. Some visible carbonation in there. Strong but it takes a couple of moments for the strength to set in. Alky impact follows, some warmth down the throat. Over the top yet smooth in its own way. Long bitter roasted complex finish typical of most stouts of this genre.

This one pour a very dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Aroma was nice roasted malts, some coffee and some silky sweetness as well. Flavor was smooth chocolately somewhat dark, coffee hints and nice roasted maltiness as well.

Bottle. Pours with a dark brownish color not quite black. A sharp aroma of hops and roasted malts. Flavors have a bit of hops bitterness, some spices, cocoa and a hint of coffee. There also is some graininess. It is not as smooth on the palate as a good Impy stout, lacking some creaminess.