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Carolina Brewery Imperial Stout


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92
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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Carolina Brewery

Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA

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193.74/5.03.66/5.08.5%39.3Snifter P  Stats

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A beer style made famous because of Catherine the Great’s visit to England where she enjoyed the local stouts. She had batches of stout shipped to the palace in St. Petersburg, but in the long voyage the beer spoiled. Catherine was not amused! So some industrious British brewers made a super stout with a higher alcohol level and lots of hops (a natural preservative) and lo and behold... Imperial Stout!

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 DocLock (4170), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 30, 2005  
Bravo to big craft beers in North Carolina! This one was on tap at MacGregor’s in Cary. Deep obsidian pour, with a great roasty chocoffy malty aroma. The mouthfeel was nicely dense, with solid flavors of chocoff and some molasses. Very well made.


 19641948 (492), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 16, 2006  
From notes 9/27/05: Mmmm, roasty! Pours a jet black color, virtually impenetrable to light. A modest chocolate milk head formed and exhibited some meager staying power. Lacing was sparse and loose. Aromas...roasty. Roasted malts, coffee bean, and chocolate bar dominate. A faint whiff of alcohol. Flavors...roasty. More roasted malts, roasted barley, some char. Alcohol seems more hidden to me in the flavor vs. the scent. Smooth chocolatey Ovaltine finish. Aftertaste...roasty. A lingering roasted note. Very drinkable and smooth. A fine offering from Jon. A quality first brew post-Cap popping.


 theacelatrain (262), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 25, 2005  
On tap at the brewery. Thick black color with thin brown head. Very little aroma, even as it warmed up. Tasty flavors of roasted malts with licorice and chocolate chewiness. The mouthfeel, however, makes this brew; very thick and chewy, without too much carbonation. Alcohol is either well-hidden or not very present, which is a plus but might have enhanced the flavors and aroma. An excellent beer, but missing some characteristics of an imperial.


 Immy (1588), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2006  
Draft at the Durham World Beer Festival. Black with a brown foamy head. Big roasty malt, coffee, something like teriyaki notes. Flavor follows the nose. Rich thick mouthfeel. Odd about the teriyaki, but somehow it seems to work. I liked it.


 Megan (101), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 17, 2005  
This was a very good beer. Poured in a snifter because of the higher alcohol level. Smelled like alcohol. Hoppy and dark.



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