 beastiefan2k (1607), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 Updated: Oct 28, 2009
Shared by mreusch. 750mL with useless wax, #11 out of 450 poured into a Darkness tulip glass. A nice medium-low head forms with a really dark dark brown color. This fades to a small but strong lacing covering the side of the glass. The color of the beer is black as night. Aroma is alcoholic barrel with char and coffee. Hops sprinkle the aroma but the alcohol breaking through the aroma interferes with my ability to differentiate them. I get a mix of piny hops and possibly cedar on the very end of the flavor. But I do not like cedar and I am not a fan of piny hops in my Impy Stouts. Flavor is followed by that alcohol essence taking over the brew. It thins it out a bit too much (as is the case with BA brews). Still some chocolate and roast with some prune but that alcohol just dictating to much of the action. A nice fuller feel with a reduced carbonation. I like this but I would love this with less alcoholic barrel.
CaptainCougar (5538), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Pours an oily opaque black with a brownish froth of spotty lacing head. Aroma of dark caramel, chocolate and vanilla bourbon notes. Starts with pretty good fullness and sweet slightly smoky caramel malt with nice bourbon oaky complexity and a touch of roasty tartness before a drier slightly warming finish. A pretty good bourbon aged IS, but could hide the alcohol a little better.
puzzl (2660), New York, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Bottled. Buttery bourbon, sweet corn and coal aroma. Balance, tasty, roasty body, more coal and dirt, a little bit of chalk. Some milkiness and tar are present. Surprisingly easy drinking and much more mellow than the unaged version, the barrel treatment has done this one well.
bu11zeye (5675), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 18, 2009 ( 750ml, 2009 vintage, batch #2, bottle 399/449, courtesy of ericandersnavy ) Pours an opaque black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and oak. Flavor of chocolate, oak, cedar, and roasted malt.
Damico (196), Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 There is a plethora of savory aroma from vague hints of sweet malts to brandy. It has a perfect dark color and small head that never stopped. The flavors were delicate as this potent brew ran over your mouth and tongue like pure silk. Phenomenal classy brew.
jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 750ml bottle @Pauls Gathering-pours a brown ring for a head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-rich/molasses, secondary acidic hops. Taste is big, dark malt-rich/molasses, secondary acidic hops. Full body.
AmEricanbrew (2003), Almost, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 Courtesy of ericandersnavy. Black color with a brown head. Big blackened malt aromas with tobacco leaf. Rich smooth mouthfeel. Flavor dominated by blackened bitter malts with astringent tobacco, with mild vanilla and wood. a bit over the top.
GG (1678), NorCal, California, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 First, thanks to Dakine for shipping this one out to me. Suprised my brother with this on his 44th birthday and shared it with several beer geeks, although I’m the only one who rates here. With that being said, this was a mind-blowing, tongue-exploding, sensory-overload impy stout if there ever is one. This one belongs up there in the stratosphere with other world-class imperial stouts (KtG, Darkness, etc).
Batch #2 2009, bottle #259. After cutting away the wax, popping the top the beer just glugged out of the bottle. An obvious thick consistency, black as black can be, and billowing from the body of this beast was a thick, creamy brown head that seemed like it was on Viagra it lasted so long. Tons and tons of chocolate and roasted goodness permeates my surroundings. Huge notes of molasses, vanilla, smoke and bourbon punch it’s way thru the chocolate and coffee and join the party in my nose. First sip....pure, unadulterated, bliss. Like eating a mouthful of dark chocolate coated coffee beans and then chasing it with a sip of bourbon. Everything just coats the inside of my mouth like a blanket of loving goodness. Light smokey notes, a bit of wood, finishes wonderfully and leaves my mouth longing for the next sip. Just insane how good this is.
jimbowood (983), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Bottle from 5 Points. Sampled on Thanksgiving. The perfect brew. Oak, awesome imp stout, and hints of bourbon. Similar to Firestone 12. Excellent.
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