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Eel River Ravens Eye Imperial Stout

Eel River Ravens Eye Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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93
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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Eel River Brewing Company

Fortuna, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Commercial Description:
Nitrogen conditioned Russian Imperial Stout. Very malty with hints of espresso coffee, balanced malt body, high alcohol content.
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 Cletus (4314), Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Pours dark brown with a stubborn tan head. Smells of chocolate, caramel, molasses, honey. Tastes chocolatey and roasty with a nice spicy compliment on the finish.


 joshpiledean (213), Ames, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Dark brown/black, small quickly fading head. Aroma is roasty and lightly sweet, alcohol. Tastes mostly of roasted malts, light coffee tones, and a strong alcohol prescence with a light burn at the finish. Body is heavy enough to deal with the strong presence of alcohol. Pretty good beer, and it’s organic for extra hipster points.


 lumpsowers (235), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Dark pour, no head or lace. Dry woody aroma. Thick alcohol dominates with a nutty tangy bitterness. Very sweet with chocolate and caramel notes. Tasty!


 heemer77 (4187), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Very dark, cola looking and near black beer with a thin orange brown head. The aroma is sweet with some milk chocolate and prune. There is also some fresh cut wood. The taste has initially sweet milk chocolate and anise notes. In the finish, I got some light roasted coffee and lingering cocoa. The anise gets stronger the more you drink. Decent, but I would like a little more sweetness to balance the black licorice character, which quickly gets cloying.


 lb4lb (1950), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 16, 2009  
Pours dark black with a short lived beige head. Smell is licorice, and chocolate. Taste is the same with licorice, chocolate and is lightly bitter. Medium to full body with light to medium carbonation. Solid, licorice heavy imperial stout overall.


 Pailhead (2459), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 11, 2009  
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Bottle: The aroma consists of chocolate, caramel, and moderate fruity notes. It pours a dark brown with some red highlights and a small beige head. The flavor starts with chocolate and caramel up front. There is some moderate fruitiness in the middle. The finish has some light roasted malt and minimal coffee. Medium-full bodied with a soft mouthfeel.


 CelticBrew (643), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
May 10, 2009  
Pours black from bomber, forming nice size light brown head of foam. Aroma has notes of coffee, chocolate, raisin, apple, slight smoke, and a hint of earthy woodiness. Flavour was dominated by roasted malt, char, and espresso along with some dark chocolate in the finish. Overall the taste is slightly sweeter than expected, but very good overall. A tastey, well made impy stout beer.


 crazyvin (1213), New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 10, 2009  
This was kind of dull for an impy stout. A nice black body that had a thin brown head which lacked any real retention. Aroma was of some coffee notes and some chocolate notes. Flavor was similar only it seemed sweeter than anything else. There was a slight smoke note to it. Finish was too light.



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