Eel River Ravens Eye Imperial Stout

Sampled during Manhattan Blind IS Tasting: Found to eb bitter, light in body with no head. Light roast and not complex.

bottle. it has a black color with a small head. the aroma is slight roasty. there is some carbonation present. it is nice and roasty.

Esspresso, jerusalem almonds and cocoa nose. Brown sugar and big roasted cocoa notes are very predominate on the palate. Big rich mouthfeel with some mild astringency. Lingering roasted finish.

Badgerben’s Cellar Reduction night courtesy of Skyview. Brown color with faint head. Malty body with oatmeal malt and a little molasses. The usual impy coffee and chocolate make a brief appearance as well.

22 oz bomber. Pours a cola black with a thick creamy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, and expresso coffee. Taste is of rich creamy chocolate, roasted malts and expresso. Excellent !!

Someone brought this to a Blind tasting in NY, thank you whoever. This ended up being the first beer of the tasting so I think my rating might have been a bit reserved in preparation for all the Imperial Stouts we were about to consume. Aroma is hoppy, leafy, and only lightly roasty. Taste is again hops-centered (not overly hoppy, that just comes out most) with a regular Imperial Stout hiding somewhere behind that. A lightly slick mouthfeel and a small tan head.

This was a nice ips with a malty and coffee taste with hints of chocolate but not overwhelming,and was a pleasant surprise.CHEERS!

Bottle. Probably an aged bottle. Aroma of some smokiness. Flavor is roasted / smokey, and some meaty flavor. A little bit of acidic coffee, with a slightly thin palate.