Eel River Ravens Eye Imperial Stout

Brewed by Eel River Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Fortuna, California USA

Small brown head with fair retention, lacing was spotty. Black pour. Light nose of roast and coffee, lightly fruity. Medium body, lightly oily on the palate. Laid back roast and coffee flavors, light pineyness with some berryish and sweet malt notes. Lightly sweet malty roasty finish. Props to captaincougar for the bomber. Thanks Tom!

Bottle shared by sloth at SL. Thanks Bert. Nice black color, small head. Good nose of chocolate, roasted malts and a touch of hops. Taste was the same. Nice chocolate, coffee and roasted malt taste. Never heard of a "nitrogen" conditioned beer before. Texture and carbonation level was average. Pretty smooth. Overall a solid RIS. Thanks bert!

Bottle. Pours a deep cola brown with very little head. Nose is malty with a nice coffee tone. Nice medium espresso and chocolate flavors. Nicely balanced malts. Mouth is fairly full, sticky finish. Flavors fade on this beer from the initial intensity but still a pretty good IRS.

Black with a larg pudding-like tan head. Aroma is of dark fruit and coffee. Taste is of prune, roasted malts and coffee. Thick body.

(bottle - 22 oz) Clear black pour with a thick tan head. Aroma is a lot of chocolate and roasted malts. Some coffee and chocolate milk come through at the end. Flavor begins with a strong hint of black licorice mixing with some roasted malts. The middle is a good amount of espresso and chocolate malts with a lightly bitter and burnt malt finish. A little thin-bodied for an imperial stout.

Bottle from South Bay Drugs: Pours a reasonable dark brown color with thin layer of foam. I detect a simple amount of roast malt and light scent of black licorice but nothing more substantial. Flavor is heavy and holds its weight in alcohol and dark black malt finishing with bitter bits of chocolate. It does taste organic but at the same time a bit empty and incomplete to be taken seriously as an imperial stout.

Fairly typical imp stout. Mainly sweet flavor with some chocolate and coffee notes with a backbone of roasted malt. Aroma is pretty similar to the flavor profile.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Roasty bitterness, full bodied with a chewy dark fruits and lingering coffee. Brown sugar and vanilla. Not bad at all.