Eel River Ravens Eye Imperial Stout

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

Bomber. Pours to a black body with a really tall and ultra creamy dark khaki head that looks rocky and has a nice lacing. The aroma is sweet milk chocolate syrup, crisp pale grains, and crisp chocolate grains. Some espresso coffee comes through. The flavor is chocolate malt and a seemingly organic graininess. Coffee and a dry roasted black patent malt. The palate is a bit thin but leaves a sticky coating dry feel.

22oz bottle. Aroma has a definitive chocolate and smokey tone. Appearance was undesirable, as there was virtually no head. However, the flavor and palate were very unique. A much softer flavor than the sharpness of most imperials. A smoother imperial for those not a huge fan of imperials stouts. But I prefer the sharper tastes of The Abyss and Speedway.

Thanks bro! Pours a brown color with a medium off-white head. Aroma is light roasts, medium malts, and a bit of dark fruit. Taste is much the same. Good but not memorable.

Bottle. Small off white (mostly dissapating) frothy head. Minimal lacing. Black body. Chocolate, malts, and something like sweet corn? in the aroma. Flavor is a bit weak: initially watery sweet and finishes mildy bitter. Average length on the duration. Medium to full bodied. A bit on the oily side. Flat carbonation. I was expecting more flavor from this imp stout.

scotch, heavy roast malt, and slight alcohol on the nose. maintains a nice head all the way through. hop is balanced nicely so that you barely notice it is hiding the large roasty malt character and high alcohol content. nice for a winter night

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.

bottle. Nearly black. Lots of roast in this one. Behind the roast some molasses/prunes/raisin notes with chocolate as well. Over roasted flavor. Not enough fruit/chocolate/coffee for me.

Pours black with a small light creamy tan head. Aroma is heavy on the chocolate and molasses. A bit of nuttiness and burnt toast malt note. Flavor stars with a very rich chocolate malt sweetness, almost to the point of pushing away any other flavors. A bit of dark chocolate bitterness comes out towards the finish with some creamy caramel and toffee notes. Medium body which is not good for a imperial stout and cloyingly active on the carbonation. Not a bad beer but definitely not a top tier IS