Fish Tale Poseidons Imperial Stout (Batch 5 +)

Brewed by Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Imperial Stout
Olympia, Washington USA

12 oz bottle, 8%. Ebony with a crema head that leaves a ring. Nose is mocha, brown sugar and grass. Medium body with a tang; some building resin. Taste is dark chocolate French roast beans mingled with pink grapefruit, pine and lime. A nicely hopped Impy.

Pour was dark with a medium tan head. Aroma was of malt and bitterness. Flavor was of dark roasted malt, dark fruit, and a lot of bitter hops. Good brew. Liked a lot. Would buy again.

The latte colored head on this beer just never goes away. It’s kind of like that guest that occupies your spare bedroom, eats all of your food and drinks all of your beer. Milk chocolate, dark bitter chocolate, and roasted coffee both in the aroma and flavor. Thick and dark but not viscous. Good beer.

A black beer with brown edges and a long lasting very light tan foam. Nose doesn’t offer up much at all, only a light hint of roast, dark fruit and alcohol. Flavor is well balanced, but doesn’t have a lot of depth. Light chocolate hints, some cocoa and dark fruit flavors. Fairly good stout, but not a lot of describable character and a poorly textured body as well. I like it pretty well, but its very below average for the style.

Black pour, moderate sized tan head, decent lacing and retention. Aroma is roast, bitter chocolate, darker fruits, some caramel and mdoerate to light hops. Medium to full body, roasted finish.

I’ve experienced the orignial Batch #5 through the new 2008 batch. While this side of the Poseidon doesn’t do it for me like the original BA series does, I do have to say that Batch #5 with about 3.5 years on it is absolutely astounding. Almost milky smooth, the light cocoa notes mix well with the dark roasty malts and fairly forward coffee flavors hidden in the back. This one is tasting damn good right now, so if you happen to have one, I’d recommend opening it!

Thanks to Hellbilly for this one! Black pour with thick brown head and wonderful lace. Pleasant roasty aroma. Velvety mouth-feel with chocolate and coffee flavors. Finish’s with a roasted malt flavor. Very Nice

November 2004 Bottle Batch #5. Dark black body with a small creamy brown head. Huge roasted malt, chocolate and caramel aroma. Huge chocolate, and roasted malt flavor, some light breadiness and caramel. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation and a smooth roasty finish.