Foothills Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

Black body with a thick light brown creamy head; Beautiful nose with lots of different elements in play, somehow it is a little to easy and ’’enjoyable’’ to be top top, roasted , apparent hop, sweeter cocoa bean very very pleasant; Big soft body with a big soft carbonation, very fruity, the same goes for the body and finish as for the nose, very enjoyable to somehow to pleasant, it is to easy. Very drinkable, but not complex enough to be top of the range.

Rating #1800

Imperial Stout Rating #100

OTH tasting 09/06/08 courtesy of CCB head brewer Wayne. Thanks buddy. Pours deep dark darkness near sludgy black with thin tan head. The aroma is roasty, chocolate, toasty and holds hints of hotness in the nose. The taste is fairly rich with dark chocolate along with thick chewy roasty malts. It has layers of sweet malts too. Very smooth blended and just plain yummy. I love the moderate chocolate notes and how they platy against the other malt character in this beer. Some may need this beer to be bolder in nature due to its bold name.

GABF 2008: One of my favorite finds at this year’s GABF. Dark as hell (almost black, even in a small taster glass). Thick, chewy, smooth and velvety on the tongue. Very rich-tasting, with bold elements of dark chocolate, coffee/espresso, sweet caramel and toffee. Big roast, too. Pinch of sour lactic. Nice bitterness to finish things off. Went back for a few of these.

Couple of samples at the WBF on 10/4/2008. Opaque black with a large, creamy brown head and thick, clingy lace. Big coffee and dark chocolate aromas up front, with a layer of some spiciness and maybe some dates or figs underneath. Blackstrap molasses type of sweetness quickly succumbs to a balanced bitter flavor that has contributions from roasted malts and spicy, piney hops. Smooth, creamy, heavy body with light carbonation does not disappoint, and the lengthy dryness provides a perfect finish.

GABF 2008 poured a translucent dark brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of esspresso, bitter chocolate and light vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smootrh. Flavors of esspresso, dark chocolate and light vanilla with a smooth lingering chocolatey finish.

Bottle 103/500, aged 1/2 a year in my cellar. Very big thanks to emacgee for this great Impy!! Thanks Ethan!! Aroma has big notes of dark chocolate, roast coffee, some oak, some caramel and molasses malts, a little smoke, dark fruits, and a little sweet toffee in the background. Black in the glass with an average sized foamy tan head that mostly diminished and left good lace. Flavor is sweet and fruity in the start and fades to a nice bitter chocolate finish. Palate is very full bodied and oily flat. A very good example of how an Impy can be sweet and fruity but still roasty and smokey bitter. I really thought they balanced these flavors well and the half year in my cellar has done a fantastic job of blending and taking the edge off of this big beer. Wonderful and rare.

Opaque, very appropriate black color. Like "Dark Lord Light," this ale is very heavily sweet with flavors of cherries, dark fruits and chocolate cake. Excellent flavor and aroma intensity, with a coating texture as well. Complex, with dessert-like malts. Very long finish on this bad boy. Undeniably one of the stand out beers at GABF 2008.

Bottle courtesy of iowaherkeye. Poured an opaque black color. The head was a lovely tan color. Smelled predominantly of molasses and chocolate. Medium to full bodied and slightly sweet with mild bitterness. Nice mixture of dark chocolate, roasty malt, and dark fruits.