 darn1207 (668), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 25, 2009
wow - like some mix between a chocolate milk and a soda. mighty drinkable stuff at 10% abv. rating is a 12oz bottle. black pour with a thin light brown head. has an oil look to it. smokey malt and dark fruit aroma. taste is a milky sweetness with coffee and the dark fruits. creamy and syrupy texture. finishes up lightly burnt hops and with some warmth. awesome brew. K: 9
guil0000 (110), New Brunswick, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 pours black with a brown white head. Glass from Eulogy in Philadelphia. Aroma of roasted coffee bean and Chocolate. Very full bodied and creamy. Very full of taste and full. I loved it!
sbroome (82), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 didn’t even know founders had an imperial stout, but here it is. dark black thick pour with a heavy brown head. burnt roasty nose with a little sweet and a little smoke. taste is raisen and dark chocolate with a little candy sugar. typical imperial stout, which is typically good.
BrewmeisterEd (61), USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Poured pitch black with a brown head (pint glass) - head remained a good number of minutes...smells like thick homebrew burnt and heavy. Sweeter than I anticipated...I think of stouts as dry, but maybe that’s the ’imperial’ shining through? Nonetheless, smooth going down without betraying the abv...an oily mouth feel lingers, but not too long - a mighty nice new year’s brew...no discernible hops to speak of which is a good thing - but a hint of bitterness in the after taste too....
ruskiimperial (81), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Poured into a snifter glass at cellar temp. Poured a very dark black, with a thin tan head. Aroma has a mixture of coffee and pine. Taste has a nice mixture of dark chocolate, coffee and spicey hops all wrapped up with a very creamy and smooth palate. All of the flavors balance each other very nicely, though the coffee does stick around more on the aftertaste. The balance and mouthfeel is what really distinguishes this beer from many of its contemporaries.
deyholla (778), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 On tap. Poured black and oily with a very small grayish brown head. Aroma full of chocolate and coffee malts with notes with undertones of caramel. Well balanced between the malt flavors with a nice roasted note towards the finish. Thick like oil.
MrRain (439), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 12oz bottle poured into a tulip. FIS pours black and inky with an almost nonexistant head. The aroma is very nice with fresh plums and vanilla, The body is thick and slightly oily. There isn’t much liveliness; the beer comes across as slighly flat. The taste is quite nice though. Notes of oak, alcohol, salad oil and coffee. The finish is slightly bitter and surprisingly light.
NayTron (48), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Pours an oily black with a thin dark tan head. Smells of malt, licorice and alcohol. Taste is a heavy malt, bitter chocolate, some licorice and a hop bitter to finish. Alcohol is there but in a good way with the bitter finish. Outstanding.
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