Grand Teton Black Cauldron Imperial Stout

Brewed by Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Victor, Idaho USA

12 oz. bottle from BevMo (E. Tucson) - Pours a dark brown color with a one finger thick tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and dark esters. Flavor is much like the aroma with the addition of some chocolate. To be honest, I didn’t get much oak/whiskey or vanilla. Medium to full body. A little dry in the finish. A nice beer.

12oz bottle. Pours an oily, thick black color. Minimal beige head quickly fades out into to just rimming the glass. This is a really nice and balanced Imperial Stout, with a lot going on. Sweet chocolate aroma, with some dark fruit edges. The barrel aging works quite well with this one, imparting a smooth creamy smokiness. All in all in I really like it for expanding upon and breaking the mold, it certainly isn’t your standard IS. Sort of a hybrid between a smoky Wee heavy and a strong stout. Nice!

12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Black with lasting brown head and lace. Roasty coffee ash wood earth chocolate aroma. Very roasty coffee chocolate dark fruit wood earth ash smoke vanilla. Rich and roasty. Bitter lingering slightly harsh finish. Very ful body. Overall, enjoyable.

Pours a deep brown that looks inky black in the glass with a nice burnt brown head. Aroma is roasted barley, chocolate, coffee, raisins, smoke, vanilla. Flavor is roasted grains, chocolate, licorice, vanilla, oak, smoke, coffee. Well balanced and easy to drink. Nicely put together imperial stout.

Love that this is only a 12oz sample. Beautiful onyx pour with a 1/2 inch fluffy caramel head that left lacing. Aroma exhibits cocoa, honey, and molasses. Flavor isn’t quite as aggressive but is still tasty and well balanced. All of what a Impy Stout should be. Medium mouthfeel...yum.

Near black in color with a moderate tan, tight bubbled head. Dark caramel, roasted malts and some green hops in the aromas. Big roasted and toasted malt flavors atop a decent base of lighter malts. Little bit of pepper in the finish and into the linger. Not getting much smoke and only a touch of oak. A touch sharp, but a decent Imperial stout.

One liter swing top bottle courtesy of jake65 back in ’08. Pours black like used motor oil with a 1/4" brown cap. Aroma is heavy chocolate malt with coffee notes. Heavy, oily palate with low carbonation. You know you’re drinking a serious brew. Flavor follows the aroma with dark chocolate and coffee being up front with secondary vanilla and brown sugar. Just a touch of wood to it. I loved it.

Bottle pours black with a 1 finger beige head with tight bubbles. Aroma smells heavily of milk chocolate & roasted malt with accentuating notes of coffee, sherry, vinous fruit and oak. Flavor is chocolate, whisky, cigar ash, cola, and some soy with a slight pine resin finish. Overall body is moderate and oily with a healthy amount of carbonation.