Grand Teton Black Cauldron Imperial Stout

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

Courtesy of Retorp. Pours a dark black color with a tannish-yellow head. Good retention and lacing. Aroma is malty and roasty with notes of heavy cream, smoke, bourbon, coffee, dark chocolate, dark ripe fruit. Flavor is also roasted and malty with notes of dark ripe fruit, dark chocolate, wood, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, toffee. Generally full-body with a pleasing malty and roasted finish.

courtesy of retorp. 2007 bottle. Pours blackish with nice yellow - gold lacing and yellow lacing. Aroma is very malty with notes of roastiness and coffee. Taste, roasted malts with notes of coffee and toffee, with light hoppy finish. Damn light and tasty for an Imp. stout.

Bottle Courtesy of retorp. Pours a tell-tale deep black with a nice tan head. Nose is coffee, licorice, chocolate, malt, and a whiskey sweetness. Flavor is mellow chocolate, slight coffee bitterness, and some licorice. Finish lingers with coffee and dark chocolate.

Bottle, courtesy Retorp. Pours a very dark brown, with a big fluffy tan head, creamy wet lacing. Nose is of roasted malt, dry caramel and chocolate, molasses and brown sugar. Flavor is very smooth, with roasted malt, dry cocoa, caramel, chocolate and coffee. Smooth, burnt but easy and smooth, dry palatable and delicious. The ABV provides a very interesting twist on the style. Enjoyed it.

1 Litre swing top from the MJRBC. Pours dark brown with a creamy light brown head. Smells of chocolate, spice, resiny. Tastes bitter with some chocolate, a hint of tarteness, some dark fruit. Velvety mouthfeel. Decent.

On tap at Belmont Station. Pours black, thick, with a smooth tan head. Chocolatey roast nose, hint of cherry and port. Very smooth palate, lingering tastes of port and dark chocolate linger in the finish with a bright hop note.

Pours an opaque black with a fine, brown head. Smoke is apparent in the aroma, as well as dried fruit, and when swirled in the glass, a slight presence of piney, resinous American hops. The mouthfeel is right on, plenty of body without being too thick. The flavor is complex, with chocolate, roasted, fruity and smoky flavors all playing at once. The beer comes on sweet and smoky at first, then finishes with a nice dark malt bitterness in the end. Very nice.

Thanks to my girlfriend for picking up two of these bottles...and thanks to her mom for temporarily losing them in storage for 10 months! Anyway, they’re mine now! Pours black with a moderate light brown/dark tan head. Aroma of earthy coffee beans, toffee, caramel, graham crackers, espresso, and a bit of raisins. Tastes of dark chocolate, espresso, brownie mix, nuttier coffees, light raisin, finishes with a gentle nutty roast flavor with a slight vanilla and peanut butter flavor. Medium bodied, but definitely creamy and full-feeling without being too heavy. Don’t go in thinking the 7.5 abv is gonna be lacking! Very good, well rounded and smooth. A satisfying impy stout with a lot to offer and drinkability to suit the every day occasion.