Harpoon 100 Barrel Series #12 - Imperial Stout

Date: 06/07/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

black with brown edges, frothy beige head, nice lace, sweet licorish aroma with some roasted character, big creamy body, nice light roasted, simple but very tasty

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **4

2005 bottle. Boozy, fruity aroma, slighty fig and smoke. Bubble gum, vodka, roast, brandy. Good complexity, but not really that enticing. Pour has zero head. Very smooth palate, though not creamy. Still too much fruitiness getting in the way, residual sweetness. This definitely couldve been fermented out more and become IMO a much better beer. Still, it’s not too bad.

Bottle from Half Time. Deep onxy pour with tan head. Aroma of rich dark patent malt, figgy fruit, chocoff. Tastes rich and roasty malty, with chocoff, figs, prunes, and slight nuts. Nicely done.

Chalky earth dark chocolate roast aroma. india ink pour with short light brown. heavy chalk bitter chocolate, light coffee, long finish, weakly sweet. thick-stick palate.

22oz bottle via trade with porterhouse - Thanks Kevin! - Pours black with a nice tan head that fades back to a ring but laces some from there. Good aroma of chocolate, dough, anc some raisin and plum. Flavor is sweet bakers chocolate blended with some plum and raisin and even some black currant on the finish.. Palate is somewhat creamy. Low carbonation and the alcohol is covered fully. Not bad at all..

my only rating during the gabf week. first beer at the pre gabf party, i had to take notes since i acquired it in a trade. poured solid black with a tan head. the aroma is like cookies, chocolate chip cookies, a few peanut butter ones too. raisin and plum flavors with a bit of oxidation. oatmeal raisin stout, not a bad concept. some lingering fudge brownie flavors. a good little beer.

Pours a dark black with a little transparent brown around the edges that lets off a reddish glow. The was a giant fluffy tan head that fell quickly that remained as a thin film until the end. Smells of sour coffee, heath bar and red grapes with a little alcohol. Tastes very differently for an imperial stout. Its very fruity with plumb, date, currant and tamarind. The chicory coffee flavor is back with a slight smokiness. When it warms, a subtle banana flavor comes out. The smooth and thin mouth feel is ideal for all of the flavors present. This is a very enjoyable and relaxing sipper that really grabbed my attention.

Bottle thanks to OldGrowth: Pours a barely transparent dark brown with a thin-lacing wispy tan head. Sweet toasty dark caramel malty aroma has a touch of dark fruity complexity. Body starts with a good, sweet viscous dark caramel maltiness and some light plum flavor and a sweet malty finish. Perhaps a bit underattenuated, but otherwise a pretty decent imperial stout.