Lagunitas Black Rain Imperial Stout

Bottle shared by Me. Pours a black bruin body with a thin tan head. Malty chocolate and char coffee character. Rather thin and light in flavor for an imperial stout. Vanilla and a mild roast and wooden note. Decent.

Bomber - not sure who shared this? Pours a mostly deep woody brownish near dark black- good toffee head. Aroma is on the sweet side for a big stout- lots of molasses, burnt pecan pie, oily, chocolate malts, light on the roasty side- and some light herbal hops. Flavor is also sugary sweet, toasty, roast malts, a bit burnt, caramel laden, with more molasses, yet still not a huge thick syrupy body, just medium mouthfeel and a somewhat clean bitter finish. Better than some of their other stouts, but still not great.

Bottle at Paul’s place for Kan’s visit. Pours a dark black with a thin white head. Sweet, chocolate. A bit sweet, chocolate, malt, candy. Finishes up with a bit of roast.

dark brown with crimson red highlights.head is light brown in color.aroma is heavy roasted malts,dark fruits,and bitter chocolate.flavor is much of the same with a syrupy sweet finish.

Bomber from EBay ($6.49 plus $5 shipping) Nose of chocolate, smokliness, and light licorice. Clear dark cherry brown with a medium cinnamon tan head that left quickly. Flavor was white pepperiness, light sweetness and smoke. Finish was lightly both smoky and bitter.

22oz, no date from IrishBoy--thanks! Deep clear brown with a small beige head, fading to a ring. Oxidized aroma with a little bit of cherry. There is also some milk chocolate and roast also present. Flavor is much the same, moderate sweetness until the ashy burnt finish. Medium full body with low to moderate carbonation. Not a so good.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate licorice and roasted chocolate malt aroma. Medium body with a thick smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium licorice roasted sweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Interesting complex beer.

A deep dark stout with a thin lacing moka head. In aroma, cocoa malt with sweet fruity esters, meaty notes and lots of C-hops. In mouth, a sweet fruity chocolate, with light lingering bitterness, molasses, a bit short in mouth, but good. Simpled and clean. Bomber shared with probstk and Michael, Oct. 7 2009. Bought at Sam’s Wine and Spirits, Chicago, May 16 2009.