Lagunitas Imperial Stout

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Petaluma, California USA

Aroma is strong, of roast (not burned) coffee with an undertone of unsweetened chocolate. It pours a dark mahogany with a thick tan head. The flavor does not measure up to the aroma’s promise, being about average for a stout and having less smokiness and chocolatiness than the aroma, but is still palatable and pleasing, and has a definite hoppy tone. Texture is smooth and a teensy bit thin for a stout. Worth a try nevertheless.

Bottle from case and keg in Boca. Dark brown porn fizzy brown head with zero lace. Malty aroma. Thin bodied mouth-feel with chocolate, malts, and some hops. This RIS is definately missing somethhing

Bottle. 22 fl. oz. Very dark brown with tan head. Aromas of chocolate and licorice. Medium body, but thin for the style. Flavor is similar to the aroma, but with a strange tartness. Although its high ABV is well hidden, this beer lacks.

Thin light brown head of fine bubbles. Sweet malty aroma with a bit of raisins and caramel. Very little of the roasty or chocolaty aroma that you would expect. Color is a very dark brown. Medium bodied with more sweet malts, caramel, a bit of smoke, more raisins and a hint of anise. Lacking in flavor and mouthfeel. Decent bitterness late swallow. Finishes sickly sweet with a bit of lingering bitterness. Not a very good imperial stout.

Bottle aquired from Timfoolery. Poured a dark brown with a tan head. Smelled of roasted matls and coffee. Chocolate and coffee being the most prevalent flavors. A bit thin bodied for an Imperial Stout, but still a good brew.

Bottle pours a dark brown, almost black color with a thin tan head. Aroma and flavor of mostly raisins, some roasted malts, licorice, and coffee. A slight bitter aftertaste with lingering coffee and raisin flavor. Interesting and different, but I wouldn’t rush back to this one.

The high alcohol content is hidden amazingly well, however the overall taste comes off a bit watery. Still, a fine beer and very drinkable.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, purchased at deVine Wines and Spirits (Edmonton), savoured on June 14 2008; eye: burgundy, clear, no effervescence, beige head that turns into a ring, a bit of lacing; nose: roasting, coffee, dark chocolate, chocolate milk, molasses, light vanilla; mouth: dark chocolate milk, roasted malt, liquorice, soya sauce, molasses, light vanilla, finale in dark chocolate milk, lactic, creamy, velvety, oily texture, lightly sweet and bitter, full body, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, achetée chez deVine Wines and Spirits (Edmonton), savourée le 14 juin 2008; œil : bourgogne, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un anneau, un peu de dentelle; nez : torréfaction, café, chocolat noir, lait au chocolat, réglisse, mélasse, léger vanille; bouche : lait au chocolat noir, malt torréfié, réglisse, sauce soya, mélasse, léger vanille, finale en lait au chocolat noir, lactique, crémeuse, velouté, texture huileuse, légrement sucrée et amère, corsée, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé