 hayduke (1664), Eureka, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 27, 2006 Bomber. Nearly black (garnet on the edges) with a nice tan head. Strong nose of chocolate and coffee. Mouthfeel moderate for a stout. Flavor has a little sweetness, with more hops showing through than you see with many stouts. A little light for an Imperial Stout, but overall a quite decent offering by Lagunitas.
bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 24, 2006 Bomber. Pours a blackish brown with garnet highlights and a fading tan head. The aroma has the requisite coffee and chocolate, but doesn’t give the big impression of an imperial. The body is a bit light for an impy as well. If you don’t like the almost syrupy qualities of some imperial stouts this could be a plus. The taste has some sweetness, but is not particularly complex; with coffee chocolate, smoke and a bit of hoppy bitterness on the exit. This is a very nice beer, and the price was right but it’s just barely sneaking into imperial territory. I like the label which identifies it as a special "UNLIMITED RELEASE" :)
hophead75 (1964), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 23, 2006 bomber. Black with a light brown head. and medium carbonation. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, some alcohol. Taste is coffee, chocolate, bitter and hoppy with some roast. Not too complex and body is a tad thin on this.
Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 18, 2006 A black appearance with a tan head. This one was quite one dimensional for an imperial stout. A lot of coffee and chocolate flavor. Some licorice is also present. It wasnt bad but doesn’t hold a candle to many of the style.
scoobyluv (486), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 15, 2006 dark color. tan head. smells slightly hoppy and chocolate-ty. the flavor was a watery version of the two
thegreenrooster (1842), St.louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 14, 2006 Pour is a thick looking cola brown with almost no head. Aroma is decent with some roasted malts and a whiff of hops. Flavor is a bit weaker than the flavor. Some weak chocolate and malts but the hops are what stands out. Finish is a bit weak with a touch of alcohol on the palate. Average for a Impy.
jhumphries69 (730), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 12, 2006 Pours dark brown (not quite opaque) with a tan head. The aroma has some coffee, toasted malts, and some hops - as well as some alcohol. The flavor starts with tingles on the tip of the tongue from the carbonation and a good bit of bitter cocoa. The taste is very bitter with some hops, some burnt flavors, and a little coffee. Some sweetness shows up in the middle of the beer. The finish is dry with a long bitter after-taste. It tastes like a very good normal-gravity stout but with more alcohol than usual. It isn’t as good, however, next to other imperial stouts.
Hangover (771), Atlanta, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 12, 2006 Dark pour, but very translucent with a small tan head. Aroma is chocolate and roasted malt. Mouthfeel is thin and oily. Chocolate taste with a lot of bittering hops. Coffee towards the middle but I’m getting overpowering citrus hops. This one is all over the place, unfortunately.
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