Leinenkugels Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout

Formerly brewed at Leinenkugel Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Imperial Stout
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA

Pours out a black color with a dark brown head. aroma is big on malts, chcoc, dark fruits. Flavor is complex with notes the same as aroma. Alcohol is well hidden. Now why cant Miller make all beers this good?

Aroma is of roast, chocolate, coffee, and a bit of tartness. Pours an opaque black with about half an inch of dark tan head that fades into a dusting and a ring. Bit on the sweet side, some healthy roast flavors underlying the sweetness, and still that touch of tartness. The finish is nice and long with flavors of bitter chocolate and coffee. A bit thin in the mouthfeel. Overall, not bad, I’m interested in how it will hold up in the cellar.

Black in colour with a rich and lingering brown coloured head, excellent lacing. The aroma is roasty with some smoke, dark fruits, chocolate with lots of malt. The flavour is quite sweet, lots of roast, chocolate malts, a bit chalky, some fruit and light alcohol. Sweet mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes quite sweet, creamy with some alcohol.

This is a rather sweet Imperial Stout but it lacks in the body department. Good for a macro for sure.

355ml bottle obtained in a trade with Beerlando, thanks Bryan.
Opened on March 12, 2008
No date.

Another thank you to Adrian (at least I think that is who gave this to me). Black as coal with a light brown head. The aroma reminds me of one of my grandmother’s rich European layer cakes, full of chocolate and jam - only this has more alcohol. The label is pretty ordinary. Eleven malts and grains were used, and it shows. This stout is packed with flavor - espresso, hops, chocolate, brown sugar, stone fruits. It is velvety smooth as well as ultra-rich. As you marvel at the frappe-like thickness, the flavors bounce around the inside of your mouth. Big Eddy is a little on the sweet and heavy side, but it is a classy imperial stout. It would probably be nice with a cigar or a pipe.

Bottle thanks to Ughsmash. Has a 4/25/2008 drink by date stamped on the neck. Black with no head. Nice aroma is pit fruits with blackened malts. Smooth, medium heavy body. Flavor is... WOW, wtf got into Leinenkugel ? this is really tasty. Rich, roasted malts with sweet pit fruits and earthy molasses, and chocolate... I say damn boy ! this is a great stout, the best straight IRS i’ve had in a long time, fuck me running !!

12 oz bottle courtesy of SS winter ’07 and joeybgood. A black viscous pour with a small disappearing tan head. The aroma is deep roasted chocolatey malt, dark fruits, licorice, and molasses. The flavor has a big dose of roasted malt up front adding chocolate and dark fruits mid palate through to the finish. Bitterness is especially noticable in the finish as is some of the 9.5%. This is a very nice imperial stout.

Pours a very dark brown with a tan head. Aroma was some coffee, alcohol, and some other bad smells. Flavor was coffee, but masked by a metallic taste, not too great.

Sampled 12oz bottles of this at my first imperial stout tasting. Pours a thick, oily black with a tan, creamy head. Aroma of chocolate, bourbon, oak, vanilla and whiskey. Flavors are similar with burnt toast, tobacco, oak, and bourbon. Oily on the tongue, really hot on the finish. A very, very big beer.