Middle Ages Dragonslayer Imperial Stout

Brewed by Middle Ages Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Syracuse, New York USA

22 shared with brie. The aroma is of licorice and booze. The flavors in the first sip are chocolate, dark fruits, and a little coffee. This is the first middle ages beer that I have had and it is on par with other impy stouts. The chocolate and coffee take over in the warm last few gulps. Nice

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti et de café, légèrement fruité (prunes, notes de raisins vineux) et léger de chocolat au lait, de crème (notes lactiques) et de houblon terreux et herbeux ainsi que des notes de chocolat noir, d’alcool, de fumée (tabac), de vanille et de réglisse noire. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture crémeuse aux petites notes huileuses. Goût moyennement fruité (prunes, notes de raisins vineux et de cerises noires) et de vanille, léger de chocolat au lait, de crème (légèrement lactique) et de fumée de tabac ainsi que des petites notes de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût plutôt amer de malt rôti-brûlé, léger de chocolat noir (notes de caramel toffee sucré) parallèlement à un léger goût d’alcool aux notes réchauffantes et à un goût de café noir (qui progresse tout au long de la gorgée) puis en finale l’on retrouve un goût amérisant de houblon herbeux et aux notes florales et terreuses. Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de rôti, de café, de houblon herbeux aux notes terreuses ainsi que des notes de chocolat, de tabac, de vanille, d’alcool et de fruits (pelures de prunes, traces de raisins vineux).

22oz. Bottle: Sweet aroma. Smells of chocolate, cream, piney hops, roasting, alcohol, and a little mint. Poured dark black in color with a medium-sized, rocky, dark brown head that lasted throughout. Great lacing. Opaque. Sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet and lightly bitter. A little acidic. Tastes of chocolate, alcohol, prunes, coffee, and cream. Medium to full body. Watery texture. Average carbonation. Long, lightly bitter, creamy finish.

[bottle, thanks to Jah Noth] Powerful roasted malt, coffee and chocolate aroma. Slightly alcoholic. Dark, near-black in color with a brown colored head. Flavors are loads of roasted malts, more coffee, and some very subtle anise. Alcohol provides plenty of warmth. Dry, hoppy finish.

Oily head and dark body. Nose is very hot with some roasted notes. Flavour is chalky and somewhat buttery with chocolate.

A very dark pour with a large dark brown head and lacing. An aroma that reeks of coffee with a hint of chocolate. A flavor that leans harder to the choco than the coffee side. A pretty hard bitter that really adds to the brew. The abv comes through in the flavor as the beer warms but I didn’t pick it up in the nose. Good carbonation. All round one very fine IS.

22oz. thanks eljefe for this sweet extra. pours black with tan head. nose is really roasty, charred, some hop juice, baker’s chocolate, and some coffee. flavor is overly roasty, subtle/weak chocolate, dark fruits, and stale coffee. body is thin. alcohol is well hidden. this really needs big piney hops to go along with the high roastiness.

22 oz bomber shared by drewbeerme. Pours a thick black a few brown yeast particles floating around with a tan brown head. Nose is all roast a few hints of stale grains and carmel. Flavor is similar. All roast, no chocolate, no bitterness, a little stale. As the tempature warms on it some grapefruit notes come out in the nose, but overall kinda average for an impy stout.