Middle Ages Dragonslayer Imperial Stout

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

Sampled during MN Gathering II in Maplewood, MN and shared by tytoanderso. From a 22-oz bomber pours an opaque dark brown brew with a heavy tan head that slowly dissipates to a fine off-white ring and film top. Aroma of toasted dark malt, chocolate, some nobel hops and caramel. Taste is medium to full bodied, with flavors of toasted dark malt, chocolate, a little dark berries and some caramel. Finish is semi-dry with a mild bitterness and then a mild chocolate aftertaste. More like a foreign stout than an Imp Stout, but still solid.

Sampled at a tasting tonight. Not much to say about this one. It was a smoky beer that wasn’t that good in my opinion.

22 ounce bottle courtesy of Alraomon. Pours black with a large dark brown head. Very good lacing and retention. Fruity aroma of cherry, green apple and dark fruits. Taste is surprisngly smokywith some roasted malts and fruity notes. Medium to full bodied.

Bottle. Pours a black body with a tan head. Sweet malty chocolate with a good amount of hops and an unlikely strong hop finish that i could do without. eh.

Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is pretty light, solid amount of roasted malt, some cream and coffee, but nothing aggressive. Flavor is again roasty with some sweet malt, but with a somewhat watery palate. Good beer, but mediocre for an imperial stout.

22oz bottle. Black color with a one-fingered tan head. Aroma is milk chocolate, roast, and berries. Full bodied, very thick. Taste is roasty bordering on burnt, with lots of herbal hops and a fair amount of bitterness. Finishing with a coarse bitterness and some lingering licorice and roast.

Pours squid ink black with minimal, slowly dissipating head. Aroma is loaded with malty roast, and a blast of molasses and caramel sweetness. Flavor is loaded with roast, but is a bit astringent and lacks the depth the aroma conveys. Palate is silky, but underwhelmingly thin. Roast is overpowering, and flavors are a bit lacking.

Bottle: Poured a dark black with a nice amount of head. The aroma was roasted malts, dark chocolate and metallic coffee. The flavor was smooth with hints of dark chocolate, coffee, black licorice, and roasted malts. Overall, a tasty brew from Middle Ages, better than their variety pack.