Moylans Ryan OSullivans Imperial Stout

Brewed by Moylans Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Imperial Stout
Novato, California USA

Bottle 66cl. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ].
Clear dark black color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090411]

Enjoyed on tap in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours an opaque black with a tan head. Notes of coffee, dark chocolate, and burnt toast come through in the nose. Flavors of darkly roasted malt, a bit of caramel, a lot of chocolate, and hop bitterness come through dominate. The mouthfeel is slightly thin. The alcohol is gentle and warming. Overall, a nicely done imperiral stout.

About a year in the bottle before I cracked this one open. Immediately I was impressed and wished I had picked up a couple more bottles. Robust aroma of coffee, cream, dark chocolate, mixed nuts and dark cherries. Smells absolutely wonderful. Dark brown/black body with a lasting 1/2" brown head and supple lacing. Heavy and hearty, thick flavors of bakers chocolate and milk chocolate. Fine coffee, fudge, and burnt toast. Plenty of nuttiness alongside a milky creaminess. Bitter and balanced for an imperial stout. This is upper level good.

Very rich stout. Not too intense or chocoaltey. Coffee. Well balanced. Enjoyable overall.

On tap at the mad mex in robinson. Big black pour with a creamy alabaster head. Smells roasty and attractive, pleasantly stoutish. However, the smell is no indicator of the strong initial flavors. Yes, it comes across smooth but is still quite whisky in yer face. I must comment however, it does hide the 10% well, it is more like a 7% on the buds. Over the top as with any impy stout. Long terrible bitter finish, simply on style. Too much for a gentle lager lover.

Black. Has a light brown head, mostly diminishing. Dark aromas, burnt, malty. Flavor is mainly bitter, a bit thin. Astringent too. Lively carbonation.

Pitch back with a medium dark beige creamy head. Aroma had chocolate, coffee and hard roasted malt. Flavour had fairly much chocolate, hard roasted malt, sweet coffee and burned caramel. Finished quite dry and bitter from the hops. Not bad.

Botella. Pitch black colour. Nice brown head. Aroma: chocolate, chocolate chocolate and coffee with roasty malt. Great mouthfeel. Lovely roasty chocolate flavour with chocolate, coffee and chocolate. Bitter chocolate roasty long lasting finish.