Olde Hickory Stick Stout

Brewed by Olde Hickory Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Hickory, North Carolina USA

It must be VERY difficult to even contemplate brewing an Imperial in a state that is limited to 6% alcohol. IMHO, get rid of trying to call this a russian imperial and just call it a stout. When you call it a russian imperial, I want to compare it to other imp. stouts like Black Choclate, Storm King, Grant’s and Rogue - and that makes this beer score bad - when it’s really not a bad stout. Good roasted aroma with hints of berries in the nose. Light bodied and moutfeel is the biggest drawback - very little palate. Nice hop profile and use of roasted malts - but compared to other true imperial stouts, this beer is lacking. On it’s own however, it’s very good for NC standards.

draft. very nice dark color with a tan head. aroma pleasant and inviting with aspects of smokeyness. This beer would have been a great dry stout...but to be classified as Imperial...just not enough oomph...enjoyable a good stout for sure, very roasted sweet but also dry...good

Draught Pours black although the light was too dim to deteremine opacity. Average sized creamy head, that suited a Stout. Aroma when cold was of dark roast malts and some chocolate. Intensified as it warmed. The flavor was full and roasty with minimal amounts of sweetness and a long dry finish. As I drank this I thought it must be a Dry Stout. I don’t know if I would consider it an Imperial. If the alcohol was there it was completely hidden. Very drinkable and solidly brewed.

A nice coffee flavored stout. Dark in color and pours nicely from a 5liter jeg.

This was a stout that was just lacking all the way around. Overly carbonated and not good quality, it tasted more like a porter. Below average. Jet black body with a head that vanishes in moments, burnt coffee notes. I expected better and recieved less.

really hoppy for a stout. coffee aftertaste that lingers a while. a pretty good imperial stout brewed in NC, the only one i know of actually. you can tell the alcohol is a little lacking since it is probably under 6%. poured from another 5L keg. thick creamy head. good beer

Draft sampler at the brewery. This was little watery for me for an imperial stout. If it was a dry stout it would have been better. I was looking for a little more roasty flavor.

On tap at the SunSpot on the Strip. Very good! Nice black pour with a thick tan head. Nice, solid aroma. Roasted malts, and a hint of hickory. Good taste. Kind of a dry hickory taste, hence the name. Pretty solid stout overall. A nice try!