Peoples Pint Imperial Stout

Brewed by Peoples Pint
Style: Imperial Stout
Greenfield, Massachusetts USA

12oz bottle #273 2008 vintage, courtesy of jh1982, poured into a tulip. Gusher alert on this one. Once I popped the top the tan foam started to rush toward the top. As I poured it into the glass, it settled in pitch black with a towering foamy tan head on top. It took forever for the head to calm down and left clumps of lacing on the way. The aroma starts our fairly subdued on this one with lots of dark roasted malts and some coffee bitterness. But as it warms it opens up with lots of dark fruit, licorice and bakers chocolate. The taste starts out with some sweet dark chocolate and roasted coffee with some licorice and vanilla sweetness thrown in. However, it transitions into a very roasted, almost burnt, malt finish that is much more dry than I had expected. There is also more than a hint of hops in the finish leading to a very bitter aftertaste for the style. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied and highly carbonated, probably a bit too much, but it doesn’t detract from the flavors too much. As mentioned before, the finish is dry, roasted and bitter. I enjoyed this one and outside of the overly burnt malt tones I think it’s an excellent example of the style.

bottle thanks to BanditBrewingCO (BA)
Black, thin coffee head. Nose of chocolate and some coffee, but the nut is strong: almond and pistachio. More nuts in the flavor, also some ashy coffee and chocolate in the finish. Rather smooth palate, a little thin, long coffee finish. Pleasant impy, never overdone. I like nuts!

My Bottom Line:
This unctuous Imperial Stout delivers plenty of roasted and caramelized malts atop resinous hops and alcohol warmth for a very satisfying and nourishing after-dinner nectar.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A mokaccino-coloured head of foam tops the jet black.
-The mouthfeel is so round, it’s nearly viscous.
-Light fig-like fruitiness is found roaming within.
-The malts are not as complex as some of the best Imperial Stouts out there, but that doesn’t mean this isn’t a scrumptious example of the style.
-Roasted malts provide plenty of bitterness too.
-Gentle carbonation is almost overtaken by the residual sugars.

Bottle #538.

Thanks to egajizs138 for sharing this bottle. Pours a black with amber notes with a small bubbly tan head. Aroma of tobacco, caramel, nuts, vanilla and toasted malt. Flavor of molasses, roasted malt, caramel, nuts and toasted malt.

12oz bottle #545 of 2008 edition-pours a delayed reaction no head than thin brown ring and motor oil black color. Aroma is vegetal/tart, some ashy. Taste is anise/licorice-dark malt, nice then vegetal/rubbery, acidic/earthy hops.

Bottle in trade from tprokop7. Thanks! Pours black with a medium lived creamy tan head. Smell is sweet chocolate, cream, light licorice and raisins. Taste is creamy oatmeal and bittersweet chocolate with a bitter hoppy and slightly burnt like finish. Not a heavily roasted flavor, but more creamy and chocolatey with dry cocoa and hop bitterness. Full body and very soft, almost non-existant, creamy carbonation. A hint of alcohol perhaps, in the flavor, but very tasty overall.

(12oz bottle, 2008 vintage, # 473) Pours a dark brown body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor of chocolate, coffee, some dark fruits, and roasted malt.

Bottle # 384 courtesy of Tweety. Good oatmeal and chocoalate aroma. Black body with thin tan head. Flavors of oatmeal, chcolate, roasted malt and sweet fruit in the background. Thick bodied brew that was leaves a dry coco, coffee aftertaste on palate. Good brew glad I got to have a pint for the People.