Roots Organic EXXXcalibur Imperial Stout

Brewed by Roots Organic Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Portland, Oregon USA

Draught at the brewpub. Very dark ruby. Aroma of licorice and coffee. Sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Very roasty and really malty with plenty of licorice and aniseed. Stays away form the sticky sweetness that plagues many Imperial Stouts. I like this one!

This was mocha-licious. Deep rich dark brown in color wtih a small foamy tan head. Lots of coffee in the nose, and some milk chocolate in the flavor. Very malty and not verly roasted but also not overly complex. Just a simple imperial stout, that makes for a great session and very easy to drink.

Pours a light orange color, cascading dark brown color while the bubbles drift up. Some malty coffee nose, some sour notes, mostly sour coffee and dark fruit, 0thin body with some tinny flavors. A simple imperial stout.

Pours a dark, sort of blackish, brown color. A very roasty and chocolate smell rises from this outstanding stout. The flavor of this beer is very amazing. A near perfect balance of roasted malts, with hints of toffee and light hops. All these great flavors mask the alcohol this beer has.

On tap at the Blue Monk in Portland. Pours pitch black with a brown head. Tons of very roasty malts in the aroma, big chocolate/cocoa presence. Flavor is very rich hiding the alcohol very well under a thick sweet malt base. Finish has a light mocha flavor trailing off with the hop bitter finish.