 Silphium (2137), Haslett, Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 25, 2009
Deep opaque brown body, medium light brown head. Nose of cocoa puffs, cerealy with chocolate, molasses, and some dark fruity notes. Heavy body with charred, roasted malts, molasses, chocolate, coffee, plum, and anise. Finishes with chocolate, soy, charred, bitter notes, and alcohol that feels a bit too hot for the 9.4% ABV. Still, I enjoy the plummy, sticky malts and potency of this beer.
Grizzle (47), Lawrence, Kansas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 12 oz. -> snifter. Pours a deep, rich mahogany, with midnight highlights. A brown head, with quick dissipation and minimal lacing. Smells of caramelized bananas, chocolate, cherries, and opium resin, with a subtle soy sauce smack. Tastes similar: bananas and cherries, brewed soy, and a nice hoppy balance in the end. No heavy alcohol taste, as could be the case with an imperial. Great beer.
jfenglish (212), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Bottle. Thought the "Imperial" series would be more marketing than substance, but this was the real deal. Black as night, with aromas of chocolate and cherry. Leaves an oily lacing on my glass. Taste is bitter espresso, roasted malts, chocolate. Very long finish of cocoa and dried cherry, with some black licorice. Complex. A perfect beer for a cold winter’s evening.
joshpiledean (227), Ames, Iowa, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Pours with a fluffy tan head, somewhat weak aroma of chocoalte malt, roasted coffee. Roasted coffee and chocolate also dominate the flavor, bitter backend. Excellent mouthfeel, just enough carbonation. Long finish Not bad at all.
Hank1980 (764), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Bottle. Poured dark brown to black with a nice beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, some dark fruit, licorice, bitter hops. Taste is similar, with chocolate, coffee, dark fruit, light hop and alcohol finish. Mouth is pretty roasty and a little bitter in the finish. Overall, a nice imperial stout.
keidjxz (71), Irvine, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Bottle. Pours thick and jet black with a thin brown head. Aroma consists of caramel, coffee, alcohol and a roasty aspect. Tastes very sweet with a medium bitterness accompanied by a full body and thick feel.
Poobah (102), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Malty and bready aroma. Amazing appearance with a burnt meringue head that dissipated to a ring. Oil-black, opaque. Malty intro with thick, syrupy mouthfeel that becomes quite bitter. The finish has dark chocolate as well as black coffee notes. The strength is evident. Definitely a winter warmer.
RoscoeJackson (35), Michigan, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 maybe it’s just the psychological samuel adams effect. it was ok. ok head, lacing. decent taste. standard imp stuff, a little alcohol-y. would pass in favor of several other RIS.
Jblauvs (588), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Black pour with a dark tan head. Aroma is some bitter chocolate malt and some licorice. Flavor is very bitter roast with some notes of chocolate and anise. pretty run of the mill. more complex malt layers would make this rather nice as the roast is robust and the small amount of anice is nice. However it remains a little over simple.
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