Sand Creek Imperial Stout

Brewed by Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)
Style: Imperial Stout
Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

Shared from a growler at the Tosa Tasting courtesy of JPDIPSO: Nearly opaque dark brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is mildly sweet with a touch of milk chocolate and roasted malt. Body is lightly sweet turning more tart, dry and grainy toward the finish. Not much complexity here or body for that matter, but I am glad to see more Wisconsin breweries trying the style.

Tosa Tasting. Small tan head with a garnet body. Aromas of blackberries, cherries, black malt and a mild grassy hops hint. Black malt and brown sugar flavors, more in line with a baltic porter. A touch acidic and thin in feel. A decent offering.

Dark brown with a red tint. Thin head that sticks to the glass. Aroma: Weak. Grassy hops? Winey/alcohol. Palate: Thick. Oily texture. Soft carbonation. Flavor: Dark chocolate, acidic, grassy hop finish. Long lingering flavor. Thanks JPDIPSO.

First beer of the night at MrFacto’s ’Tosa tasting, brought by JPDIPSO. This really hit the spot after a long drive. Deep chocolatey brown body, thin/medium cream head. Rich chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Nice sweet chocolate flavor with dark fruit, caramel, and roast; not especially heavy but still rich, finishing with toast and a touch of alcohol. Slightly chalky. It was mentioned that this really doesn’t fit the Imperial Stout bill- I tend to agree; this almost seemed like a high ABV porter. I’d happily drink this again, however.

Ar: hint of hops.. sweet brown sugar fairly crisp at first then mellowed Ap: dark brown in color w/ a thin dark tan head that quickly disapated Pa: medium bodied pretty creamy some good carbonation I didn’t see coming Fl: very good malty with a hint of sweet to it and a touch of dark chocolate w/ roasted malts Ovr: I liked this beer a little biting bitter after finish Thanks to John for this beer. from a growler

A very heavy imp. porter, it pours a dark black body with a meidum sized brown head. Strong aromas of bourbon, oak and dark chocolate. Flavors of re-heated burned coffee, dirt, toast and walnuts. Wicked strong, but very fulfilling.

Dark brown body with a small tan head, fading. The nose is light with roast, chocolate and yeast. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter with roast, chocolate, molasses and dirty yeast. Medium body is chalky with moderate carbonation.

Very dark brown body. Lots of brown sugar in the aroma along with green stemmy sweetness. Dark choclate, acidic malt, and leafy hops in the flavor. A mild impy stout, weak mouthfeel and simple flavors.