Smuttynose Imperial Stout

Thanks to my SecretSanta. Black pour and medium tanhead. Aroma is mollasses and soy sauce. Flavor is roasted malts and an onslaught of soy sauce real oxidized like, mollasses, and a good amount of espresso. Sweet and sugary with still that soy sauce I can’ get rid of, chocolate and espresso lead you in the finish with northern brewers also. Too much soy, little too much on the sugary side but the coffee balanced it. Different. Maybe I needed tolet it sit or drink it fresh, not sure.

Bottle courtesy of Hogtownharry: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a medium foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of bitter roasted malt with some coffee notes is interesting. Taste is dominated by some roasted malt, which are quite bitter with some dry coffee notes. I thought the taste was a bit too dry generally and some sweetness to balance the dryness would have been good. Body is quite full with some good carbonation and no alcohol was discernable.

Tasted 8/2/07. 22oz bomber. Ruby pitch with a spiral taupe head. Sweet fruity nose. Cola plummy cocoa. Vibrant yet mellow nose. Full bodied and bitter with smooth malts followed by an anise mild burn and chocoalte. Raisins juxtapositioned with bright malty flavors. Aged yet fresh. Smooth yet bitter. Smokey malts. Spicy fruits. Mild yet pronounced. Bitter hop finish. Anise and cola flavors. Cocoa. Big initiaL sweet flavor. Bitter short lived palate. Mild alcohol burn. Slightly toasty sticky. Very good Impy Stout!

22oz. Bottle: Aroma is medium to heavily sweet. Smells of malts, dark fruits, chocolate, tar, and burning. Poured black in color with a big, dense, rocky, dark brown head that lasted throughout. Excellent lacing. Opaque. Flavor is medium sweet and lightly to medium bitter. Tastes of chocolate, coffee, cream, hops, alcohol, and a bit of dark fruit. Medium to full body. Thin, dry texture. Soft carbonation. Dry, chocolate, bitter finish. Overall, a nice Impy Stout that made a great breakfast.

Time for a imperial stout in a nice chalice. Pours up a deep brown almost black colored brew. LOTS of deep brown foamy head sits on top after a hard pour. Give it a minute and the foam settles a good bit. Sticky lace clings to the walls of the glass in many places. A nice layer of foam still covers the top of the beer. Nice swirl of the glass and a big whiff bring with it lots of chocolate and roasted malt. Good bit of coffee and a bit of alcohol come in. Slightly sweet malt and a touch of toffee in there also. Thick and potent she be. Time for some drinkin. Thick like used motor oil. Lots of smooth roasted, burnt, and chocolate malt coat the tongue. Coffee fills the palate next and a bit of burnt malt sweetness again. Bit of dark caramel comes next with a great smoothness. The alcohol that was present in the nose is gone in the flavor. No sign of 10% ABV anywhere to be found. Hmmm.... Just a hint of oak at the very end. And then a nice chocolate flavor on the finish. Very easy to drink and it may get me in trouble come the end of the bottle and the start of this movie I’m about to watch. Very tasty but not the best imperial stout around by far. Additional: The hops come through nicely once this brew warms a good bit. Almost fruity but big enough to hold up the big body of this stout. Little pine and a touch of citrus.

Bottle. Pours heavy, like old motor oil, with a slowly developing dark head. From two feet away, the aroma is overwhelming. Sweet, malty, sharp and bitter all in one. Heavy and bitter. More bitter than expected. While the alcohol is evident in the mouth, the taste and aroma is not noticeable. Aged for a at least half a year.

bottle. nice remaining head hanging on to elements of the rich dark black pour. scents of alcohol. stong dark chocolate taste. smooth taste. quite good.

Bomber, thanks to HogTownHarry! Poured very deep brown.. almost black with a lovely initial cap of deep brown head.. receded to a dusting and ring after a couple minutes. Aroma was chock fulla deep, roasty malt goodness.. dark chocolate at the helm with some coffee as well.. hefty pine presence comes through with warmth and the alcohol presence enhances the good smells.

Flavor was on the sweeter side with deep-roasted chocolate and coffee and pine bitterness.. alcohol was never subtle, nor was it overt. Medium-bodied with very nice balance to it.. left a long, warm roasty chocolate finish. Really enjoyed this!