Smuttynose Imperial Stout

A strong Imperial Stout that packs a punch. Little to no head, dark motor oil color. Not overly sweet and this is slightly stronger than I expected. Its been a while since I have had an impy, so it was a big beer to have. A solid impy stout, but I think this might need to be shared.

Pours dark coffee-ish brown with thin brown head. Very stong strong green olive (?) nose with some burnt coffee and chocolate. Extremely thick and smooth. Wow. Flavor perfectly follows aroma of strong coffee, chocolate, and the green olives. Perfect sweet-bitter balance and light carbonation. Excellent.

Bottle. Black with decent dark brown head. Aroma of bitter hops, light roasted malt, caramel and a little chocolate. Lots of hop taste for sure...very bitter finish. Thin. I just don’t get much out of this except the hops. I like hops, but for some reason don’t like them this dominating in a stout. Rated with the aid of Ms. Jeanne McCarthy.

Black. Oily. Aromatic nose with leather, cocoa, licorice, vanilla, burnt notes. Thick and smooth on the palate. Full flavored with roasted, dark sweet toffee and hops in balance. Clean, smooth, pleasant bitter finish. hidden alcohol. Excellent beer.

Whoa, nelly. This stuff is strong. One of the stongest beers I’ve tasted, since I’m not a fan of big beers. I thought I’d give it a shot because I love most of the stuff from this brewery. Deep, dark, bitter roastyness. The notes get darker towards the finish: plum, licorice, coffee, Worchestershire sauce, etc. Excellent body as the beer warms to room temperature. The dark and roasted notes meld together beautifully. A really fine treat. I enjoyed it.

[Bottled, thanks to Kramer] Black colour, small brown head. Not all impy in aroma lots of grape, peach and a nutty woodiness(Centennial) but also tar and licorice. Sweet mouthfeel, favourably so, balanced flavour wih a fiery licoricy finish that comes late. Also, dried fruits and plum comes late. Very late. Solid bitterness, that also comes late.

Bottled. Pitch black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma of conifereous woods, alcohol, licorace, strong hops and roasted malts. Flavour is pitch, roasted malts, old coffee, alcoholic sweetness. Wellbalanced and lovely.

Bottled. Opaque black, small tan head. Roasted, hoppy, dark coffee aroma. Taste is short: hoppy, bitter, chocolate, cold coffee. Aftertaste has hops. Balanced imperial stout and very American.