Sonoran Inebriator Stout

Brewed by Sonoran Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Phoenix, Arizona USA

Name: Inebriator
Date: 05/16/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2004

black, fine beige head, drops of lace, sweet roasted malt aroma, sweet malt flavor, lots of roasted, nice licorish sweetness, touch of bitterness for balance, warming,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

(draft) Black with medium tan head. Aroma is roasty, sweet, some chocolate but more coffee. Taste is roasty, sweet, coffee, finishes hoppy bitter.

12oz bottle shared courtesy of weeare138 (thanks for letting me pull this one out of your cellar!). Labeled bottled on July ’04. Poured a dark, dark brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, dark fruits, and a little smoky. Tastes of the same with an underlying sourness starting to come on. I think we saved this from Mike’s cellar before it completely turned south. I’d like to try a fresh sample (send me one if you can get it!).

2003: Rich oily black with a thin tan head. Rich roatsed malt aroma with some peat and dark fruits. Body is smooth and rich with some dry caramel and choclate maltiness. Hints of sourness toward the finish. Dry roasted moderately bitter finish. Could be a little more extreme, but still a very nice imperial stout.

This beer rocks! Extremely Black ale with a creamy, well-tanned head. Poor retention, but good lacing. Smoke, espresso, dark chocolate and vanilla in the nose. Lots of bitter hops to go along with the burnt malt, espresso and bittersweet chocolate flavors. Full-bodied with a fatty, chewy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, burnt, bitter finish. Dry too! Wow! World class brew!

Sweet chocolate malt and dry, espressoed coffee beans converge within the very fruity, black grapey esters…Aggressive acidic notes accompany the strong roasted malt bitterness to an unpleasant degree…This one’s as rough as the bulldog on its label…

Funky label! Pours dark brown with a tan thin head. Smells of chocolate, yogurt, toffee, sweet cognac. Taste is woody with some nice mellowing chocolate and peppery tinges. Very surprising and very good.

OBF 2004. Pitch black. Very smoky nose of licorice, burnt malts, sweet oily and smoke, very nice aroma. Extremely thick, oily sweet plums, tobacco and sweet malts. Finish is full of burnt malts and sweet dark chocolate. Cloying, sticky and addictive.