 BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Nice oatmeal stout nose. Solid body with nice oatmeal body. Smooth finish. Thanks to whomever
ratman197 (3270), Arvada, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Bomber (thanks to Kevin for sharing) poured a translucent brownish black with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of light oxidation, bitter chocolate, coffee, lighjt vanilla and a hin t of carmel. Palate was medium to full bodied and smooth. Flavors of milk chocolte, vanilla, coffee and a hin t of licorice with a smooth lingering bittersweet finish.
elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Courtesy of Dragonstout. WOW. Pours a dark brown, almost black. Has a small tan creamy head. Hints a chocolate, coffee, sweet oatmeal, sweet dark fruits. Finished with a creamy thick sweet taste on the tongue. Very impressed. This is one of my favorite RIS now.
lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 11, 2008 Updated: Dec 21, 2008Pours extremely thick and viscous black with a quickly disappearing finger of tan head. Unique nose for an imperial- licorice, dark fruit, slight cardamon, fig- and then standard yet near-latent notes of dark chocolate and roasted coffee. Flavor is a little more of what I would expect- dark chocolate, coffee, licorice, oatmeal, some floral hop notes. A bit of residual sugars are apparent. Body is a bit cloying but rich and apropos for an imperial stout.
ante (2969), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 11, 2008 Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Opaque black with a small pale brown head. Big well rounded aroma of figs, licorice, milky chocolate and sweet coffee. Full-bodied, oily and chewy with notes of milky chocolate, figs, raisin, tobacco and licorice. Silky smooth mouth feel. Long finish of chocolate, sweet coffee, prunes and resin.
chronictonic (404), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 10, 2008 Updated: Mar 27, 2008bottle - pours near black, but is a deep ruby around the edges when backlit. no real head from a standard pour. aroma was big on licorice, with some notes of alcohol. flavor was big, sweet but well balanced by bitter roasted malts. some alcohol and dark fruit flavors, as well as licorice. great mouthfeel - good viscosity. warming aftertaste. was probably the most popular of the beers we tasted tonight overall.
Just tried this one on tap at Capone’s. Even better on tap. A really REALLY good big stout (12.5% ABV on tap?)
jerc (3964), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 9, 2008 Bottle. Black body with a small creamy tan head. (3+) Mild but rich aroma, delicate fruity character, malt. (7+) Sweet overall flavour with a good roasty bitterness balancing a rich malty base. Mild dark chocolate undertones. Fruity, dark fruit notes. Smooth almost syrupy palate is heavy on the tongue, seems a bit under carbonated. Pretty solid.
ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 8, 2008 Updated: Feb 12, 2008Black pour, almost no head, minimal lacing and retention. Aroma is sweet with notes of chocolate, coffee, darker fruits, oats and a touch of vanilla. Hops play a minor role here. Heavy bodied, sweet and alcoholic. Similar to Jahva, which to me was bad. However, Oat offers better flavors and balance. Got better as my BAC rose, but I’ve definitely had lotsa better Impys. 7/3/7/4/14
Rerate:
Holy crap this is bad. I’m getting a NASTY NASTY vegetal character in flavor. Typical stout notes are there, moderate to low alcohol, huge green vegetal flavor. Nearly undrinkable. 6/3/4/2/8.
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