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Sweetwater Happy Ending Imperial Stout

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2723.66/5.03.64/5.0Special9%46.3Snifter
Commercial Description:
It's nice to be able to finally brew some beer without restrictions on it. we came from Colorado where we could brew or try anything. We've been waiting 7 years to make a stout and we harnessed all that frustration into this batch of beer.

We didn't get caught up in the parameters of a specific style we just brewed a big fat hoppy beautiful beer. The timing of the law change couldn't have been better for us, because it has taken until this summer for us to get set up in our new brewery. We finally have some capacity to experiment with some new style. This could lead into a seasonal offering from us in the future. For now we're just glad we can satisfy the demands of the folks who have been on us since day 1 to make a stout.

Malt: 70/80 crystal malt, chocolate malt, black malt, roasted malt

Hops: Centennial, Willamette and cascade - on the dry hop!
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 gsteph (264), knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Deep, dark pour. A good thickness similar to 10w/30 motor oil. Head was a minimal quarter inch height but an enticing whipped chocolate mousse color. Hoppily dominated nose, floral, slight espresso and cocoa. The black malt is a little more expressive. Flavor is nice...cold, sweet coffee, bittersweet dark chocolate, burnt sugar and finishes piney with a touch of smoke. Nice composition of flavors and feel. Smooth and easily enjoyable.


 Angeloregon (2025), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 1, 2008  
Poured a rich dark black-brown opaque body. Lots of chocolate, grains, and floral hops. Big, biting, and complex stout. One of the best out there.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Dark black pour with a small tan head. Toasted malt aroma with a nice earthy hop presence. Flavor is very rich: toasted caramel malts with a nice chocolate taste. Medium palate ... very smooth and drinkable. Excellent.


 Beerlando (2335), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Pours dark mahogany to black body. A creamy tan head leaves nice swaths of lacing on the glass. The aroma is very hoppy for a stout, showing big pine resin notes over the requisite roasty chocolate malts. Likewise, the flavor shows big, prickly pine hops atop a solid background of chocolate and toasted caramel malts. Mocha and a touch of vanilla are present as well. Solid, substantial mouthfeel. Smooth and easy drinking. Reminds me of Rogue’s Shakespeare Stout in its evergreen hop-forward nature. Solid interesting brew.


 mhelgason (495), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 25, 2008  
bottle. small light brown creamy (quickly dissapating) head into black body. aromas of strong semi-sweet cocoa, coffee, and moderate hops. velvety mouthfeel, dry texture, long finish duration, average carbonation. good imp stout though not as powerful as typical imp stouts.


 drfabulous (1243), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Mar 24, 2008  
Chocolate. Roasty. Pours black. While not the best Imperial Stout, it is a very good beer and worth returning to. Bought at Green’s in Atlanta.


 ElGaucho56 (393), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Pours a near obsidian black with minimal tannish head, some simple lacing. Nose is slightly smoky, with hints of cocoa and molasses. Starts briny and prickly, with some herbal hop characters, moves towards brown sugar richness with notes of tart berries, finishes medicinal and smoky. Despite their puerile names, the beers are getting better.


 BigMilly8 (376), Holiday, Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Mar 23, 2008  
From bottle : Pours very dark black, with a thin brown head that forms, and only last a few minutes. It leaves lots of bubbles around the edges along with some foam. Decent lacing. Nose is roasted malts, earthyness, some funk, and hops. Weird smells for a Impy Stout. Roasted flavor, with the chocolate coming through in the end. Some alcohol present as well. There is something else i can pin point, but it is just throwing this beer off. Thin body for a stout, and finishes kinda watery. Not very impressed with this.



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