 BigMilly8 (376), Holiday, Florida, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
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.
Cybercat (818), Georgia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 Another winner from Sweetwater!
Pours a rich chocolate brown with a thick, brown, persistent head. Aroma has strong burnt coffee component and also a curious "rubbery" hint, like a car tire. Flavor is like a good mocha - coffee dominates the taste, and there are ribbons of smoke and chocolate. Aftertaste has just a hint of unsweetened chocolate, and there is a little hoppy bitterness as well. It feels just a tad thinner than most stouts, but still does not disappoint.
Pastor (509), Maine, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 20, 2008 Thanks to ncvbc for this great extra
Best by 12/31/08 Bottle poured into my sniffer produced a good fingers worth of tan head that turns into a ring of lace around the glass on top of a jet black body
Aromas of toasted malts, coffee and chocolate with a slight funk (I’m glad I am not the only one to pick it up I though my nose was going)
Earthiness, sweat malts, light chocolate, molasses good balance of flavors
The only real complaint is it is a little thin for a stout
Good drinkability I could drink a few of these a night easy. A good brew and I will seek this one out again
GreatLibations (1447), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 13, 2008 Almost black with a modest, shortlived head. Decent lacing. Wierd, it smells like a very old English Barleywine w/ sweet malts and a tart hop. Full nectar weight with good carbonation producing a cotton fiber feel. Flavorwise, this one sipps a little differently exposing it’s inherent high roast count and fat chocolate malt body yet delivering a very unique niche so to speak. I get some of that aged grapefruit citrus pulp hop to a mild degree. The finish is bittered nicely to balance the beast. Overall: it’s high carbonation swings in the wrong direction, mildly sweet with a unique citrusy roast component. Alcohol is well hidden. I think this is my first non-classic scoring for an IS.
fiver29 (730), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 13, 2008 Bottle from ucusty. Pours black with a tan head. Smells like a combo of hops and malt. Tastes like a combo of complex malts and hops with a nice finish. Good beer.
Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 12, 2008 As soon as I open this sucker I get a whiff of vegetable soup. What the hell?
It pours an oily black with a tan head. Definitely a charcoal aroma on top of that soup smell. The flavor allows for a touch of chocolate and coffee while being dominated by smoke and mineral bitterness. Sweet at the finish. Drinkable.
nearbeer (1866), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 9, 2008 Updated: Sep 28, 200812 oz, bb 12/31/08. Opaque black with a small but persistent head leaving nice frosting on the glass. Aroma is chocolate coffee with citrus. Flavor is overpowering orange-citrus with some chocolate, char, and coffee trying to peek through at the end. Heavy body is smooth and has some tingle on the dry finish. Quality brew, but way overhopped for my Impy tastes.
tympanic (51), Alabama, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 6, 2008 Lovely. This delicious, dark, hoppy beer just might lead to a situation tonight.
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