Sweetwater Happy Ending Imperial Stout 3.64 273

Sweetwater Happy Ending Imperial Stout

	Percentile
	94
	overall

Brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Atlanta, Georgia USA

bottled
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on tap
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
273	3.66/5.0	3.64/5.0	Special	9%	46.3	Snifter

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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Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Nov 21, 2007
Mystery 2.0. 12 oz poured a very thick black with fluffy dark brown head. Big hop nose. This is sweet and light, aged to perfection. There is no trace of alcohol in this, with a nice warming. Lots of hops, front to back. Very tastey. THANKS.

slang (404), Columbia, South Carolina, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 15, 2009

1 liter swing top. Deep dark ale w/ brown head. Taste is smooth w/ strong hops and alcohol. Chewy chocy malty malts.

daebat (1), Georgia, USA
does not count

4.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.9	10/10	5/5	10/10	5/5	19/20

Dec 7, 2009

This is one of my favorite beers of all time and actually turned me onto the darkest of the dark beers.

fonefan (11818), VestJylland, Denmark

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Nov 19, 2009

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by GAManiac ]. Clear medium to dark black color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, licorice, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long long duration, english licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily and creamy, carbonation is soft. [20090816]

surffisher (196), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 14, 2009

12 oz bottle, 2006 vintage. Pours dark brown with very little->no head. Sweet and sour aroma - molasses, roasted malt and lots of lactic acid and some stale off notes. Flavor is better balanced, still sweet, but not as sour, with soft cocoa notes, molasses, piney hops and a slightly dry finish. Medium-full bodied and smooth with low-moderate carbonation. Good, but kind of one-dimensional imperial stout - not as complex as I’d expect especially with age.

drewbeerme (2299), Chicago, Illinois, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 14, 2009

big bottle from devon! pours black with tan head. nose is chocolately and grain husky. flavor is dark fruit, chocolate, ashy, grainy.

kiefdog (1629), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 9, 2009

2008 Bottle courtesy of blazer06. Pours a pitch black color with tan head. Aroma is light roast, chocolate, molasses, ripe dark fruit. Flavor is roasted and malty with notes of floral hops, chocolate, caramel, light coffee and toasted bread notes. Medium to full body with a pleasing roasted malt finish.

TampaBrew (846), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 8, 2009

Pours a deep brown. Nose is earth hops, roasted malt, cocoa and some mild coffee notes. Flavor is bitter hops, toasted grain, dark roasty malts, cocoa and coffee.

pantanap (1363), Chicago, Illinois, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 6, 2009

12oz bottle. cellared for over a year and a half....decent pour renders mostly black with brown edges and a quickly dissipating light beige head.... aroma hugely on soy and oxidized notes... flavors of soy chocolate and a little lactic sourness which was somewhat unexpected. medium carbonation and thin mouthfeel. not very good i’m afraid.

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