 Kinz (1897), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
Jun 23, 2008
Pours a very dark, but definitely no trace of blackness, hazy brown, decent head. Aroma is an odd mix of Belgian yeasts, dark fruits, apricot, and a decidedly roasted note. The initial flavor matches, and it is a shocking muddle, as nothing is remotely integrated. As it warms, the roast notes thankfully diminish a bit, and a nice interplay of yeast, dark fruit, and light roast notes emerges. Significantly better warm, but it still wasn’t quite my thing.
twitcher (145), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Aug 26, 2008 bottle. Pours beautifully, if not "Stout-ish". Dark amber color, huge 2" head the never really clears away, and tons of lacing. Aromas of raisins, plums, yeast, and booze. Flavor starts with a hefty healing of burnt malt notes. Some yeasty bite there, along with a lot of booze. Some smooth dark fruit flavors- raisins, figs, plums- but those fall in the background to the booze and roast notes. Palate is slick and boozy. Overall- a very interesting brew, but VERY LITTLE in terms of an "imperial stout". A "roasty quadruple" would be more apt. That being said- the beer itself is pretty good, style issues notwithstanding.
Belgisk_Olklub (221), Viby J, Denmark
Aug 24, 2008 Bottle. Large thick creamy light brown lasting head with good lacing. Cloudy dark brown body. Aroma of toasted and roasted malt, coffee and grass and herbs. Heavy alcohol. Full body, sticky and alcoholic texture. Bitter finish. The beer is heavy sweet in the beginnig but heavy bitter in the finish.
henrikb (1059), Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 20, 2008 Red brown very hazy body, lasting beige head; Very nice and different nose, sweet warm tobacco aromas mixed with sharp piney hop aromas; Quiet thin textured body with a huge carbonation, sharp harsh strangely salty bitter; Long finish with very little fill but lots of tobacco, sharp licorice and some burnt aromas. Very strange!
trokini (846), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Pours deep mahogany-brown with a medium tan head. Pleasant aroma of chocolate, licorice, roasted malt, and wood. Solid amount of roasted malt, some smoke/peat flavors, caramel, licorice, spice, and the expected Belgian yeast. Not the most imperial of stouts, but a good beer.
pepperford (82), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Aug 14, 2008 dark red brown, with mahogany on the edges. Aromas of canilla, chocolate and licorice. Very sweet on the front. More carbonation than a typical US style stout. Hops cut thru the cocoa, coffee flavors. Clean finish. Good, but a bit pricey.
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