Tröegs Scratch 5

Formerly brewed at Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Big thanks to Kramer. Black pour, small almond head. Aroma is licorice, raisens and chocolate with some roasty notes. Flavor is bittersweet chocolate, caramel sweetness and a hoppy finish. Dark chocolate dominates with roasted malts and coffee in the background and a medium caramel sweetness. Citrus hops finish it off and is just the right amount. Licorice and anise are in the background as well the whole time. Pretty thick body and a nice slick finish. Just a damn good imperial stout.

Bottled, thanks Ken! Poured medium-dark brown with a short, well-formed, creamy cap of tan head.. not particularly dark for an impy stout. The aroma picked up sweet drawn caramel with sweeter chocolates.. sprucey hoppage provided an intriguing complement.. as a matter of fact, those hops overtook the malt as this warmed up. The flavor had warm, nicely-roasted darker chocolate and caramel at the core and greener piney hoppage around the edges, but this wasn’t very cohesive.. sharper alcohol notes on the back-end. Creamy, heavier carbonation (a bit too much) and medium-plus body on the palate.. drier and warm on the back-end.. long, chalky roasted chocolate finish. Just OK.

Dark chestnut brown pour. Smells of oatmeal and sweet malt. It has a rich, sweet flavor to start and closes with a roasted finish.

Poured black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Body was a little thin. Chocolate and coffee flavors throughout. Another winner for almost 10%.

Thanks to Mike for this one. Dark brown body. Oats, licorice and very sweet aroma. Dry and malty flavor with evident alcohol.

Dark beer with a short foamy tan head. Nose of chocolate malt balls with some acetate. Chocolate flavor with a roasted grains, burnt toast, and again with the acetate. The alcohol is intrusive in this bottle. The finish is a long bitter chocolate.

Thanks MuenchenerKindl for such an excellent extra 12 oz bottle poured into a Duvel tulip an awesome midnight black with a good two fingers of tan head that settles into a large curtain of lace that lasts to the end Aromas of oatmeal, malts and grains, yes almost barleywineish with a light alcohol smell Oatmeal, chocolate molasses and fruit with a lite hop end note Wow I like the taste almost like some sort of hybrid oatmeal stout barleywine Palate is medium to thick You need to sit back, relax and sip this one. A truly great beer and I am glad I chose this one to end the night with. I would say that this is a must try beer

12oz bottle, from Capone’s (Norristown, PA). Pours deep brown, capped wit a thick tan head. Aroma is primarily chocolate with some caramel in the background, with faint spice and cherry. Sweet, roasted chocolate malt flavor comes through at first, then gives way to bitter chocolate for the finish. Long bitter finish.