Two Brothers Northwind Imperial Stout

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Warrenville, Illinois USA

Pours an almost black but in reality dark, dark chocolate brown. Thick tan head that dissolved to a thin foamy veneer. Nose was a bit of an oddity-smells like ice water. Wierd... Flavor is solid RIS. However, not one dominant flavor, just bunches of malts, chocolate and coffee tones. Come candy tones too such as licorice and caramel. Also getting some daker fruits--cherries and old dried apricots. Mouthfeel is perhaps a bit thin and watery but not too off for the style. A very easily drinkable RIS without any off-the-wall flavors or ABV.

Pours very dark brown, almost black with a small medium brown head. Chocolate sweetness with a trace of hops. pleasant lingering finish. Over all a nice beer

Bottle... RBSG 07... Pours very black with a small, creamy, light brown head and decent retention. Chocolaty, vinous nose with notes of red wine and milk chocolate. Sweet, chocolaty flavor with more red wine notes. Burnt bitterness is evident, but it’s no match for the heavy-handed sweetness. Full-bodied and creamy with understated carbonation. Finishes chocolaty and sweet with only hints of bitterness. Tastes and feels more like a foreign stout to me. Good stuff!

Pours very dark, close to black, with a deep brown head. The aroma is fruity and sharp - much sweeter than it should be. There is no roast or bitterness. Medium / light body with fairly soft carbonation. The flavor starts with plastic fruit and roasted malt that is oversweet. The finish has cane sugar and lots of off-fruitiness. An imperial stout that has fallen to hell after sitting about three months??? Thumbs down to the bad aging of this beer. Next year I will sample a fresh bottle and see how much my opinion changes.

Bomber. Pours pretty impressive black, with some brown on the edges and a tan head. The aroma is mild molasses and raisin with some coffee and bitter chocolate floating around, too, and a distant note of something that reminds me of maple syrup. The flavor is chocolate, maple syrup, raisin, and tart acidity at first. The middle smooths out to a sweet caramel, leading into a finish with woodsy hops and a slight bit of roasty astringency. One dimensional, perhaps, but still tasty.

Spicy nose of light fruit tones, specialty coffee treats like cappucino; reaching deeply coaxes hints of toffee & caramel. Pours black. An aggressive pour is needed to coerce the mostly diminishing tan frothy head, the lace left behind is minuscule. The brew is roasted malt through & through with light acidity. Alcohol presence is totally incognito. The surprising finish is long and luscious. The flavor is extremely appealing & well appreciated. The medium body is uber creamy & soft - very, very nice. A very subtle and sophisticated offering in a time when over the top & overpowering imperials are the textbook norm and en vogue.

I really enjoyed this over the holiday weekend. Pours jet black with absoluetly no head to speak of. Black cherries, coffee and roasted malt wafting off of this. Very smooth drink throughout. Not incredibly complex, but stable from beginning to end with a nice brown sugar and chocolate sweetness along with some sweet espresso. Fine beer.

Shared by brewfiend with some decent Johnsonville bratwursts (thanks badgerben!) the Imp Stout pours an near opaque black brew with a thick tan head. Good retention and sticky lacing. Aroma of roasted coffee and whole milk, strawberries, and chocolate. Taste is rich chololate malt, some molasses, and full body. Finish is sweet and thick.