Vinos Imperial Stout

Draught at GABF 2008. Black - brown head. Bourbon, vanilla, coconut, wood, burned, roasted, berries, full bodies, coffee, chocolate. Lovely - but it needs some power.

GABF 2008. Black oily pour. Heavy dense mouthfeel with pipe tobacco, chocolate, coffee, cedar, prunes, and a long bitter finish. Excellent.

Draught at GABF 2008. Black coloured with a small beige head. Light roasted aroma of coffee, chocolate and vanilla. Roasted flavour of coffee, vanilla and chocolate with notes of hops. Roasted and hoppy finish.

This stout is a treat, it pours a dark thick brownish black with a thin tan head. It has a velvety mouth feel, slightly sweet, hint of fig, with a strong coffee/dark chocolate taste. I rarely drink two of the same beers at a place that offers this kind of variety, but that is just what I did here. There was no after-burn. I loved it.

i got to have a small glass of this in the brewery. Very big and powerful yet only 8 percent. The chocolate and coffee are huge. Very good stout. Vino’s is still the only thing about arkansas that doesnt suck.

GABF 2007: Poured a black color with a small tan head. Coffee, alcohol, esters, and sweet doughy notes make up the aroma. The flavor was sweet and roasty with some dry cocoa. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium body. Light alcohol on the finish.

Date: 10/12/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF

black, huge tan head, lots of thick lace, rich chocolate aroma, creamy body, rich milk chocolate flavor, nice sweetness brings out the big chocolate, light bitterness for balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

an excellent imperial stout. a very very thick dark brown stout with thick dark tan head. the aroma is nutty and rich with some heavy chocolate malt, some heavy hops and lots of coffee. this is not your average impy stout, it resembles a bigger idea in the brewing world and reminds me of some cali stouts. quite good and worth a visit to little rock.