Blue Point Brewing Sour Cherry Imperial Stout

Sour Cherry Imperial Stout

 

Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
6.99
ABV: 9.0% IBU: 50 Ticks: 34
Truly worthy its majestic name in fluid ounces, our Sour Cherry Imperial Stout is anything but sour. In fact, we have to make sure there’s plenty of it available for Valentine’s Day – after all, nothing says love like chocolates and a Sour Cherry Imperial Stout. This is an extremely complex version of the classic Russian beer style with plenty of roasted, black, and chocolate malts that delivers multi-layered coffee and sherry notes in a surprisingly smooth package. The beer is then matured with just a kiss of real sour red cherries. If you see Sour Cherry Imperial Stout on tap, give it a try – like true love, it’s sometimes hard to find.
 

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5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Draft. A dark black with a smallish head. Tastes like beer with syrup added, and not good beer at that. Blue Point might be the most overrated brewery in the universe.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:47


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin messy lacing running all around the glass. Moderate light filmy lacing glosses all about.
The smell starts off with a sly roasty chocolate and then leads to a slight sticky sweet to sour cherry. Subtle sticky tart. Some roastiness.
The flavor leans towards a nice balance between the sour, the sweet and the roastiness. Pulls the chocolate sweetness more than adequately.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body. Sour-ness is super tame. So....some stickiness ends up coming across in the feel, but acceptable at least to me.
Overall, as an Imperial stout this one works. The so-called \"sour cherry\" may just end up leaning towards the \"sweeter side.\" Did I have this too late? Hmmmm...wishing they would have put on dates on the bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2016 at 00:34


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with beige head. Aroma is roasted malt and chocolate with faint fruit. Medium mouth with bitter cherry and roast, dark chocolate, decent.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2015 at 14:05


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from trade with jtclockwork, many thanks. Very dark brown color with huge beige head. Roasted malt, chocolate, sour cherry in aroma. Chocolate, sour cherries in taste with roasted malt, cherries. Long chocolate finish. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2015 at 15:10


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle by Cuso. Aroma strong chocolate, alcohol, rather subtle fruitiness, cherry. Clear very dark colour. Nice brownish head. Cherry fully reveals itself in flavour, along with strong classic chocolatey dark flavours. Light roasted.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2015 at 15:09


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Walnut aroma with faint plum. Black, thick tan head. Tree bark, sour plum, some vegetal notes. Medium body. Eh, I don’t like fruited stouts, and this one I particularly didn’t like.

Tried on 21 Sep 2014 at 13:08


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours deep mahogany into a snifter. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Chocolate and sour funk aromas. Soft with dark chocolate and cherry front to back. Lasting warming finish.

Tried on 31 May 2014 at 21:10


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

bottle. really liked this concoction - the cherry paired amazingly with the imperial stout style. I savored every taste. Killer beer

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2014 at 13:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours dark brown with light brown head. Aromas of roasted malts and cherries. Tastes like a cherry tootsie pop. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation.

Tried on 20 Jul 2013 at 08:58


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Location: 22 oz bottle from State Line, 7/19/13

Aroma: The nose is chocolate, roast, and fruit, with hints of wood and burnt malts
Appearance: It pours a dark brown-black color with a small beige head and some sheety lace
Flavor: Tastes heavily malty, with lots of roast/chocolate, a little sweetness, and light tartness
Palate: The body is full, it has a smooth feel, a bit creamy, and a fairly lengthy finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid one. Everything is good here, but it doesn't quite reach the standout level. Still though, it is quite good.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2013 at 13:13