Matt's Sleepy Time Belgian Imperial Stout
Beau's Brewing Co. in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.89
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
A relatively mild nose featuring cocoa, roasted malt and a hint of Belgian yeast. Taste profile features chocolate, cocao, cream, nuts, mild coffee, Belgian yeast (but it is not overdone) and rich dark berries. Solid mouth feel and body. Well balanced, rich and complex.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
dark pour with a fluffy brown head. Aroma of sweet milk chocolate, some tinges of coffee, and quite a bit of sweet malts.
The alcohol is present in the flavor, and its a bit hot. There cocoa fades, and the coffee takes over, this is not a belgian strong, more of a strong sweet stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dégustée au printemps 2016 (De mes notes). .
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
(On tap @ Bar Hop BrewCo, Jan 6 2016) Pours black with a small whitish head and lace. Aroma of anise, fruity esters, roasted malt, orange peels, raw sugar. Flavour is a molasses dark malt core, sweet, aniseed, spices, dry toasty roast. Finish is fairly dry and a bit soft. Lingering fruity orange peel and even banana, soft spicing and toast. Light alcohol. Smooth medium body with very soft carb. A little unusual for an imperial stout, definitely gets the Belgian through though. Not bad really, exceeded my expectations from Beau’s.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(bottle) clear very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of dried fruit; balanced flavour with long light bitter finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. A dark black pour with a big tan head. Plums, raisins, rich dark stone fruit, bread pudding luscious aroma. Med-light bodied with a spritzy mouthfeel, maybe too light. The flavor is wonderful rich chocolate, cocoa, dark breaded fruits - like a pudding, wonderful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle - Bittersweet syrupy chocolate. Jet black creamy brown head. Bittersweet chocolate, syrup and light bitterness. Long chocolate syrup finish. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from the LCBO. Deep brownish red with a generous dark tan head that sticks around. Nose is caramel, chocolate, banana and some light coffee. Moderately sweet start with a bitterness in the middle that dries things out a bit. Mouth is a bit thin for a stout but creamy with average carbonation.Decent but not spectacular.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Oh I’m tired. And I understand Matt’s problem. Even a weaker Imperial at 8% is going to push me into sleepy time too. Was it worth it? Well.. Pours a stealthy dark brown with a little cloud, just enough to obscure the moon. Smells like some sweet molasses, caramel malts. Tastes a little sweet on the pallet with toasted malts, more of that aforementioned molasses, a little sweet, sweet booze and a touch of bitterness. Not bad. Worth the ensuing nap? Well ya, plus naps are awesome.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Last one from their "Best of Beau’s 2012", but the first one in the Wild Oats Series. Pours a dark brown colour with red highlights. Big frothy mocha head with great retention and a little foamy lace remaining. Aromas of roasted malts, vanilla, alcohol, with hints of grassy hops and chocolate. Nice creamy mouthfeel with a mild warming and slight dry finish. Taste of bananas, spices, mild chocolate and burnt malts, with a hoppy finish. Not as chocolaty as it seems from the description, but a nice Impy Stout that has a bit more hop bite than most others. Real glad I could try this.