Know Your Enemy
From the Barrel Brewing Company in Derry, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.93
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Thanks AFH for sharing. This is a reddish dark brown, a few big bubbles, some thin white head. it has a really nice smell. There’s a little vanilla, maybe some anise, cocoa powder and some roasty warming notes. The taste though, the bitterness hits you hard and lingers. I know Impies have a high IBU but something about the bitterness overshadows the rest of the beer. There’s still some chocolate, the 10% ABV is well hidden until you get a little alcohol taste that lingers with the finishing hops. DIK about this one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
650 ml bottle, purchased at Prost. About 3 months ago. Color is pitch black, weak thin tan ring of head. Aroma is weak roasted malt, molasses, caramel candies.
Flavor is mostly the same as the aroma. Mostly caramel with a weak roasted backbone. Body weak side of full with a dry texture. Sweet finish with the ABV totally hidden. I was left wanting more from this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
4 Ounces at the brewery and a growler to go. Thick viscous black liquid with a creamy foamy tan head that persists forever. Huge chocolate and brown sugar on the nose with plenty of earthy hop bite to keep it from cloying. Faint dark dried fruits and a touch of ethanol round this one out nicely. Thick body light carbonation and a creamy velvety smooth mouthfeel. Really impressed with this beer, it is quite good!