EXP.014.MkVI - Imperial Stout
33 Brewing Experiment in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Collab with: Temporal Artisan AlesStout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.39
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Colour: Midnight
Aroma: Sweet chocolate, toasted oak, soft vanilla
Flavour: Gesha espresso, dark cocoa, charred toast
Additional Notes: Temporal Artisan Ales joined us to brew this exploration of the boundaries of Imperial Stout. Building on Temporal's knowledge of reiterated mash to achieve insanely high gravities, a silky, luxuriously chocolatey malt bill and delicate roast, this beer is layered, complex and full of depth.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown. Thick head. Poured into one of my many Temporal glasses. Lots of nutty coffee up front on the nose, with some fruitiness. That burnt fruit becomes much more pronounced on the palate, which I appreciate. Deep fruitcake stuff, blending with a big alcoholic punch in the finish. Not sure how strong the coffee was when fresh but it certainly seems integrated now.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Canned 500ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & hrabren, thanks! Pitch black coloured, medium to big brownish head, chocolate, coffee and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, light alcohol and notes of raisins with mild chocolate finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
0.473 l can thanks to Marko who brought it from Prague. Shared with Marko and Ogi. Dark brown to black, medium beige head. Light coffee, chocolate and roasted malts aroma. Dark caramel, sticky chocolate pudding. Sweet nutty, toasty flavour, cardboard, caramel. Soft texture, alcohol hidden. Light finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can, courtesy of the wonderful Alex (fiulijn) through the legendary pictoman. Very dark brown body, off-white head. Mix of pleasant raisins and chocolate in the aroma, lean. Lean, dry taste, coffee notes, raisin, pleasant malty interplay. Bitter, roasty finish, after a roasty, taste with a mouthfeel that appears to be almost juicy. Despite the slightly excessive bitterness, it feels somehow fresh, with raisins dominating among the malty notes, chocolate pudding is another good catch as well. Still, an excellent beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from 473mL can (thanks for grabbing it Fiulijn). Black with tan head. Dry chocolate and roast malt. Nice to have a solid straight up imperial stout without adjuncts.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16oz (thx, Alex!)@ home. Appearance: almost black with a beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, fruity, inky. Taste: along the same lines, a bit ashy, moderately sweet, moderate body. Finishes with hoppy and roasted malt bitterness. Overall: pretty good one, but I believe it does lack body a bit.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Deep dark brown body and minimal foam. It's hard to get the aroma right with all the drunk women in Christmas hats eating popcorn beside me but I'll try - Sweet molasses on the nose with hints of cocoa. Taste is wet cocoa, slight molasses, ending way too wet. Popcorn and spinsters in Christmas hats beside me notwithstanding, this is well brewed but far too simple.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
472 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with full tan head. Aromas of sweet chocolate, creamy coffee and slick roasted malts. Flavors of creamy chocolate, sweet vanilla, and oily roasted malts. Bitter chocolate finish with a bit of lactose. Very nice
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2024-05-04, can, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Dark sugars galore, with a touch of coffee, wood and vanilla. I'm surprised it's been only 2 years; anyway, even with a few moons under the belt, this is still excellent.
2021-11-24, Can from The Gull, North Vancouver, 7-5-8-4-17=41
Pitch black colour, large and compact brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and dark chocolate, mild but elegant. It's smooth, full bodied, moderately sweet, harmony of roasted malts and dark chocolate, with a pinch of ashes in the finish, and warming liquor.
I have to take my pastry imperial stout glasses, and appreciate this perfectly balanced straight Imperial Stout, excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at 33A, pours black with a small brown head. Nose is rich and roasty, with a deep roasted malt character, dry coffee, and hearty oats. Flavour is rich and complex, bringing out a deep roasted malt character upfront, followed by molasses, some coffee, and a touch of cocoa nibs. There's certainly sweetness there, which is well-situated; it balances with the deep roast very well. This reminds of their Black Is Beautiful release last year. Rich and roasty. Excellent.