A Decade Under the Imperial Stout
Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.18
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750mL bottle. Pours black with minimal beige head. Aroma has bourbon, wood, coffee, almonds, marshmallow. Mouthfeel is pretty thick. Flavour has bourbon, vanilla, marshmallow. Very intense, not exactly coordinated, but also not a punch in the mouth. Enjoyable to drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown, inky, no head. The aroma has a lot of elements, hazelnut, almond, coffee, coconut. It's relatively thick, and again lots of elements competing. It's not that it doesn't come together, it's just that some elements come out well and some do nut. There's bitterness from the cassia, there's hazelnuts, and there's a little coconut and vanilla. I won't sweat the missing pieces, just liking the alcohol splash in the finish, and a decent base to carry the adjuncts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, pours jet black with almost no head. Aroma is complex and decadent, with a wonderful mix of cinnamon, coffee, cocoa, dark sugars, and mixed bourbon. Flavour has some green peppers, coffee, dark sugars, light cinnamon, a touch of vanilla, and truculent bourbon. Oily palate. Ambitious blend of ingredients. Perhaps not the most cohesive or refined mix of ingredients, but it's pretty pleasant. Good.