Imperial Porter
Sand Creek Brewing Company in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.19
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Notes from April 2009 Bottle provided by Pitmonkey(I think) in a trade last year. Sitting in the fridge for a good spell, I make an honest reach for it after ignoring it for too long. Poured into my Ommegang Anniversary glass. The recent one with the gold lion & all that jazz. An inch of sandy, tan head, over a dense black & brown brew. Smell is rich with chocolate-covered raisins, minoring in caramel, prunes, warm milk, aluminum, mineral water, & to a greater extent: plenty of alcohol. Carbonation is almost non-existent. Body is slightly chalky, while borderline milky. The alcohol is flat out mean. I thought I was ready for it. Flavor-wise: a long draw of sweet, charred bbq drippings starts it off. A dose of acrid coffee follows. Then a little prune, with a minor notion of dark chocolate. Finish is all newspaper. Not that thick or burdensome, but very difficult to drink more then one of because of the alcohol & ugly ending. It needed some lactose &/or a doughier finish. I'd go for this again though in a different format.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of berries and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, berries, and caramel, leading to a dry bitter finish with strong notes of chocolate and light coffee notes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Deep translucent brown body, medium creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, molasses, dark fruits, and sweet, burnt sugars. Body is vinous, with red grape characteristics apparent on the first sip. Strong chocolate notes dominate otherwise. Also coffee and burnt sugars. Sweet, silky, rich body. Nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black pour with a fleeting tan head. Coffee, chocolate and dark caramel aroma. A bit too much alcohol aroma for me though. The flavor is not overly sweet, lots of dark roasted coffee and a dry touch to the finish. Not bad. Thanks to Ugsmash for this one.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Imperial Porter from Sand Creek Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Black color; big creamy head. Mild and milky aroma of roasted malt. Good body strength; good mix of flavors, with caramel and chocolate malt, but maybe the roasted malt wins over them; the flavor is still quite sweet, even if the bitterness is correct; a bit dusty. In the end, there is more a milky roasted malt aftertaste. Very balanced brew, good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Pours a clear, dark brown with a warm tint of red and a dense, cappuchinoish head leaving a neat lacework. Sweetish, somewhat peppery hop aroma. Medium body, a little low in carbonation with a very smooth mouthfeel. Notes of caramel and nuts - perhaps a little coffee also. A subdued bitterness. 171107
JK (8181) reviewed Imperial Porter from Sand Creek Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Quite the surprise from this beer. It is a thick and full bodied and better than many porter’s out there. Roasted malt aroma. Flavor has roasted malt and is a little sweet. Good, smooth & heavy palate. They should make more like this.