Crazy Ivan
Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.21
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The recipe was originally designed with Mike McGuire, a local homebrewer and member of both the BURP and Worthogs local homebrewing clubs, when the original recipe took Best of Show at the homebrew competition Spirit of Free Beer put on by BURP in 2004. The malt bill is comprised of imported English pale, crystal, brown, and black malts and a good amount of roasted barley and flaked oats. Hopping is a very generous helping of English variety First Gold. This is a big and very flavorful beer.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half pint on cask at Mad Fox. Black with almost a finger of tan head. Aromas of dark fruit, roast, toffee, light chocolate, vanilla, licorice. Tastes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, caramel, booze, light licorice. Medium-full body with a dry finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2015
at 19:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewpub. Pours an inky dark brown color with not much of a head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roast. The taste is chocolate, roast, coffee, bitter hops. Medium-full bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2014
at 22:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the brewpub. Pours black with a tan head. Coffee aroma. Flavors of chocolate, coffee and licorice. Smooth bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2014
at 10:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft in snifter. Poured a very dark, black - with dark ruby edges, nice creamy tan head. Aroma was sweet dark chocolates, touch of caramel. Flavor was slightly bitter /sweet malts, dark chocolate notes. Pretty darn enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2012
at 21:04