Insidious
Fegley's Brew Works in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.34
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Russian Imperial Stouts were first brewed in the 1800s to appeal to the Russian Czars. The high alcohol content was very, very appealing, and also made long-distance transport possible in those days. Insidious is just as big - tipping the huge, deep roasted malts toward a chocolatey, raisiny-molasses over a bed of leafy hops. Served on Nitro for an ultra-smooth sipper.
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Buckeyeboy (18931) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice sweet roast malts some coffee chocolate and molasses. Tatse is more of the nice sweet malts coffee some brown sugar.
Gripweed57 (8835) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
750 ml corked and caged bottle. Pours an opaque dark brown color. Moderate sized creamy tan head disappates slowly. Aroma has notes of coffee, molasses and licorice. First sip yields coffee and molasses notes. Bittersweet chocolate lingers on the tongue in the midtaste. Resiny hops in finish. Some tangy yeastiness throughout. Lacks the intensity and complexity typical of high quality Imperial Stouts. Good, not great.
superspak (10160) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Got in a BIF from JNForsyth. 750 ml bottle into snifter, no bottle dating. Cork did not pop upon opening, extremely low carbonation. Pours fairly pitch black color with a minimal tan lace cap that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. Some very slight spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, molasses, light char, raisin, plum, light licorice, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and light-moderate dark fruit notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, molasses, light char, raisin, plum, light licorice, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, molasses, light char, raisin, plum, light licorice, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and light-moderate dark fruit flavors; with a good roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy, and lightly slick/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Imperial stout. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and light-moderate dark fruit flavors; and very smooth to sip on even with the lacking carbonation. A very enjoyable offering.
maniac (11822) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at 14th Richmond Ratebeer Gathering on 03/19/2011 courtesy of Butters. Dark black body with a small creamy tan head. Sweet roast and chocolate aroma. Sweet roast, chocolate, fruit and light tart flavor. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.
bkbergen (9279) ticked Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 12 years ago
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home, 23/02/13, thanks to an IP trade with Kurt from NY. Corked bomber and the cork did not want to depart by natural means, even when I had my teeth around it I thought it would snap - call for corkscrew! Mid black/extremely dark mahogony brown with a thin tan head that soon dissipates leaving a light swirl and some edgeing. Nose is big on chocolate maltesers, molasses, leather, touch of coffee. Taste comprises roast malt, chocolate, brown sugars, tar, molasses, touch of hops in the background. Full bodied, soft carbonation, touch of booze in the finish. Decent Imperial Stout.
Ibrew2or3 (10834) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Corked and caged 750mL that I believe my friend jcwattsrugger just gave me for the heck of it at one point. John, you’re awesome, thanks. It pours very dark with a mocha colored head of foam. The aroma offers up pretty darn rich malts to dark roasted malts to faintly burnt malts and then aged sort of earthy malts with a dash of chocolate. The taste begins smooth modestly creamy with dark roasted malts, chocolate, faint spicy black licorice and molasses. Into the finish a subtle booziness is noticed. This is tasty stuff.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tasting at Papsø’s, corked bottle
Black color, with a medium sized brownish head, and short retention. The aroma is chocolatey, with some roasted malt, mild coffee, cream; well blended. Medium body strength, with a lean mouthfeel; strong flavor of roasted malts, followed by some chocolate and coffee, also some oxidisation, light sourness from the roasted malts, light phenol; it ends drier with some woody astringency. Good without being exciting.
CLW (17000) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750 ml bottle cellared for just over a year. Paid $9.99 @ Liquor Outlet Wine Cellars, Boonton, NJ. Snifter shows pitch black color with nice, sizable tan head. Respectable lace. Nose is mostly roasted malt and dark fruit. (prunes) and a wisp of chocolate. Flavors follow the nose exactly. Medium body. Creamy, dry texture. One big detraction is even after sitting awhile, I still pick up the ABV. Although it does supply a nice warming sensation. Overall it is ok but… nothing real exceptional.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Insidious from Fegley's Brew Works 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 750ml.Clear dark black colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, smoke, moderate to light hoppy. Flavour is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110918]