Trumpeter Imperial Stout

Another from Skyview. Black color. Oatmeal and Malt in the flavor and aroma. Medium palate. Rather plain, if flawless. There isn’t a lot there. I didn’t get the hops, and the high abv is well hidden.

Bottle. Rich aroma of roasted/toasted malt, coffee and perhaps cacao. Also a bit of tar. Thoroughly black color with a tan head that immediately ringed. Full in body; mild in carbonation. Incredibly toasted malt-coffee flavor. There’s also chocolate and probably caramel. This is a beast of a bird. Heat does not interfere. The finish is burnt sweet toast balanced by strong bitter. Motor oil description works for me.

Deep brown-black body with red highlights at the edges. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, and chocolate. Bitter roasty flavor with interesting licorice notes and cerealy, grassy flavors. Usually I prefer a bit of sweetness but the drier flavors here really work. I didn’t pick up any of the overt strangeness others found in their samples. Perhaps it’s because I’ve had few Imperial Stouts of late, but I thought this was really quite good.

Bottle Pours nearly black with a very large thick dark tan head. Fairly sweet dark raost and vanilla aromas with a little astringent or sour note as well. Flavor is a quite strong smokey charcoaly flavor. Feel is not particularly thick but sems quite smooth and slick. Nice campfire aftertaste. This was in storage under questionable temperatures for several months so I may likely rerate w/ a fresh bttle soon