Impériale Stout

Oh my god I could smell this all day! Cocoa, coconut, licorice, brownies, and some roasted choc malt. Incredible! The flavout is thick and satisfying, just an overload of roasted sweet buttery chocolate notes! Wow the look of this beer also rivals any American impy stout. Honestly I never thought an 8% impy would live up to the hype but man it sure does!

Bouteille 341ml (2005). De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de chocolat noir (notes de chocolat au lait), de malt rôti, moyen de café avec une petite présence de caramel, avec des notes fruitées (raisins et de cerises noires) ainsi que quelques notes d’alcool doux, de mélasse et de fumée de bois. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche, huileuse aux notes crémeuses. Goût légèrement fruité (léger de raisins, traces de prunes et de cerises noires) aux petites notes lactiques (chocolat noir) avec de faibles notes fumées (fumée de bois) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute et ce, jusqu’en finale un goût de chocolat noir et de malt rôti, un moyen goût de café, léger de mélasse, de houblon herbeux et d’alcool doux. Post-goût long, amer de rôti et de chocolat noir, léger de houblon herbeux et d’alcool doux avec des notes de café.

7th April 2010
Opaque black beer. Dark chocolate head, very short lived. Gorgeous nose of chocolate and Port Wine, one of the nicest smelling beers I’ve had in yonks. Palate is light and a little dry. Unsweet chocolate with a trace of coffee. Strongy tangy raspberry and cherry blend perfectly with the chocolate and coffee. Finishes light and soft. This is a very tasty Impy for it’s relatively modest abv. Excellent nose, good palate, great taste!

341mL bottle, sent from Glouglouburp, pours black with a small brown head. Beautifully intense nose of slightly bitter dark chocolate, licorice, roasted malt, and burnt caramel. Flavour reveals much of this bitter dark chocolate, oatmeal, slight lactate quality (though not in any bad way), and with a vanilla and coffee-like finish. Mouthful is creamy, with the perfect amount of carbonation. Quite the treat, and again, thanks to Dany for the opportunity to try this.

Written 2005 on the label (rated August 2005 originally). This Imperial Stout pours a chocolat brown with a creamy head and red highlights. The retention and lacing are heavy. The aroma is of coffee and molasse with notes of chocolat. Rich, but also mild in a way. Wow ! What a nice kick. Chocolat start with a bitter finish. Long coffee aftertaste with chocolat coming back into it. Also, notes of dark fruit as the beer warms up a bit. The mouthfeel is milky and creamy. An awesome impy, and thanks to S8n for this one.

Bottle 341ml. @ home.[ Trade by asheft ]. Alc. 7.9%. Initail sparkling, clear dark black color with a huge, creamy - with cheese holes, excellent lacing, fully to mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, molasses, dry dry aroma, moderate hoppy, tobacco, strang aroma yeast ? Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, dark roasted, dark chocolate. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100509]