Imperial Stout
Arcadia Brewing Co. in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
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superspak (10160) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 10/24/2011. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, molasses, light char, light smoke, toast, licorice, light raisin, and roasted earthiness. Pretty nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roasted/dark malt notes; with decent strength. Taste of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, char, light smoke, molasses, toast, raisin, and roasted earthiness. Moderate amount of roasted coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, molasses, toast, char, light smoke, raisin, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and complexity of dark and roasted malt flavors with a light amount of fruitiness; with a solid bitterness/sweetness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full body; with a creamy, slick, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a nice imperial stout. Good balance and complexity of flavors; and smooth to sip on. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours midnight black, nice lacing. chocolate chip cookies and pie crust. hint of coffee bean. Tastes maltier than the ABV suggests. Very roasty, boozy which covers up any goodness in the cocolate. lactose and blackberries.
Viper666-Qc (10199) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bouteille, courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou de Blankboy. Nez de malt rôti (faibles notes terreuses et brûlées), de chocolat noir, moyen de café espresso, léger de fruits (cerises noires aux fines notes sûres, trace de prunes et de raisins), d’alcool doux et avec des trace de vanille. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture crémeuse et légèrement huileuse. Goût légèrement fruité aux faibles notes sûres (cerises noires, notes de raisins et de prunes) avec quelques traces de fumée et de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût amer de chocolat noir et de malt rôti (notes terreuses et aux limites du brûlé) auquel se rajoute progressivement un goût de café noir puis en finale un léger goût de houblon herbeux et d’alcool doux viennent s’ajouter au tout. Post-goût long aux notes sèches, amer de chocolat noir, de rôti et de café avec un léger goût de houblon herbeux et des notes fruitées (moût de cerises).
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle @ B.R.A.D. Fest, courtesy of jcnielsen. Thanks Jetson! Pours a deep black appearance with a brown head. Strong anise, mild char/tar, roasty, light chocolate, a bit burnt aroma. Thick, a bit syrupy, super thick anise, light coffee, chocolate flavor. Anise over the top. Decent, I guess.
GRM (7524) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sample, from a bottle, Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 8 2012; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of cappuccino head, light lacing; nose: roasted barley, alcohol, burnt barley, slight acridness; mouth: roasted barley, alcohol, burnt barley, lightly lactic, pepper, finale in alcohol, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, d’une bouteille, Mondial de la Bière, savourée le 8 juin 2012; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse cappuccino, légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, alcool, orge brûlée, très légère âcreté; bouche : orge torréfiée, alcool, orge brûlée, très légère âcreté, légèrement lactique, poivre, finale en alcool, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
jmagnus87 (3289) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a very dark brown with about a finger of dark tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and dark fruits. Taste is about the same. Full bodied with a very long finish. Overall, very good. I would gladly drink this again.
blackflag321 (2817) ticked Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 14 years ago
CLW (16859) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Got this bottle in a trade with CaptainCougar . 2008 edition! Thanks Tom! Pored into a snifter. The aroma is lots of sweet malt, chocolate and dark fruit. Thick tan head, mild lacing. Flavor was WAY more mellow then I expected. Well balanced with roasted malts, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, dark fruit and licorice with a medium to full body. Little - no carbonation, almost a flat mouthfeel. Even after 3 years, the alcohol is still noticeable, with a nice warming feeling after a few sips. It aged well.
flatmatt (2380) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle, labeled as the 2009 vintage. Pours black with a tan head. Rich, sweet milk chocolate aroma with some nutty tones, dark fruit, and coffee aromas. Flavor has cocoa and coffee, a bit roasty, a little aniseed finishing with a nice earthy peanut butter. Pretty nice stuff.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Imperial Stout from Arcadia Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Quite much pitch black colour with a small and longlasting beigeish brown head that leaves some lace. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts, liquorice as well as quite strong toffee, mild spices and some alcohol. Flavour is liquorice, roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and some toffeeish and mildly alcohol and raisiny notes. Wellbalanced, and rather fullbodied (thick palate).