Subsidiaries
6.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Notes from January 2011 .99c can from Whole Foods just because I forgot what it tasted like. Just got done with a bigger beer, so I expect this to rightly leave me less then satisfied, but continuing on that familiar path. Rounded pint glass. Shiny, gold, active brew. Four fingers of lather. Smells like steeped grains, minor fruit phenols, aluminum & a touch of table sugar. Odd flash of plastic/clove laced malt in front. Overall taste is very much like soggy white bread. Crust is nicely toasted. No butter. Crispy lettuce. Barely a touch of acidity. Good bubbly. Frothy. More & more cracker through the finish. Pretty clean, that deserves something. You can do better, but it's nice filler I think.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2024
at 01:50
5.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Notes from May 2011 2.99/5 rDev +11.6% look: 3.5 - smell: 2 - taste: 3 - feel: 4 - overall: 3.5 .89 cent tallboy from Keyfood. Managed to resist the urge to chug it right there in the store. Rounded pint glass. Clear, golden straw color. Flimsy white wash head. Smell is sticky beer residue, compost, margarine, & some straw. Half sharp bittersweet malt upfront. Light herbal bitterness. Dry grainy/onion-y sweetness on the finish. Crisp, but a touch slick at times. A little dirty, but the cheapest thing I can find now since the gouging went into full effect.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2024
at 00:59
4.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
From the pictured pounder can. Off the baragain buck shelf at JR's. Pour is big and black with a nice dark choco moose head, quite pretty. Head fades, nose is a mild metallic almost neutral aroma. Palate is less viscous than most famous stouts I've tasted. First big taste is certainly impy. However, it comes across as less thick and more acceptable to me compare to other impies. In reality, perhaps its more like a baltic porter. Maybe because its 'only' got 8%, hehehheh. Good initial intro to imperial stouts, especially for lager lovers who never tasted one before. I find this to be a very nice impy stout for a macro beer company, it even has decent carbonation. Yes, one of the more acceptable hi powered stouts, considering I don't really like the style; unless of course, yer trying for a quick beer buzz.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2024
at 20:12
7.2/10
Tried
on 21 Sep 2024
at 14:00
3.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Dark gold with a medium sized white head. Tangy, somewhat sweet and a bit grainy. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2024
at 01:17
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Tap It Bar and Grille outside of Rochester NY Just a touch of chill haze in an otherwise clear light gold beer with a thin white head that slowly recedes. More peach than mango but pretty tasty easy to drink beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2024
at 19:31
5.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Orange with a medium sized white head. Strong artificial mango and peach. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2024
at 01:07
7/10
Mango hits you right away and the peach leaves a lingering sweetness, almost like peach rings. Tasty.
Tried
on 04 May 2024
at 18:51
5.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Orange with a medium sized white head. Grapefruit and lemon notes. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2024
at 00:10
5.4/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
s: crisp - lager yeast - nutty a: clear copper body - thin fast-dying white head t: clean - grassy - hazlenuts p: bitter hops - rustic - dry finish o: no sugars - mild throughout - floral 12 ounce can - Wegman's (grocery): Pittsford (Rochester), New York - 06-April-2024 - US$2,17 (mixed six) - sampled: 13-April-2024
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2024
at 03:42