Catherine's Inspiration
Swamp Head Brewery

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From:
Swamp Head Brewery
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
89
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 6.98%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 23, 2014
Added:
Dec 21, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by twizzbeatz:
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Rated by twizzbeatz from Florida

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

May 22, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by kwkurdziel from Florida

Dec 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jme015 from Florida

Sep 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by AndrewScottPentland from Florida

May 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by beernads from Florida

May 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by cubanbeerguy from Florida

Apr 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Lare453 from Florida

Mar 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by ediaz from Florida

Feb 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by jbear68 from Florida

Jul 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by djtomain from Florida

Jun 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by mrsimm from Florida

Apr 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jefe73 from Florida

Jan 29, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by BastionShaw from Florida

Jan 15, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by jsurfs82 from Ohio

Jan 14, 2012
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Reviewed by DmanGTR from New York

3.58/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured a very dark brown, nearly black. No light comes through except in the very periphery of the glass. Rich chocolate (dark) and coffee comes through with notes of raisins, caramel, and toast. Flavor is pretty well balanced with the aforementioned characters, with just a hint of dark, ripe fruit in the finish. Finish is long, toasty, and an astringent bitterness too. A rich, full bodied beer that is carbonated to the point of velvet. Rather smooth and delicious. My only critique is that the aromas and flavors should be more pronounced, as they seem a touch washed away.
Aug 25, 2011
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Reviewed by babaracas from Florida

3.92/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Dark brown / black in the glass, thin ring of brown lace. Smell: a bit alcoholic, anise, a little molasses, vanilla, raisin-esque dark fruit. Taste: moderately roasty, pumpernickel-ish, dark chocolate, anise. Medium bodied with creamy feel, not as syrupy as many RIS. Nice, though alcohol, while not boozy for the style, is also not particularly disguised, and the body could be boosted a little.
May 14, 2011
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Reviewed by jrallen34 from Illinois

3.78/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On-tap at Hunaphu.. This looks about as good as a dark black beer can look in a plastic cup. Deep black with a big tan head, retention and lace could be better... This is a sweeter ris, lots of dark fruits on the front with a chocolate finish. Its enticing but needs more balance, some roast or coffee would elevate this a lot... The taste again is pretty sweet, milk chocolate and more dark fruits throughout, too one noted. A slight bitter finish doesn't accomplish enough.

An average stout, wouldn't track this down again.
Mar 14, 2011
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Reviewed by mullenite from Florida

4.35/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pitch black, thick and viscous pour from the tap with a tall dark tan/light brown head. Not very much lacing though this is something I've come to expect from bigger imperial stouts. Retention was good, not great, with the head falling some what quickly to about a quarter it's original size and then staying there for another minute or so.

Smell is strong on the dark chocolate but was not overly bitter dark chocolate. There is some very light dark fruit in the background as well as a very light touch of alcohol.

Taste was also strong in chocolate flavor without a lot of the typical dark chocolate bitterness. There is, again, a touch of dark fruit in the background that matches the flavor of the chocolate well.

Medium body, on the thicker side of medium, with lower carbonation than most.

Overall I would put this stout up there with the best of them. I tend to prefer my stouts a little dryer and roastier but if I'm going to have a sweeter one this is how I want it to taste. I can't wait for the coffee and chocolate infused version.

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3/13/11 Moved my review since no one would merge the two listings.
Mar 13, 2011
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Reviewed by SauceBoss from Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
appearance: It was a super dark beer with an espresso colored foamy head.

smell: smell of heavy malt and coffee from beginning to end.

taste: Nice coffee flavor with hint of sweetness to it. While being 10% I did not feel it was overbearing.

mouthfeel: more of a medium-full bodied beer

drinkability: I had this for the first time yesterday at the Shipyard Emporium in Winter Park Florida and it was good. I wanted to try stuff that I couldnt readily get and It was a treat. While I am not big on Imperial Stouts, this one's flavor and mouth feel made it quite enjoyable. I would drink it again :)

Serving type: on-tap
Jan 31, 2011
Catherine's Inspiration from Swamp Head Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 22 ratings