Siberius Maximus
Wrecking Bar Brewpub

served on tap in a snifter glass, 1/7/13

A: Dark brown in color with significant lacing.

S: Deep roasted notes, some subtle dark fruit notes, brown sugar, and an overall light boozy sweetness.

T: Starts with a slight woody smoke and quickly evolves into a very rich roast and malt profile. Big hops and roasted malts make sure not much sweetness lingers on the palate. Overall a dark baker's chocolate covers the palate with a lingering well rounded roast.

M: nice mouthfeel, nothing left desired but shy of perfect.

O: A world class imperial stout. I believe this batch has lingered for a while and I think time has proven to be a friend in the development of the complexities. The development is nice through the beer and I'm definitely looking forward to future vintages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet flavors of chocolate candies, caramel, coffee, mocha. Dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Re-review with new batch (1/2/13):
A: Pours pitch black with a finger of dense dark tan head. Retention is impressive. This is a beautiful beer.

S: Strong roasted malts and dark chocolate. Caramel sweetness in the background helps to balance this beer.

T: Roasted malts are quite strong in this beer, but dark chocolate is not far behind with a nice caramel sweetness to help balance. Hop bitterness is also quite strong, ensuring the beer never becomes overly sweet.

M: Medium to thick mouthfeel with creamy carbonation.

O: This is a great RIS. Strong roasted malts and dark chocolate along with a caramel sweetness to balance. There has been one batch that was quite a bit sweeter, though, and I preferred that one. I thought it brought out more complexity.