Three Legged Lab
Karbach Brewing Co.
- From:
- Karbach Brewing Co.
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.2%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 7.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 33
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2015
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 50
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
This inky Imperial Stout pours black into the glass with a brown head. Aroma of roasted grain with a slight hint of licorice. Full bodied with plenty of dark chocolate flavor leads into a long, smooth finish.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
RB transfer
Mar 04, 2026
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
4.29/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This is one of those "under-the-radar" imperial stouts that I just love. Jet black, dark tan head, dark chocolate and stone fruit aromas, just a fantastic precursor to the main event .....
The taste. There's dark chocolate, there's stone fruit ..... and there's molasses. That's the addition I love. Just a smidge of spice to really take this to another level, IMHO.
May 20, 2017The taste. There's dark chocolate, there's stone fruit ..... and there's molasses. That's the addition I love. Just a smidge of spice to really take this to another level, IMHO.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.27/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours with a Vesuvius of a bubble show, with the tannish head settling in at four fingers; great stickage and lacing action
Smell: Chocolate, caramel and roast, with a black bread element
Taste: Chocolate and caramel forward, with a hint of malted milk balls developing; roast, black bread and earthy bitter tones build, after the swallow, with just a hint of underlying sweetness in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation
Overall: A little sweeter than I would like (I think that sweetness in beer must be a Texas thing) but still quite good
Mar 29, 2017Smell: Chocolate, caramel and roast, with a black bread element
Taste: Chocolate and caramel forward, with a hint of malted milk balls developing; roast, black bread and earthy bitter tones build, after the swallow, with just a hint of underlying sweetness in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation
Overall: A little sweeter than I would like (I think that sweetness in beer must be a Texas thing) but still quite good
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