Fried Ice Cream Stout
Flying Fish Brewing Company

Purchased at Bound Beverage, Warrington. PA. $14.50/4pk, 16oz cans.

Pours a semi-opaque, semi-translucent, brownish, amber color. A faint skim of a head with sticky lacing left on the sides of the glass.

A malty, sweet aroma.

A rather sweet brew with flavors of the advertised vanilla with cinnamon and malts. At 10.3% ABV, this could be a dangerous beer since the alcohol isn't noticeable.

Heavier consistency, medium carbonation.

Overall, a definite dessert-style beer due to the sweetness. Not really my definition of a "stout" but more like a heavy, sweet lager. Just my opinion...it's OK but not a beer I'd re-visit after finishing the 4pk...cheers!

 

 

Fried Ice Cream - from Flying Fish. 16 fl oz can purchased from Franklin Beer Co, Franklin, PA, 24/04/24, $ 4.00 (Including tax), $ 0.25/fl oz. Reviewed 04/05/24 (Review 3269). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Stamped on the bottom of the can “10/18/23”. Stored in reefer at the distributor, 34 degrees at home. Served at 54.3 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 60.0 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Deep Amber (SRM 15), clear.
Body – Ruby Brown (SRM 24), opaque. Under direct light, same with much sediment. When rear-lite, opaque except at the edges where ruby.
Head – Large (Maximum 5.3 cm, aggressive center pour), wheat, high density, average retention, leaving a 0.7 – 1.3 cm crown and rocky cap.
Lacing – Good. Wide band of near-microscopic to small bubbles
Aroma – 4.25 – Lightly sweet with roasted malt and vanilla. No yeast, no hops, no alcohol (10.3 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 4 – Chocolatey with cinnamon, no vanilla, just marginally bitter. No yeast, no hops, no alcohol. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Mild gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; just short of creamy; lively carbonation.
Final Impression and summation: 4.25 One of the few times I could actually smell vanilla. The ethanol is well-hidden, showing up when I try to move. In general, moderate on both palate and nose, certainly unoffensive, actually worth trying.

 

 

Best By: 10-10-23

A - Black pour with frothy caramel colored, creamy foam resting on top.

S - Chocolate and vanilla dominate the nose with just a "tad" bit of cinnamon.

T - Chocolate malt base, some underlying toasted cocoa, vanilla, and a slight bit of cinnamnon burn on the back side. Vanilla and chocolate lingers for quite awhile after tjhe sip with a small amount of chocolate char bitterness.

M - Big medium body with a little bit of thinness.

O - Definitely takes your palate into the ice cream realm of beer.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 16oz can into pint glass in December 2021. There was a drink by date of 11/23/2022. I drank this within a couple of weeks of purchase.

Appearance: Very dark black with a thick dark brown head. Head was about 2 fingers high, was very creamy, and lasted a couple of minutes. It left only a little lacing on the glass, and ended with a thin tan head still on the beer.

Smell: Strong aroma of vanilla. Also, some roasted grain, with some chocolate. There is also some caramel, but overall the vanilla and chocolate dominate the others.

Taste: There is a sweet vanilla and chocolate flavors. I also taste some smoky roasted malt flavor and licorice flavors. Also, There is a small amount of bitter hop flavors to balance the taste. There is a strong alcohol presence, which matches the 10.3% on the label, but it is balanced by the sweetness of the vanilla.

Mouth-feel: Full body, but also very smooth. It has a little edge, and is not as smooth as a milk stout.

This is a good Imperial Stout, and I enjoyed the variety of flavors. The sweetness of vanilla is unique for an Imperial Stout. Even though it is a full-bodied beer, it is still smooth and enjoyable to drink. I would buy this again.

On tap at the Stone Grille in York PA. Pours jet black with a minimal tan head. Initial impression is sweet milk chocolate, vanilla, and slight booziness. Maybe a hint of cinnamon too. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Finish is sweet but not cloying. Very very drinkable. Overall, a very enjoyable Imperial Stout. Not something I could drink every day, but they hit the mark on this one.

 

 

Has a nice solid black appearance. Carbonation is light with about a medium body. Has a bit of a slick,oily feel which adds up to a nice overall feel.
Aroma is by far the strongest attribute of this beer with fried ice cream dessert being very forward.. vanilla, chocolate, and what seems like strawberry show up.
Taste is sweet but not at all cloying. Really does taste like chocolate and vanilla ice cream along with some cake batter.
I like when a beer really hits the target its shooting for and this really does taste like fried ice cream.

 

-brewed with vanilla cream, chocolate, and cinnamon.

A: Khaki colored head is beefy in status at three fingers high with a spongey textured surface. Capping integrity was medium strong, collapsing fairly quickly to a thin coverage and lashy lacing. The exit pour from the bottle was a deep cola-coffee, good viscosity, while maintaining a flat olive black in the chalice. Small, but tightly knitted carbonation bubbles within.

S: The chocolate scents are rich and sweet, creamy milk, with some deeper chocolate tones coming later. Highlights are caramel toffee and cinnamon with some brown sugar and honey bringing depth and sweetness. Some custard cream pie is really sweet and of solid strength with absolutely no indication of its 10.3% nature.

T: Deep rich chocolate highlights the opening sip, followed by a good bitterness of bakers chocolate and earthy coffee grounds. Dried vanilla brings in some sweetness with some cinnamon spicing. Roasted barley and chocolate malt base adds depth and integrity, with milky sweet highlights and an earthy smoky campfire bitterness for leave. Small intimate flashes of caramel-toffee.

M: Good tingly carbonation texture, small massage of carbonation bubbles. Good malt depth.

O: Overall a big earthy stout base, roasted bitterness with dried vanilla custard sweetness. A warming of cinnamon spicing comes through nicely with a fade of campfire soot.

Did some beer trading with a friend. Had a 16oz can pours very dark brown tan head slight lacing in glass. Aroma chocolate and cinnamon. Taste very smooth with a great blend of the chocolate and cinnamon. Be careful, it’s 10.3 % and you would never know. I will drink this again