Russian Imperial Stout
The Bobcat Café & Brewery

Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a thin finger’s worth of off white foamy head. Gentle dissipation. The aroma had some dark fruits, light milk chocolate sweetness, a tad of vanilla extract. And then some dark chocolate bitterness. The flavor yields to the sweet side. Some roastiness plays underneath. Sly blended aftertaste. Quick dark fruity finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a bit more sessionable sort of ability to it. Moderate carbonation. Overall, for an imperial stout, it is a bit thinner than expected. At least the aroma and flavor is good.

 

Alewife and I stopped into the Bobcat on 23MAY14 for a nightcap or 3... Though they had my all-time Bobcat fave on tap, the Heller Bock, I opted to try one of these first.... Came in a 12-14oz snfter for $5.50.

It was a dense, deep, dark brown color. Head was tan and creamy, ebbed quickly, and left nice lace. Aroma had roasty malt notes with some bitter coffee action. It was a fairly smooth bier, but decidedly thin for the style. :-(

A bit of light sweetness first hit the palate. That was followed by some coffee, bitter dark choco, a hint of mocha and some cocoa nibbishness. The finish was dry, with some floral hopping. It lacked the richness and complexity I tend to expect from the style, unfortunately. I jumped right into the Heller Bock for my subsequent biers.... Prosit!

3.81/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

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