Platypus Venom Imperial Stout
Marin Brewing Company
- From:
- Marin Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 16.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2017
- Added:
- May 27, 2012
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Brewed in collaboration City Beer Store for their 6th Anniversary.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.27/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
650 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Viscous black. Not a lot of head. Some khaki bubbles well up and form a decent collar.
Smell - Licorice. Just tons and tons of licorice. Chocolate and more licorice.
Taste - And it tastes like licorice too. Way too much. Some chocolate in the middle before a licorice finish blending with a bitter nuttiness that isn't all that pleasant. Thankfully, there's licorice to mask it.
Mouthfeel - Medium heavy with a funny unpleasant bitterness. A little sweet.
Overall - Way too much licorice. More than any other stout I've had, really.
Dec 12, 2013Appearance - Viscous black. Not a lot of head. Some khaki bubbles well up and form a decent collar.
Smell - Licorice. Just tons and tons of licorice. Chocolate and more licorice.
Taste - And it tastes like licorice too. Way too much. Some chocolate in the middle before a licorice finish blending with a bitter nuttiness that isn't all that pleasant. Thankfully, there's licorice to mask it.
Mouthfeel - Medium heavy with a funny unpleasant bitterness. A little sweet.
Overall - Way too much licorice. More than any other stout I've had, really.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by PBRmeasap1980 from Indiana
3.62/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A- Jet black
S- dark fruits
T- Strange old mint. Dark fruit, roatsy malt
F- A bit thin in the body
O- Old mint kills this. Too think. Underststand goal, but not good.
Mar 01, 2017S- dark fruits
T- Strange old mint. Dark fruit, roatsy malt
F- A bit thin in the body
O- Old mint kills this. Too think. Underststand goal, but not good.
Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California
3.96/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
2012 Bottle.
A: Moderate anise (black licorice), followed by slightly sweet dark malt roast.
A: Black color, opaque with a very thin off-white head with adequate retention.
T: Moderately strong anise (black licorice), followed by slightly sweet chocolatey malt roast. The beer finishes semi-dry with an herbally, moderate roast bitterness.
M: Medium-Big bodied, with a thick warming character and light carbonation.
O: The strong anise flavor has become fainter as the beer has matured. However, the anise is still quite prominent and compliments the dark malt roast base. When this beer was released three years ago, the anise (black licorice) character was almost too overpowering for the chocolatey dark malt roast.
Dec 05, 2015A: Moderate anise (black licorice), followed by slightly sweet dark malt roast.
A: Black color, opaque with a very thin off-white head with adequate retention.
T: Moderately strong anise (black licorice), followed by slightly sweet chocolatey malt roast. The beer finishes semi-dry with an herbally, moderate roast bitterness.
M: Medium-Big bodied, with a thick warming character and light carbonation.
O: The strong anise flavor has become fainter as the beer has matured. However, the anise is still quite prominent and compliments the dark malt roast base. When this beer was released three years ago, the anise (black licorice) character was almost too overpowering for the chocolatey dark malt roast.
Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No bottling date that I can find.
A: Pitch-black pour with a very tall and very dense dark brown head. Head fades slowly with nary a trace of lacing. Good retention however.
S: Hmph. It smells like chocolate mint. Reminds me of a mint hot chocolate actually. Nice.
T: Again with the chocolate mint. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not but there is a pretty distinct, albeit light mintiness to this. Kinda like Andes mints. Not overpowering, just a nice mix of chocolate and mint from start to finish. No real sign of booze at all. Lingering anise between sips, but still that mintiness creeps in. I think it's the anise that's giving me the minty impression. It's not bad, nothing like Stone Belgo Anise or anything. The sweet chocolate balances it decent I think. Honestly interesting, albeit simple.
M: Pretty heavy and smooth. Borderline creamy.
O: Pretty simple for such a big stout, but tasty nonetheless. Lots of chocolate and mint; sweet overall. I enjoyed it.
Feb 25, 2014A: Pitch-black pour with a very tall and very dense dark brown head. Head fades slowly with nary a trace of lacing. Good retention however.
S: Hmph. It smells like chocolate mint. Reminds me of a mint hot chocolate actually. Nice.
T: Again with the chocolate mint. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not but there is a pretty distinct, albeit light mintiness to this. Kinda like Andes mints. Not overpowering, just a nice mix of chocolate and mint from start to finish. No real sign of booze at all. Lingering anise between sips, but still that mintiness creeps in. I think it's the anise that's giving me the minty impression. It's not bad, nothing like Stone Belgo Anise or anything. The sweet chocolate balances it decent I think. Honestly interesting, albeit simple.
M: Pretty heavy and smooth. Borderline creamy.
O: Pretty simple for such a big stout, but tasty nonetheless. Lots of chocolate and mint; sweet overall. I enjoyed it.
Reviewed by rlee1390 from Indiana
3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A-Black in the glass, and while pouring, one finger brown head.
S-Very roasty, even a tad burnt with the malt, Slight coffee, Dark chocolate and slight vanilla.
T-Very roasty, almost too burnt, most everything else follows exactly from the nose.
M-Medium bodied but not much carbonation.
O-A decent stout, however the burnt malt was too much for me, and I like some burnt notes in a stout.
Feb 28, 2013S-Very roasty, even a tad burnt with the malt, Slight coffee, Dark chocolate and slight vanilla.
T-Very roasty, almost too burnt, most everything else follows exactly from the nose.
M-Medium bodied but not much carbonation.
O-A decent stout, however the burnt malt was too much for me, and I like some burnt notes in a stout.
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