India Belgian Sour Stout

Adding a bunch of good, but very different, things together usually doesn't result in a better thing.

 

When I saw the title, I was hoping it wasn't a real thing

 

I volunteer myself as a guinea pig if this idea ever comes to fruition.

 

Sounds awful and seems like somebody is a little bored.

 

Curiosity killed the cat so I ain't taking any chances.

 

No one thought to suggest an Imperial Session something?

If there is a well-bittered Belgian quad (thus with probably some yeast character, and a slight sour note wouldn't be out of line for that, either), you're there. Surely I can think of one... racking my brain...

 

Chocolate...good.
Smoked salmon...good.
Together? Amazing.

 

https://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/session-imperial-stout.html

 

That's two things. Decidedly not "a bunch".

 

I once homebrewed the grain bill for an English ipa, dunkelweiss, saison, and brown ale together with Magnum, cluster, Northern Brewer, and mosaic hops.. guess what? That shit was disgusting! Oh and K-97 yeast.

Why did I do that? I had a bunch of one gallon recipes planned, but had to move so I needed to use up all of my grains and hops.

To the original question.. no, that shit sounds disgusting!

 

This thread's title is very confusing because your posts within the thread are talking about different topics. Are you discussing making a beer like the one described in the title that contains all your favorite elements, or are you discussing doing some sort of study to analyze the flavors in beer?

I dont want to dissuade you from exploring different tastes in beer, but categorizing and defining the different tastes in beer has already been done many many times. Its pretty much the core function of a brewer when they create a new recipe. Any worthwhile brewer is going to be analyzing each batch they make and deciding which flavors they like and how to recreate or change them.