Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2022)

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  1. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Wait, what?? They closed the pub?

    I thought it burned down years ago.

    Enjoy
     
    #301 Giantspace, Jun 17, 2022
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  2. Whyteboar

    Whyteboar Grand Pooh-Bah (4,286) Jun 7, 2008 Michigan
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    Had this at the brewery last November and the balance was awesome. (Canned Oct 6, 2021) Today it's still very good, just a bit on the sweeter side. I enjoy an occasional sweeter stout but generally prefer the non flavored versions. And yes, you can taste everything on the label, though the almonds are more 'sensed' than tasted.
    Cheers all, let's get the weekend started!
     
    #302 Whyteboar, Jun 17, 2022
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  3. BigIronH

    BigIronH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,762) Oct 31, 2019 Michigan
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    Do you get some Bearded Iris in your neck of the woods of do you have to travel a ways to get your cans? Cheers.
     
    #303 BigIronH, Jun 17, 2022
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  4. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    happy friday, imperial stout fans!
     
    #304 Luscious_Malfoy, Jun 18, 2022
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  5. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    The best KBS by far and the only one I need. I don't get tons of barrel, but this is damn good as a coffee stout even after 10 months. Still tons of the August 2021 batch around here, I really hope they can keep making this.
     
    #305 DIM, Jun 18, 2022
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  6. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Bloody hell this is one of the best barrel-aged stouts that I have had in a while. Moksa Singularity JD06 - aged for 24 months in a 6 year Tennessee Whiskey barrel. Just under 200 bottles filled for a local shop in Corona. Comes in at 13.9% and it's so bloody good. Tons of barrel, chocolate, toffee, plums, figs, vanilla, maple, and some roasted malts.

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    #306 Beersnake, Jun 18, 2022
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  7. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    only KBS for me is Maple Mackinac Fudge. cheers!
     
    #307 Luscious_Malfoy, Jun 18, 2022
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  8. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    This should replace KBS
     
    #308 Resistance88, Jun 18, 2022
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  9. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    I told you I would be back here @Resistance88 !! Same bourbon barrel treatment for Barreled Souls Flagship Imperial Stout...Stay Puft! THis is 15% and was aged in Woodford Bourbon for 10 months and 22days.
    I do hope you get some treats at Barreled Souls when you head up that way @DIM

    Onto my review:
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    Sampling a cellar temp bottle poured into my snifter. Picked up this beer in October 2021 at the brewery, was bottled on 5-21-2021.
    The beer pours a jet black coffee to oil color into my glass. Absolutely no light passing through the glass. A dense tan head of barely 1 cm foams up and fades to a sturdy edge layer soon after the bottle is emptied into my glass.
    the aroma is fudge, dark chocolate, vanilla, marshmallow sweetness and some bourbon notes. Hops dont show up here. Booze is well hidden with no fusol notes or spicy hints. While the nose is sweet, it isnt candy like or cloying and is balanced a bit by the dark chocolate.
    First sip reveals a medium to thick body with very fine and slightly tingly carbonation. Not very sticky and the texture is smooth.
    Flavor is some sweet chocolate and vanilla, then deep fudge and cocoa powder. The marshmallow comes in a bit and the finish allows the rich bourbon to shine through. I also get some warming on the swallow, which is hoe the booze is revealed. I dont get hops anywhere in this beer.
    Another fine beer from Barreled Souls and me wishing I had another bottle to sip on. Easily worth the purchase!
    4.55 in the BA DB
     
    #309 sulldaddy, Jun 18, 2022
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  10. Whyteboar

    Whyteboar Grand Pooh-Bah (4,286) Jun 7, 2008 Michigan
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    We visit the grandkids (and their parents) most Thanksgiving weeks. They live about 40 miles from Nashville and last year I made it a point to actually visit the brewery. So that is where I got them. If you are interested in Bearded Iris, remind me in late October or early November and I will be happy to bring you some.
     
    #310 Whyteboar, Jun 18, 2022
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  11. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    TRVE brewing total funeral from 2020. Yeah, it's like drinking mayhem. Black, thick, makes me wanna chill in the mountains with otherikeminded fellas in death paint....






    So how about some real tasting notes. Chewy, caramel, chocolate, burned coffee. Hops on the back side. Just enough to balance the sweet from the malts.
     
    #311 SFACRKnight, Jun 18, 2022
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  12. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Another classic for me - Old Rasputin
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  13. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    No glass!?!?!?@?@?

    This shit is god tier . My only wish is they had a non ba 12% version :sunglasses:
     
    #313 Resistance88, Jun 18, 2022
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  14. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    We are kindred souls in that respect. It's rare I pour a beer into a glass these days.
     
    #314 SFACRKnight, Jun 18, 2022
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  15. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    580 Fwy beer
    Ghost Town - Cream of The Crop
    Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Timeless Coffee and Coconut
    Purchased at the Ghost Town taproom on McArthur Blvd which happened to be 3 stores away from my lifelong friends Gallery in Oakland
    No glass needed @SFACRKnight !
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    Look : 5 cuz its a beer in a can.

    Smell : 3.75 Picking up 'hella' coffee and no coconut in but thats always been the case. Coconut itself is comes off as unscented and flavorless to me and makes no god damned sense to inflate a beers price cuz you put one in it. Initially i got zero barrel notes but as it warmed i pick up vanilla , alcohol burn on the nose and caramel or someshit

    Feel: 5 its a road beer. Nothing better

    Taste : 4.00 . A lot of great coffee and roasted malt. Nuttiness, ,char, milk chocolate, no coconut.

    For the price id never buy again. 10 dollars. At 40 bucks for the 4 pack they're out of their god damned minds. Luckily they sold singles . This was 1 of 2 BA stouts i ran into on this trip to the bay area. These people have a problem. An IPA problem. It made me dizzy . So major points to these guys for being bold enough to sell one
     
    #315 Resistance88, Jun 18, 2022
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  16. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Under look you and I should be rating can art...
     
    #316 SFACRKnight, Jun 18, 2022
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  17. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    And we shall!!!!
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    Jackie Os Dark Apparition
    A wonderful non adjunct( banana free:stuck_out_tongue:) Russian Imperial Stout.

    Look : 5 . Looks like the ghost of G Washington or a Zombie Pirate.

    Smell : 5. It'S all beautifully cooked malts , semi sweet chocolate chips, cocoa and some vanillia bean or something along those lines

    Taste : Follows your nose wherever it goes! Initial flavor of cold brew with a pump of vanilla . Not insulting. Flavor of crystal malty stuffs and everything great about Non BA Non Adjuncted well made Russian Imperial Stouts

    Feel : 5 . Feels good that it's going into my liver.

    Overall : 5 . Ima drown in these over the next week or so.
     
    #317 Resistance88, Jun 18, 2022
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  18. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Second one of the day at MacArthur Parquesito

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    #318 Resistance88, Jun 18, 2022
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  19. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Here we are again.

    Checkered Flaggin on the dragstrip!
    Speedway. King of Non BA Imperial Stouts.

    Look is Def 3 cuz i miss the old can design
    Taste 5
    Feel 5
    Overall 5
    5s
     
    #319 Resistance88, Jun 19, 2022
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  20. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    tonight’s stout offering comes from Central Waters. as always, it’s kind of not much to look at when leaving the bottle and it’s not the thickest mouthfeel you can get in imperial stouts, but the barrel and vanilla are on point and you can’t beat the price tag. cheers!
     
    #320 Luscious_Malfoy, Jun 19, 2022
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