Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2022)

A winter tasting for stouts would be a great follow up to the excellent holiday beers tasting…

 

Definitely one of the better BL stouts I’ve had recently

 

Oh no…The Vid?!

 

Burial Griddle Imperial Espresso Stout
"This cold black steel melds rich caramel and honey flavors with lactose sugars and just enough charred black malt to forge defining stout balance. The addition of a custom blend of roasted Onyx coffee beans offers bold depth of flavors that drive the aroma."

That's a pretty accurate description. Espresso is the dominant flavor but toffee and biscuit flavors balance it out. One of my favorites every year.

 

Drinking a bottle of a classic, Brooklyn BCS.

 

Port Brewing - Old Viscosity
Now in trendy new flavor

 

I mean…. Is it not to be expected? You have a traditional meaning of “adjuncts” that has been used for hundreds of years that has been bastardized by brewers over the course of the last (10-15?) years to mean something completely different. Obviously there will be some pushback there. I don’t have a dog in the fight but I’ve always preferred the word “additives” or something similar when referring to marshmallow fluff and granola. In a similar vein; the debate between “wet” and “fresh” with regards to hops and/or what constitutes those terms. Cheers.

edit: I also find it somewhat funny that the word adjunct only applies to stouts. No one says adjuncted NEIPA or adjuncted kettle sour.

 

It also applies to lagers. There is a recognized style here at BA called American Adjunct Lager, which is arguably the most popular style with the beer drinking public.

 

S’Mores are not hundreds-years-old traditional additives?

 

I’m well aware of that one Dave. That’s the proper use of the term and the way the word “adjunct” has been used forever. I was speaking of it in the new sense of the word where people refer to adjuncts as all flavor additives. When we add strawberries to stouts, everyone calls it an adjunct, when we add them to IPA’s, I’ve never seen anyone call it an adjuncted or “impure” IPA, the way people seem to do with stouts. It’s just as interesting concept to me. Cheers.

 

Isn't this why someone invented the the word addjunks? I love that word.

 

merry christmas IS enthusiasts!

 

Brought this to split. It’s a big hit

 

Christmas Bomb

 

This beer sounds so good.