Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2023)

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  1. Braunmeister_1943

    Braunmeister_1943 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,965) Nov 22, 2020 Pennsylvania
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    :beers:
    One of my old school favorite! Cheers!
     
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  2. Braunmeister_1943

    Braunmeister_1943 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,965) Nov 22, 2020 Pennsylvania
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    [​IMG] My first “Ten Fidy “ from Oskar Blues! Oh boy, I’ve been missing out!
     
    #1382 Braunmeister_1943, May 14, 2023
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  3. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    Gonzo Flying Dog

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    The Bourbon is mild, and pleasant, sweet in aroma, not in flavor. The roast is more chocolate than malt, and the char is real nice. A pleasant beer from an old favorite brewer, on a cool, quiet evening.
     
    #1383 SLeffler27, May 14, 2023
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  4. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Walking beer down Glendale BLVD, through Echo Park Lake and onto Sunset to visit one of my favorite taco spots on Sunset BLVD near Dodger Stadium
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    #1384 Resistance88, May 14, 2023
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  5. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    3 Sheep/Casanova Top Shelf Collaborations-Grotto BBA Imperial Stout, 13% ABV. I rated this 4.23.

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    #1385 bbtkd, May 14, 2023
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  6. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Getting back to a New England Brewery tonight with Tree House Vanilla Bean Space & Time. Ive been drinking a ton of northwest beers (and posting in their what beer are you drinking thread). My Washington beers stats have taken off due to NBS BIF #17. But Im definitely trying to get back to some imperial stouts and sharing with this thread too!

    onto my review:
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    Sampling a 16 oz can poured into my snifter. The date stamp is only Spring 2023. I picked up this beer about 8 weeks ago at the brewery. The beer pours a dark, black coffee color with no light passing through my glass. A dense creamy tan head of 3.5 cm almost overtops my glass, causing me to take an emergency sip from the foam to keep from chaos.
    Aroma is dark malts with some sweet coffee, milk chocolate, hot cocoa and of course a good dose of vanilla. No hop notes on the nose and the ABV is also pretty hidden at this point of the tasting.
    First sip reveals a medium body and very fine tingly carbonation that rolls across my palate with a bit of a tickle. Texture is a little sticky and does coat my palate a bit on each swallow.
    Flavor mimics the aroma with some milk chocolate, a bit of roasted notes and mild sweetened coffee and a big wallop of vanilla on the finish! No hop character here either and the ABV is only noted with a bit of warmth after each swallow.
    Sort of what I expected from a Tree House Stout at this point. big robust and sweet. Pretty solid beer in my opinion.
    4.25 in the BA DB
     
    #1386 sulldaddy, May 14, 2023
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  7. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I agree their coffee based stouts are very good. Others I generally have found to be too sweet.
     
    #1387 jmdrpi, May 14, 2023
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  8. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Brought this one back from my recent trip to Oregon.

    Baerlic Beer Company - Invisible Ghost, a BBA Mexican Hot Chocolate Imperial Stout

    Nice smokey dark chocolate aroma with a bit of cinnamon. The taste is similar but with just a touch of chile powder. Moderately dry finish. Full bodied, nice smooth feel.
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  9. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Congratulations on your whale hunt! :whale:
     
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  10. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Equilibrium Peanut Cloud Imperial Stout, 11% ABV. Aroma is really strong peanuts, chocolate, and marshmallow, then they apparently double that. I rated this 4.49.

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    #1390 bbtkd, May 14, 2023
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  11. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    last one of the bunch for lunch
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    #1391 Resistance88, May 14, 2023
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  12. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Parabajava sounds great, and that's a cool, yet cryptic, glass.
     
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  13. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Hubbard's Cave Peanut Butter Cup Imperial Stout, 12% ABV. I rated it 3.79. Pales in comparison to previous Hubbard's Cave pastry stouts or the Equilibrium Peanut Cloud I had earlier today.

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    #1393 bbtkd, May 14, 2023
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  14. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    I just stared one of the local beer stores stout shelf and saw a buncha stuff from these guys, untiles art, mortalis, drowned lands, weldwerks and Anchorage... not one local non garbage stout on the shelf. walked away with a tripel and ipa instead.


    Sad day for me
     
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  15. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    To each their own. I drink any style.
     
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  16. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    I thought about going full @Resistance88 and walking into Walgreens with this beer to get my passport renewal photograph, but I remembered I have a souffle in the oven.
     
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  17. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Double barrel stout at $16 per 4pack. Boulevard doesn't get enough love.

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    The whiskey barrels are extremely subtle while the Cabernet barrels are subdued but work so well with the base stout. Jammy, vinous, chocolatey goodness.
     
    #1397 DIM, May 15, 2023
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  18. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Yummmmmmmm. Last can. Update: there’s so much coconut coming through in this, it’s actually surprising there’s no adjunct. Wow. The other cans definitely had it, but this is on another level

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    #1398 VodkaPong87, May 15, 2023
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  19. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (5,001) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
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    This dark delight delivers
    Cheers all
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    #1399 SABERG, May 15, 2023
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  20. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    2013 Surly Darkness. Held up WILDLY beyond my expectations.

    Currant, leather, chocolate. A Saturday night delight.
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    The Cruz Blanca Mexican lager in the background was paired with fajitas earlier, FYI.
     
    #1400 GuyFawkes, May 16, 2023
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