Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2023)

Only one. The rest of them have labels.

 

Hmm! It tastes fine. Hopefully it’s just an error.

 

This one I’m quite sure that @Resistance88 is saying “do it “!

 

Agreed on pretty much everything. Thoroughly enjoyed the barrelliness.

 

Uggh. Been there, and done that.

Wait, guess that should be, am here, and doing that...

 

We did a side by side with varieties of Speedway that I brought back from Colorado at our last SAN: while none of them were bad exactly, we all preferred the original. But sometimes curiosity gets the best of us, no?

 

Nothing ventured, nothing gained! At least the variants serve to remind us how good the original is

 

Enjoying an Imprint Beer Company, “Origins Honduras Single Origin Cold Brew Coffee Stout Honey Processed “ Imperial Stout!

 

Nice review Tim! Even though i can enjoy a dram of Hebrides finest on occasion, i have only had a few Scotch barrel aged beers and none of them have been well executed. I still have bad memories of Stone's version of it; Steve Wagner was a big scotch head and so Stone released an Imperial Stout aged in Scotch barrels...man it was tough to sip on.
Cheers!
Tom

 

Drinking down the cellar, one beer at a time. A really nice BA stout from a small local, some cinnamon, chocolate a hint of maple and of course bourbon.....good stuff for sure.

 

The back end spiciness overpowered the barrel aged bourbon flavor. But still good.

 

Came down to the basement to watch Black Mirror and forgot a glass. Drinking this @Resistance88 style cuz I'm too damn lazy to go back upstairs.



I don't chase stouts like I chase barleywine because there are so many reasonably priced options. This more than satisfies my BA stout itch without impacting my credit score. Don't ever change Sierra Nevada.

 

Free Will Brewing (Perkasie, PA) - Crooked Trails. Great depth of flavor

 

Eternity by Tree House


4.54/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Brewers Notes: Eternity is a barrel-blended imperial milk stout brewed with chocolate, coffee, and maple syrup. Featuring 45% barrel-aged Truth blended with a base stout brewed with chocolate, coffee, lactose, and maple syrup, Eternity pours a dense fudgy color in the glass with a dark brown head and puts forth flavors and aromas of bourbon-chocolate maple chews, maple-bourbon hard candy, and rich syrup tones. While dense with flavor, Eternity maintains a drinkability that is rare in a beer with this level of flavor. It is everything good about a comfortable morning distilled into this lovely bottle. Keep it cold and savor it - it is special.

As our barrel program continues to bear fruit, we find a great deal of joy in offering you a beer such as Eternity, at scale, for all to enjoy. Following Tree of Life Blended, Spacetime Continuum, & Vanilla Bean Truth, Eternity is another wonderful addition to our immense line-up of beers that aim to be packed with flavor while maintaining a pleasing drinkability. It is intended to be enjoyed by the 12 oz glass to truly enjoy the full breadth of its complexity, nuance, and character. Drink now or age it in the refrigerator for up to two years.

Thick black syrup poured into a snifter , dense brown one finger foam cap, recedes to a pencil thick layer , stringy lacings

Aroma is coffee, chocolate, roasted malts

Taste is sweet milk chocolate, coffee, maple, roasted malts , roasted coffee on the finish

Smooth, syrupy

Delicious milk stout

 

I've seen you post a number of varieties of that beer and it's making me quite jealous. How strong do the differences in the coffees show up?

 

I can’t really discern a noticeable difference. That being said, I’m not a coffee connoisseur, but the coffee flavor is noticeable but not overwhelming!

 

The question I have is if you think it’s better than Speedway- my current gold standard for coffee enhanced imperial stout. Regardless, they do all sound really good.