Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2023)

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  1. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Could think of much worse places to be at 10pm on a Saturday night.Old Rasputin and I during some major downtime at work at Santa Monica Beach
    Cheers, Bastards
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  2. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Breakside Brewery - Sweet Creature of Bombast 2022

    Finally drinking this bottle that I brought back from Portland a few months ago. A lot of boozy oak, walnut, dark chocolate, light caramel, a touch of vanilla in the aroma. taste is similar, but not hot. no real sweetness, has a drier finish. medium to full bodied, could be a bit thicker for my preference.
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    #1962 jmdrpi, Jul 23, 2023
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  3. CraftFan5

    CraftFan5 Pooh-Bah (2,264) May 14, 2013 New Jersey
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    There's old, and then there's ancient.
     
    #1963 CraftFan5, Jul 23, 2023
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  4. Blogjackets

    Blogjackets Grand Pooh-Bah (4,816) Nov 22, 2017 Ohio
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    Started this one last night and will uncap soon: The Rusty Nail by Fremont. A mighty fine stout. Cheers.

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    #1964 Blogjackets, Jul 23, 2023
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  5. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    This is what my life has become

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  6. Whyteboar

    Whyteboar Grand Pooh-Bah (4,286) Jun 7, 2008 Michigan
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    Testing another stout for the monthly SAN Short Throw “Lemme Get Back To You Soon”
    Coffee Stout with macadamia nuts and vanilla. I got vanilla and cinnamon. Still quite good though.
    Cross posted on NBS.
    Cheers
     
    #1966 Whyteboar, Jul 24, 2023
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  7. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    That's a pretty nice life.
     
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  8. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Bourbon County Blanton's. Comes in at 15.4% ABV and is adorned with a bag and a trinket. The bummer is that the cork doesn't actually fit the bottle. Would have been smart!

    The beer - this is definitely my favorite from the past couple of years. It's very clearly aged in Blanton's barrels. I had a sip from my SFTB Blanton's bottle and it's in this for sure. Chocolate, toffee, brown sugar, dark fruit, and vanilla. Tons of barrel.

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    #1968 Beersnake, Jul 25, 2023
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  9. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    This one, unfortunately suffered from the same issue that the 30th did in last years lineup. Just not different enough from the OG to warrant the high price tag. However, I'm not a bourbon expert, so maybe for others like yourself it was worth it. It was still a very good stout
     
    #1969 VodkaPong87, Jul 25, 2023
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  10. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    This one, to me, really stood out from the rest. Quite different from the regular and the other releases. I felt like the 30th was quite similar to the regular BCBS. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm opening this bottle with some age on it.
     
    #1970 Beersnake, Jul 25, 2023
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  11. Rug

    Rug Grand Pooh-Bah (3,454) Aug 20, 2018 Massachusetts
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    I'd call it old guard for Pastry Stouts. It's not insanely thick and very well balanced
     
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  12. CraftFan5

    CraftFan5 Pooh-Bah (2,264) May 14, 2013 New Jersey
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    Not insanely thick, no, but thick enough for me to be relieved. It's not thin like Bourbon County. I almost can't drink Bourbon County anymore because of how thin it is.
     
    #1972 CraftFan5, Jul 25, 2023
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  13. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    After almost 13 years, this held up remarkably well!
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  14. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    I hate all that crap.......
     
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  15. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Ugh, jealous!
     
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  16. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    cheers imperial stout BAs.
     
    #1976 Luscious_Malfoy, Jul 27, 2023
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  17. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    i got a couple those i gotta open as well.
    Have had 2013 and 2014 and can say they hold up WELL.
    got off work and landed at one of my favorite taco spots on sunset blvd
    If i drink Speedway with some spicy ass sauce does that make it a ghetto """mexican"""(eyeroll)stout?
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    #1977 Resistance88, Jul 27, 2023
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  18. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    LOL, no sir! Just a great Coffee IS and i suspect kick ass Mexican food; looks wonderful!
     
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  19. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Da Boss and i are making our way up to VT on Friday with a planned stop in Rehoboth Beach Wednesday and Thursday nights. Feels like 1/2 of the East Coast population is here, what a clusterchuck!
    Anyway, being the old people we are, rather than going to a crowded hot ass beach (95 here today), we went up to the Dover area and hit a couple of colonial era museums and the Johnson Victrola Museum which was fascinating - we got an awesome 2-hour personal tour from one of the curators - fascinating history of Mr. Johnson and his rival Thomas Edison.
    Of course, we had to make the obligatory stop in Milton on the way back and picked up some WUWWS and U120 Minute, which i may need to report out on the Barleywine thread. Wake Up is quite an outstanding beer, very coffee forward but a hell of a lot smoother than the Utopias WWS. If DFH could blend the two i see perhaps a better version of Avery Mephistopheles/Tweak.
    Cheers from Rehoboth Beach!
    Tom

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    #1979 CarolinaCardinals, Jul 27, 2023
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  20. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Monsters Park aged in Nicaraguan Rum Barrels and Coffee
    I don't know the date on this, but it's damned good. One of the best stouts i ever had in my life was from The Dojo when it first opened ( i think it was Devils Teeth or someshit) and this reminds me of it [ not cuz its amazing but it has that OG MT flavor before they pawned off liquid candy as stouts]

    I don't care to review beers here ,but the way this poured was insane and it's jet black like a mufuka
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    #1980 Resistance88, Jul 27, 2023
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