Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2023)

Cast Shadow BA Imperial Stout from ForeLand Beer was a surprise favorite of mine last year, and I'm stoked to see they made it again this year.



Plenty of bourbon barrel which mingles amongst roast malt, high-percentage cacao dark chocolate, dried prunes and figs, molasses, marshmallows, malted milk balls, and vanilla nougat. Full-bodied and creamy, with soft carbonation.

And at about $7 a can, it's one of the best values on the shelf right now. Great stuff.

 

Enjoyed the first half (would say 12 oz to be accurate) yesterday. Capped to enjoy the rest this morning. Still glorious a day later.

Central Waters Black Gold (2022)



Thinking this will be available for future releases in the Milwaukee taproom, so need to make that an annual trek. This is an incredible BA Stout.

 

Last night I drank the Revolution Deths Tar. Oh man was that good. Not thrilled it came in a can but… Do I have a choice?

 

Christmas closer was CBS. Cheers.

 

Not the Christmas present i would not care to receive! Glad to see you are still sippin' with us!
Cheers!
Tom

 

Enjoying a Fremont Dark Star acquired almost a year ago. This is quite nice with the heavy roast and dark cocoa, would have again given the reasonable price. Rated 4.2.
Cheers!
Tom

 

Unfortunately, Friday will not work as a few friends from the 'hood and i are heading up to Sierra Nevada. I'll refrain from looking at the Thread until i sample Saturday.
Cheers!
Tom

 

I bought that two years ago, I have not seen it since, sorry.
ZXZ

 

I got this as a Bah Humbug gift, Hopewell Brewing's Deluxe BA Imperial Stout canned 09/26/23. I have not heard or seen anything from them before. PFG! I guess I should mention that this clocks in at "sessionable" 14.8%.

 

Drinking Barmanou. Tasty and review #2000.

 

Oliphant Gobias Imperial Coffee Stout, 8% ABV. Pours moderately thick and very deep brown with a 1.5 finger beige head that left no lacing. Aroma is roasty malt and strong coffee. Taste is mostly coffee and roast malt, no sweetness, slightly bitter. Great mouthfeel, overall excellent. A real nice coffee stout that doesn't overdo the bitterness.

4.21/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

 

morning coffee.

 

i’m going hunting for this later this week! it’s been a while since i’ve had it. used to get it in 750mL bottles back in the day along with 750s of old numbskull!

 

Had my first bomber of old Rasputin in something like 8 years or more. But hot damn, that's the best format for that beer by a country mile. It might even be worth the slight premium in cost (6.99/22 oz vs 11.99/4x12)