Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2022)

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  1. DrOfGolf

    DrOfGolf Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2019 Delaware
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    You are correct. Guess I really need to look around again. Thanks for the heads up. :slight_smile:
     
    #441 DrOfGolf, Jun 29, 2022
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  2. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Oh no, Zid in here rattling our cage!!!

    Storm King is a great intro to Stouts
     
    #442 Resistance88, Jun 29, 2022
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  3. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    If you look at the cage more closely, you’ll see that I’m actually the one on the inside and the rest of you are free.
     
    #443 zid, Jun 29, 2022
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  4. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    2022 W00TST0UT
    All Stone Glory and reminiscent of the 2008 batch
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    Whats better than straightedge music to drink to

     
    #444 Resistance88, Jun 29, 2022
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  5. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Second 10 oz pour
    Satan help your boy

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    #445 Resistance88, Jun 29, 2022
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  6. Ricelikesbeer

    Ricelikesbeer Maven (1,433) Nov 29, 2006 Colorado
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    So approachable and delicious! I bet a lot of us were also introduced to the style because of this one ale. (I'll also add in Samuel Smith's Imperial stout for myself.)
     
    #446 Ricelikesbeer, Jun 29, 2022
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  7. Ricelikesbeer

    Ricelikesbeer Maven (1,433) Nov 29, 2006 Colorado
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    I love Toppling Goliath but that is just wrong....
     
    #447 Ricelikesbeer, Jun 29, 2022
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  8. CraftFan5

    CraftFan5 Pooh-Bah (2,264) May 14, 2013 New Jersey
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    Solid review. Got this one from Tavour a couple years back. Gave it 4.0s across the board.
     
    #448 CraftFan5, Jun 30, 2022
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  9. Whyteboar

    Whyteboar Grand Pooh-Bah (4,286) Jun 7, 2008 Michigan
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    Sigh, only 2 left now. But this is seriously tasty stuff.
    Cheers all!
     
    #449 Whyteboar, Jun 30, 2022
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  10. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Grabbed this same one today for 5 dollars. First one from Lupulin brewery.
    Every sip leaves a weird artificial sugary chocolate syrup taste in my mouth and really can't taste much else because of it. Not cloying ,but damned close. After more sips i do get a little bit of coffee but that lingering flavor of chocolate syrup and vanilla is too much. I don't like this at all and may pour the rest down the drain. It tastes like cheap fudge
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    #450 Resistance88, Jun 30, 2022
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  11. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    I hate that feeling of running low on great beer. I dont see that one anywhere out here and i checked their Beer Finder...nothing within 75 miles for both BA and Non BA Narwhal.
     
    #451 Resistance88, Jun 30, 2022
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  12. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Man was that beer horrible. I thought i would try to finish my pour and thrownthe rest away...Couldn't finish my pour as it got worse and worse with every sip.


    Drain pour and now my teeth hurt( that dry feeling after eating something sweet) .
     
    #452 Resistance88, Jun 30, 2022
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  13. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    Shortfuse used the date, and on the can itself, I didn't see BCBS until 2015, too me it was a name.....
     
    #453 ZebulonXZogg, Jun 30, 2022
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  14. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Tonights Closer
    Mikeller - Beer Geek Brunch
    Canned 2/12/2021
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    Pours like dark brown and settles black with light brown rim, there was no head that formed after an aggressive pour. Smells heavily of roasted cocoa, black malt and roasted coffee. That's what dominates the flavor as well. Big on coffee with a cocoa finish. Not sweet at all here. The finish on the palate is dark roast and dark chocolate . Can't detect a hint of the 10.9% ABV. I used to drink Beer Geek Breakfast a lot a few years ago, haven't had any Mikeller since. This isn't bad, but i would take Speedway over this anyday.
     
    #454 Resistance88, Jul 1, 2022
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  15. Braunmeister_1943

    Braunmeister_1943 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,965) Nov 22, 2020 Pennsylvania
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    One of the best, ever!
     
    #455 Braunmeister_1943, Jul 1, 2022
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  16. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    Some things just don't belong in four packs. If I was of a mind to buy four of these, I'd find it much easier to swallow if they were priced individually. Maybe it's just me.
     
    #456 dcotom, Jul 1, 2022
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  17. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    2020 Black Albert from De Struise. Comes in at 13% ABV, and is made with only water, barley malt, wheat, hops, and yeast. Probably the best stout I have ever had. I have had vintages ranging from fresh to 10 years old, and they are all insanely good. This is THE stout.

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    #457 Beersnake, Jul 1, 2022
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  18. CraftFan5

    CraftFan5 Pooh-Bah (2,264) May 14, 2013 New Jersey
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    Here's a thing I did yesterday[​IMG]

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    #458 CraftFan5, Jul 1, 2022
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  19. Whyteboar

    Whyteboar Grand Pooh-Bah (4,286) Jun 7, 2008 Michigan
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    If it’s not already, that’s going on my “wants” list. We get a smattering of Anchorage brewery here, but never their smoked Porter or stouts.
     
    #459 Whyteboar, Jul 2, 2022
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  20. Braunmeister_1943

    Braunmeister_1943 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,965) Nov 22, 2020 Pennsylvania
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    Troegs, “Impending Descent “. Bottle date is 2018. Very good but not great. Very upfront bourbon smell with an almost overpowering cocoa flavor. Nice bourbon flavor on the backend. Virtually no vanilla bean smell or flavor. Still an above average stout.
     
    #460 Braunmeister_1943, Jul 2, 2022
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