Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2022)

would very much like to revisit parabajava. last time i had it was from a bomber. never seen it in my neck of the woods anymore.

 

You're welcome!

Should probably add it in the Notes.

 

SN Narwhal - I set one aside in the fridge to put a few months on it to see how much it would change, bottled on 09/02. It's really hard to believe that the months have flown by already, as I feel like I just bought this...

The verdict: it has lost much of the hoppy bite and while still there just a tad, it's a supporting flavor now vs more of the main event. The roastiness/sweetness is more pronounced on both the nose and the taste and the coffee and chocolate-y notes come through better and it ends more like a traditional IS now, and this beast fresh vs aged is definitely a different animal...and I'm more of a fan of the aged version I think. Budmo!

 

A big bitter stout. Delicious! Cheers,

 

Giving my first re-visit to this Founders dessert beer. Dangerously drinkable for sure!
Cheers!
Tom

 

2022 BCBS Coffee Stout.
It’s nice, I don’t think it’s as overall decadent and full flavored as the 2017 Coffee Stout.

 

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout 2022, 13.2% ABV. Pours thick and extremely dark brown with a half-finger light-brown head that left no lacing. Nose is coffee and bourbon. Taste is roasty coffee, slight chocolate, faintly sweet, moderately bitter. Great thick and smooth mouthfeel. Overall world-class. The coffee flavor doesn't get lost behind coffee bitterness as many/most coffee stouts do.

4.65/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

I'll have to pick more of this up, only have four more.

 

Tired Hands, “Only Void 2022” Imperial Stout!

 

We need rankings here, Malfoy!!!! These are critical times!

 

coffee is always a favorite of mine (when they do it as straight coffee). no complaints about 2022 besides that it poured kind of barleywine brown..

i enjoyed isaac way more than i thought i would. don’t typically care for fruit in stout but this worked. a little thinner than normal BCBS but had this holiday/ christmas flavor and aroma to it.

30th was good. lots of barrel. if i had a bottle i would sit on it another 6-8 months.

 

Ok so I decided to do the OG first as a control for the rest. 2020 is my favorite vintage I’ve had (2016-2022) and I had one on Tuesday night, so it’s fresh. 2022 is thinner, has more carb, more coconut, far less chocolate, less anise, less leather/tobacco, and less caramel/toffee. Heard amazing things about the 2022 base, but it’s nowhere near 2020. I ask someone here to drink a 2020 sometime this week and let me know what they think. Cheers!

 

Alright, it’s gotten better as its warmed up. Very good, but 2020 still king for me

 

liked this better than i thought i would. the cherry brandy barrel and the vanilla work well together.

 

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Sir Isaac's Stout, 13.9% ABV. Pours thick and dark brown with a 1+ finger light-brown head that left no lacing. Nose is sweet fig and graham. Taste follows, quite sweet, slightly bitter. Decent thick mouthfeel, overall outstanding.

4.46/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

 

Grimm, “Popol Vuh” Imperial Stout. Aged in rum barrels with cacao nibs, Ceylon and Cassia cinnamon and Ancho Chiles! This tastes like Kraken rum with an ever so slight Ancho Chile “nip “ on the back end!