Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2023)

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  1. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    This is another cross post with the Big Stouts Box o'Beers. This is revolution Dark Mode a 13.8% imperial milk stout aged in bourbon barrels. Ive really liked everything Ive had from Revolution so excited about this one too!

    onto my review:
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    I am sampling a cellar temp 12 oz can of this beer poured into my snifter. Part of the Big Stouts Box. Date stamp is filled 12/02/2021.
    The beer pours a rich cola brown and rests black coffee in the glass. A frothy beige head foams up about .5 cm and fades to a thin edge layer soon after the pour.
    the aroma on this is some fudge brownie and bakers chocolate and a rich dose of bourbon. Also some fusol warmth comes through on the nose. A little brown sugar is also present, but hops are absent.
    First sip reveals a fairly thick body with soft and spacious carbonation, not quite still, but not tingly either.
    Texture is smooth but also a little sticky on my lips.
    Flavor is what I expected, dark chocolate, fudge brownie, molasses and a lot of bourbon. I definitely get some warming heat on the swallow and this lingers after each sip and even is felt in my belly. Again no hop presence that I can detect.
    I enjoy this beer, but it is for sure a sipper. The warmth and stickiness make it so.
    Glad to have tried this and I find it another solid stout from Revolution.
    4.34 in the BA DB
     
    #561 sulldaddy, Feb 10, 2023
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  2. micada

    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    Parabaloid…mmm. Ten Fidy all day around here…traders…
     
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  3. Blogjackets

    Blogjackets Grand Pooh-Bah (4,816) Nov 22, 2017 Ohio
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    It’s merely great with some age. Better when fresh. More coffee flavor.

     
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  4. micada

    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    Mackinac Fudge Coffee all day!
     
    #564 micada, Feb 10, 2023
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  5. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    I never see tenfidy out here anymore. for a while we had both available but when Expedition stopped coming around so did tenfidy and brooklyn chocolate stout.
    I've learned to accept it for what it is. At least i got Rasputin, Parabola , standard Crude and Stone Imperial Stout (for now) .

    It was much better with the chocolate tart. :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #565 Resistance88, Feb 10, 2023
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  6. micada

    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    Ten Fidy and Brooklyn all day around here. I have a few boxes promised, but after…
     
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  7. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    This was amazing. Wish I had another!
     
    #567 Beersnake, Feb 10, 2023
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  8. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Shared - Parallels for my daily breakfast stout.

    cheers!!
     
    #568 Luscious_Malfoy, Feb 10, 2023
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  9. micada

    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    Was it worth the price of admission? Tavour pegged Side Project as the brewer…not sure how much if any difference that makes…$50/bottle. I have two coming. I went against my usual “cinnamon is the devil in stouts” approach because it was Side Project.
     
    #569 micada, Feb 10, 2023
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  10. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    saying it’s SP is misleading for sure but also maybe half-true. i was able to get it for LC price ($35) but i thought it was good. it’s definitely heavy on the cinnamon so hopefully that’s ok with you.
     
    #570 Luscious_Malfoy, Feb 10, 2023
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  11. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Tavour for sure using shady ass marketing by saying its SP and calling it double barreled, but that for sure got hella people to buy it
     
    #571 Resistance88, Feb 10, 2023
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  12. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    hard for me not to agree with this.
     
    #572 Luscious_Malfoy, Feb 10, 2023
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  13. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    I'm uninstalling Tavour once this box I have closes out
     
    #573 VodkaPong87, Feb 10, 2023
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  14. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    I tell myself that every time. And yet here I am, perpetually open crates.
     
    #574 SFACRKnight, Feb 10, 2023
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  15. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Over in the appropriate thread, I did that Harvest Ale bottle/can comparison. Here's the post. I think my guess about canning was wrong @DIM . It looks like B United did it.
    @unlikelyspiderperson
     
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  16. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    So the problem is I had a pre-order which ended up taking longer to get than my crate was open for. Thus I was forced to fill up an additional one with a bunch of stouts that will probably be sub-par as usual. Unfortunately, this next “final” box has Ghost in the Machine added but on waitlist, and it looks like it’s going to be pending for a while. I’m sure I’ll be in this same predicament in a couple weeks and it’ll get added to my crate the day after this one closes
     
    #576 VodkaPong87, Feb 10, 2023
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  17. micada

    micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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    Damn. No, but too late now I suppose unless they let me beg off.

    I might email them that the brewery difference seems a little suspect. It hasn’t shipped so…maybe. Cinnamon. Ick. I should have known.
     
    #577 micada, Feb 10, 2023
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  18. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    maybe give it a month or three and maybe it will balance out a little. i got hardly any maple which was a little disappointing.
     
    #578 Luscious_Malfoy, Feb 10, 2023
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  19. Griffin2

    Griffin2 Pooh-Bah (2,447) Aug 22, 2014 Virginia
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    Nothing like 19.2 ounces of a 9.2 ABV gingerbread stout.
     
    #579 Griffin2, Feb 10, 2023
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  20. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    my god damned nightmare right there
     
    #580 Resistance88, Feb 10, 2023
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