Imperial Stout Appreciation Thread (2022)

Attended a birthday party on Sunday for my wife's aunt about 50 miles south of home. Across the street was a Binnys.....lo and behold they had Ten-Fidy and Narwhal on the shelves.......the local Binnys (I have 3) have told me it wasn't brewed this year, or they can't get it.......I know they were brewed......
Yesterday's Imperial Stout


Today's Imperial Stout!

I'm a happy camper!

 

IMHO, it's better!

 

Enjoying a Jackie O's Negro. Excellent BBA Stout with adjuncts i totally enjoy!
Cheers!
Tom

 

So! While posting this over in the Pumpkin Beer Appreciation thread, it dawned on me that it just might antagonize some of my friends over here. And I’m far short of my quota this week.

Warlock - Southern Tier

This is a fun beer, and used to be a favorite within the Pumpkin Beer style.



Nice roasted malt mixed with graham crackers, gingerbread, and cinnamon. It has a café laté aroma that tastes like black coffee and barker’s chocolate. The mouthfeel is somewhere between velvet and whipped cream. At 8.6% abv, it seems a bit light, but then again the label clearly states, “Imperial Pumpkin Stout.”

 

Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout - Pours a dark black with a nice creamy, chocolate-y head. Smell is just a tad sweet (mostly from the alcohol) and it reminds me of dark chocolate or baker's chocolate. Taste is delicious, velvety smooth, dark chocolate, a touch sweet from the alcohol but not too much and ends on the drier end. But 10%, where!? Not boozy at all and dangerously drinkable for as big as this beer is.

I have yet to come across an IS that I didn't like and this is no exception. This would age well but I can't imagine the flavors getting much better than now, as this isn't a hoppier Imperial Stout that would benefit from some mellowing. Budmo!

 

definitely on the sweeter side and the adjuncts cover up the barrel until it gets right at room temp, but highly enjoyable. cheers!

 

The Alchemist - Luscious. I'm glad I picked up two 4-packs of this when I was at the brewery. I had never had before, but it's a great example of the style - huge aroma and flavor of dark cocoa, touch of smoke, molasses, and black licorice. not overly sweet, and silky smooth viscous mouthfeel.

 

2022 Santa's Little Helper
Brewed with Hazelnut & Coffee

 

I’m loving it that Grimm is shipping direct to PA!! My first purchase was this gem! “Double Negative “ Imperial Stout!

 

Awesome pic!

 

Great minds. My first thought was the song, not that version, but still.

 

Indeed! I never knew how multi- talented the original Dumbldore was!

 

Is that really the same guy? That’s cool.

 

Yep. He was Dumbledore in the first two movies. He also was Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator amongst many other roles!

 

Blackened Liver Friday (BLF).

 

Willetized 2020. Drinking like the champ it is.

 

night cap. 2022 Half Acre Benthic. think i liked the vanilla a bit more but this is still solid. coconut kind of covers up the coffee but it’s really quite balanced between the two additives and the barrel. cheers!