It was only a matter of time before the original BrewDog got his paws in on the action. This egotistical young lab has decided to make a beer which best reflects himself. This is the beer equivalent of the big, cute chocolate monster. Soft, smooth, dark, chocolately and very strong. This gentle giant will never bite but would much rather give you a big lick on the face.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (6/21/2008 1:35:11 AM)
"Poured out a super dark brown brew with a mid sized brown head tat is retained as a skim and good lacing. The aroma is of stinky coffee, dark fruit (light), raisins, faint chocolate and faint spice. This stuff definitely lacks a strong aroma presence - don't want something that is HUGE, but give me a little more. The taste is a decent mix, nothing overpowering which is nice, good balance early on. The coffee flavor is sweet and cleaner than the aroma, lots of dark roasted malts, some spice, hardly any alcohol. Pretty enjoyable when warmer. Good bitter bite. There are better brews out there for sure. Creamy mouth feel, full bodied with a nice bitter finish which is softened by the malts. For an 8% stout, this is pretty good. However, I find myself torn between being disappointed and enjoying it as it is quite different. I'm still not sold. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $4.23 Unit Cost: $6.07 per Pint
[2] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer once. (5/1/2008 2:48:35 PM)
"The Riptide poem written on the side of the bottle is greatly amusing me but it’s too long to write out so I won’t. Very dark brown body with a small cap. Aroma has a mild coffee along with burnt malts, and some bakers chocolate there is also some noticeable alcohol in the nose. Flavor is bitter and chalky. Very burnt toast flavoured and mild. The more I drink this the more I enjoy it the light but still powerful flavor works for me, half way through the bottle now and my stomach is getting very warm. The after taste lingers with burnt coffee and strawberry yogurt?!?!? The 8% alcohol is hidden very nicely in this brew making it deadly to drink. For a Imp stout this is a little weak, the flavor is not intense enough however this is very tasty and highly drinkable 7 thumbs way up for the mild yet tasty Imp stout. "
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $3.43 Unit Cost: $4.57 per Pint
[3] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (8/22/2007 2:19:00 AM)
"Dark brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is black currant, some slight roasted malts and bigtime licorace. Flavour is spices, roasted malts, a lot of licorace and also some chocolate. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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