Jack Russell Raspberry Imperial Stout

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Interesting beer here to say the least. Full of raspberry jammy goodness, lots of tartness in front of a mediocre imperial stout. The beer pours out an inky black hue, medium viscosity with a smaller brown head. The head didn’t stick around very long after the pour, but it did coat my glass pretty well. Aroma is raspberry jam, light coffee, wet cardboard and a touch of toffee. Flavor is suprisingly tart/sour for an impy stout. Lots of rasberry seed tannins, and roasted grain notes. The raspberry angle is both subtle and not so subtle at times, depending on time after pour. I liked it at times, other times not quite as much. I have another bottle so we’ll see.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

mmmm. this one just worked. there was enough chocolate, malt, roasted flavors of the impy stout to make it so the beer wasn't overly sweet. nice touch. i'll get more ifi can ever find it...had to get it directly from the source.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Dark black color. Small head. Aroma is chocolate, raspberry and roasted malts. A medium to full bodied stout. Malts are very roasty, coffee with a hint of chocolate. The raspberry flavor is not sweet enough to balance the rather bitter roasted malts. Also the raspberry flavor is a little hidden. OK I guess I’m saying that the raspberry flavor needs to be a little sweeter and more pronounced to make this beer better for me. Still it’s a nice combination and the dry raspberry flavor is very nice. Very smooth taste. Its a little low alcohol at 7% for an Imperial Stout, yet is still has that roasty, malty Imperial Stout feel to it. Nice beer all in all. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.