Impressively agile blend of Imperial and Cream Stout complexities perfectly captured for frothy tan-headed burgundy-bodied milk-creamed humdinger. Burnt caramel, black molasses, powdered cocoa, and toffee support toasted oat spine as roasted nuttiness enlivens oncoming floral hop insistence. Robust chocolate theme forms, mellowing out to ester-y maltose finish juxtaposing bitter espresso dryness.
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FULL SAIL STOUT
MAGIC HAT THUMBSUCKER VERMONT IMPERIAL STOUT
Spectacular cedar-barreled bottle-conditioned ‘epic elixir’ with ebony hue and swirled sienna head conveys convincing alcohol-fueled Wild Turkey whiskey entry for bourbon-sherry-port theme thickened by stewed prune perpetuity, sour raisin-fig sequence and maraschino cherry serenade. Creamy chocolate syrup richness conjoins medicinal warmth countering dry vinous oaken vanilla finish, preserving initial dewy dried fruiting.
SMUTTYNOSE IMPERIAL STOUT
Cherished ruby-highlighted ebony-bodied dry stout bestows black chocolate frontage, impending roasted coffee souring, and toasted hop slot atop caramelized sugar penetration, retaining creaminess to leathery pine tar finish. At midst, floral rosebud-dandelion bitterness lingers through black cherry, overripe raisin, and raw cocoa cluster.
BELL’S EXPEDITION STOUT
Luxurious bronze-headed ebony-hued dry-bodied Imperial Stout retains chewy dark chocolate syruping, burnt coffee bittering, tar-like tobacco chaw and hesitant cedar char. Roasted barley-oats persuasion deepens hazelnut-toffee-cocoa creaminess beneath the mucky surface. At frothy finish, toasted hops nearly mask spruce, raisin, and black licorice subordinates as raw maple sap stickiness builds. Stupendous!
GREAT DIVIDE MAVERICK IMPERIAL STOUT
MC NEILL’S IMPERIAL STOUT
SOUTHERN TIER IMPERIAL CREME BRULEE STOUT
Unrivalled lactose stout (brewed with vanilla beans) retains intimate creme brulee warmth, replicating a Sugar Daddy candy bar at its opulent butterscotch finish. Syrupy dark caramel malting bulks up liqueur-like Sambuca, Kahlua, bourbon and Bailey’s Irish Cream sweetness as well as tertiary cappuccino, rum raisin, Black Forest cake, bananas foster, and French vanilla ice cream illusions. Maple-sapped chocolate pecan, white chocolate, and cocoa creaminess reinforces cumulative mocha theme. A relaxing nightcap with mind-bending 10% alcohol amplification. On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, luscious creme brulee creaming thickened while caramel-burnt toffee follow-up and bourbon whiskey spell get heightened.
BERT GRANT’S IMPERIAL STOUT
Heads up! Durable mocha malts provide thick cover for sticky maple sap sweetness, rich black chocolate cluster, and veritable saltwater taffy insinuation nicely countering sharp grain bitterness. Extremely strong espresso-like finish anchors precision-guided full-bodied stout. Brewery defunct: 2007.
GREAT DIVIDE OAK AGED YETI IMPERIAL STOUT
Terrifically robust mahogany dry stout opens with dark-roasted black chocolate insistence firmly underscored by oak-singed black molasses, roasted coffee, espresso, dried cocoa, ashen walnut, pecan and hazelnut. Cedar-burnt hop bittering heightens residual sour raspberry, vinous white grape, pureed black cherry and emerging bourbon theme thickening to coarse tar-like tobacco chew finish. Creamy vanilla fudge reminder scours earthy bottom.




