Imperial Stout
Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – 2015 Russian Imperial Stout
Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – 2015 Russian Imperial Stout Review The Russian Imperial is back for another year from the brewing team at Parallel 49. the 2015 brew for this beer is an impressive 11.9% alcohol and a reasonable 46 IBU. From the clean, wax dipped bottle this bold brew pours as a thick and dense black colour. A finger and a half thick of head slowly emerges from the depths of the beer as a dense and thick cap Continue Reading…
Main Street Brewing Co. – Stag and Pheasant Imperial Stout
Main Street Brewing Co. – Stag and Pheasant Imperial Stout Review It has not taken long for the Main Street Brewing Company to hit the ground running with seasonal offerings. Their Stag and Pheasant is the first beer that they have brewed featuring a wax dipped top and at 9% and 65 IBU this is a highly anticipated brew. Cutting through the wax top and pouring the beer this bottle reveals a pitch black in colour brew with three-plus fingers Continue Reading…
Granville Island Brewing Co. – Cocoa Loco Chocolate Imperial Stout
Granville Island Brewing Co. – Cocoa Loco Chocolate Imperial Stout Review In Vern Lambourne’s Black Note Book series of Granville Island beers comes the Cocoa Loco, a Chocolate Imperial Stout which is labelled as featuring “Mellow Homes, 4 Malt Varieties and Crazy Cocoa”. This big and strong beer pours from the bottle and appears a very deep and dark brown colour but is actually rather light looking for an imperial stout. Topped with a single finger of head as it Continue Reading…
Driftwood Brewing Co. – 2014 Singularity Russian Imperial Stout
Driftwood Brewing Co. – 2014 Singularity Russian Imperial Stout Review The ‘Beer of Infinite Destiny’ is back in 2014. Also known as the Singularity Russian Imperial Stout this Driftwood Brewery brew pushes the limits in every way. Beyond the BC tax bracket for beer this year’s Singularity tips the scales at 14.6%. Comparable with many wines this extremely strong beer is a notch higher than any of the competition. Cracking open the wax topped bottle this beer it sludges out Continue Reading…
Dead Frog Brewery – 2014 Commander Imperial Stout
Dead Frog Brewery – 2014 Commander Imperial Stout Review The 2014 Dead Frog Commander Imperial Stout has been reformulated to be more drinkable without aging but to still have the opportunity of improvement through cellaring over the coming years. This big and bold imperial stout pours into the glass a deep black colour topped with two fingers of thick and lacing head. Through this head comes a strong aroma consisting of molasses, star anise, and a light oaked scent. Despite Continue Reading…
Howe Sound Brewing Co. – Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout
Howe Sound Brewing Co. – Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout Review Howe Sound isn’t your typical micro-brewery and the Megadestroyer is not your typical beer. Presented by the Alibi Room and Ken Diamond the Megadestroyer is a beer that takes a different approach to flavour. When you pour this beer it looks fairly typical for an imperial stout. Pitch black in colour and topped with three fingers of coffee brown head this is where the typicality ends. The smell is reminiscent Continue Reading…
Howe Sound Brewing Co. – Pothole Filler Imperial Stout
Howe Sound Brewing Co. – Pothole Filler Imperial Stout Review A Howe Sound Brewing Winter classic is the Pothole Filler. This Imperial Stout is part of the John Mitchell signature series of beers coming from the Squamish BC based brewery. Pouring from the large, resealable 1L bottle the Pothole Filler is a deep and very dark colour close to being black. The tar coloured stout is topped with two dense fingers of light brown head. This head settles slowly leaving Continue Reading…
Granville Island Brewery – Small Batch Chocolate Imperial Stout
Granville Island Brewery – Small Batch Chocolate Imperial Stout Review The Chocolate Imperial Stout is back from Granville Island Brewery in the small batch series of big flavour beers. Brewmaster Vern Lambourne concocted up this creation for a cold day in British Columbia. From the 650ml bottle pours a very dark brown beer topped with two fingers of thick, fine and slow to settle head. As the head settles slowly it leaves a light lacing on the sides of the Continue Reading…
Lighthouse Brewing Co. – Desolation Imperial Oyster Stout
Lighthouse Brewing Co. – Desolation Imperial Oyster Stout Review You may ask yourself what is an Oyster Stout? – the BC Craft Beer answer is the latest release from Lighthouse Brewing Company. In all seriousness this beer is actually made with the use of Oysters. Sourced from Desolation Sound’s Okeover Organic Oysters this bottle even has an allergy warning on the label. Don’t get me wrong there are no chunks of clam floating around but there were oysters involved in Continue Reading…
Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Russian Imperial Stout (2012)
Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Russian Imperial Stout (2012) Review The Parallel 49 Brewing Company Brewed their Russian Imperial Stout in late 2012 but if you were smart you picked up a few to cellar. As the cool of fall approaches it is time to pull out this wax topped bottle and give it a try. Pouring a near black colour topped with two full fingers of coffee brown, tightly packed head this Russian Imperial Stout Looks thick and heavy. Continue Reading…
