Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout - Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

stckhndlr

Virginia

2.15/5  rDev -46%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

First try at this beer. Pours pitch black with not alot of head. First impression of the nose was not too appealing. Strong resemblence to soy sauce smell. Very hoppy and malt flavor. Murky flavor with hints of caramel and not as much chocolate as toted by other reviews. Unfortunately could not finish this one as hard as I tried.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 16:32:40 | More by stckhndlr

WanderingFool

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Otter Creek Imperial Stout pours pitch black into the glass with a two finger, creamy brown head on top. Th foam dissolves slowly to a thick sheet on the beer leaving behind a coating of lace on the glass.

The aroma is subtle with malty notes of roast malt, chocolate, toffee, and nuts.

Each sip of this medium to full bodied beer is soft on the palate, creamy with a moderate carbonated fizz. The flavor is malty and rich with tastes of chocolate, toffee, roasted malt. Towards the end some hints of cherry move in. It finishes bitter and nutty. Once gone the chocolate, nuts and cherry flavor lingers on the palate.

This is a very drinkable beer for over 10% abv. Very tasty and well balanced.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2011 20:40:47 | More by WanderingFool

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The most honest bottle from the 22 ounce gift pack I bought, Imperial IPA was solid, and the Wine/Beer hybrid was a bit of an abomination. Well this beer sang praises of why it's okay to go extreme every once in awhile. Form DFH brewer was completely able to nail a big bodied dark beer like no other. Poured dark a bit viscous, with heavy mocha/tan deep brown head color and stark black body bubbling up in my chalice. I'm sorry I didn't use the fluted small pilsner glass that came with the sampler. It didn't seem like the right tool for the job. Aromatics big on ripened fruit/hints of coffee/dark chocolate. Plums/brand soaked fruit/dark chocoalte/even a bit of soy sauce like all great impy stouts. Nose nails the style and hides the booze. Flavor wise more of the same dark fruits/soaked in a mild layer of booziness. Again creamy coffee/big dark roasted malt layers/an edge of soy sauce saltiness this bottle will age forever it you can hold onto it. Big body a bit chewy in the best possible way, smooth rolling carbonation mellow at best carries this big bodied Russian Impy Stout quite well. Like I said this was the VIP of the three pack I came across while browsing the selection up at Vintage Estate in Boardman Ohio. Overall drinkability if one and done this is the supreme one beer to drink, if sharing with friends a four ounce pour is just as satisfying even though you'll crave another bottle to cellar.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2011 04:53:16 | More by WVbeergeek

MrDanno96

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours pitch black with a thin ring of tan head. Not very much lace.

S: A good dose of chocolate with hints of roasted malt, nuttiness, and a little booze.

T: Nice roasted malts and dark chocolate dominate the flavor. A little fruity sweetness comes through towards the end, along with some hop bitterness.

M: Full bodied and smooth. The alcohol is hidden well.

D: A solid Imperial Stout. Nothing outstanding about it, but good all around.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2010 04:03:48 | More by MrDanno96

jlpayne

New Hampshire

3.83/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A - Thick and black. One finger, pancake-batter head. Creamy lacing that quickly descends the glass walls.

S - Surprisingly big. Pronounced chocolate and coffee.

T - Less present than the nose. Notes of chocolate. Malty with a pleasantly bitter finish. High abv almost completely hidden.

M - Creamy and smooth.

D - Dangerously drinkable.

This is a solid stout from Otter Creek. It lacks the personality required to make it really stand out, but it's definitely true to form.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2010 22:43:22 | More by jlpayne

LacquerHead

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured this into a small wine glass.

It poured an extremely dark brown with virtually no translucence. This had a thickness to it. There was a roasted brown colored head formation.

The aroma was very malty and sweet.

This had a very roasted malt flavor. Coffee and dark semi-sweet chocolate. It had a burnt caramel sweet flavor that was accompanied by a touch of bitterness.

M/F: thick on the palate with a soft carbonation. It had a light syrup feel.

D: very easy to drink. The ABV was barely detectable. It would show up now and again as I exhaled.

Overall: a very good RIS for the price. I was certainly not disappointed. I would happily purchase this again.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2010 05:29:40 | More by LacquerHead

SanDiegoBeerLove

California

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Batch 2451 purchased on 12/31/2009 for $6.99.

A - Dark Brown with 2 fingers of Fine Bubbled light Brown Head.

S - Smells of Chocolate, Coffee, Roasted Malts, and Plum.

T - Tastes of Bitter Chocolate, Coffee, Vanilla, Cherry, Minerals, Molasses, and Brown Sugar.

M - High Carbonation, Chalky, Tannic, Medium Balance, Some Sweetness and high Bitterness for a Stout.

D - The Alcohol is hidden quite making it much easier to drink.

This is quite a good stout but needs some to warm up to show the Smells/Tastes to their fulest extent. I would love to see this oak aged as it would help to refine the Bitterness and Carbonation that hurts it.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2010 06:51:26 | More by SanDiegoBeerLove

Ryan011235

Ohio

3.2/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a snifter on 12/17/10

MbpBugeye shared this one

Very dark brown; near black in the glass. 1/4th inch of toasted brown foam that leaves the middle, opting for a collar of retention. A few drips of lace remain.

Aromas of roasted malts, bittersweet cocoa, coffee beans, earthy with hints of dirt & a dull sweetness. Some hops peak through. Burnt flavors comprise most of the flavor upfront with some muddled chocolate sweetness on the back half. Said sweetness becomes more prominent as it warms. It's fairly one dimensional; simplistic at best. Mild hop bitterness lingers throughout. Quite viscous & full bodied with appropriately low carbonation. Has a coating feel on the finish.

Drinkability is fine; however, this is pretty safe play in the imperial stout world. It's serviceable - nothing to complain about, really - but there isn't really much to keep one captivated.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2010 02:57:51 | More by Ryan011235

MbpBugeye

Ohio

2.98/5  rDev -25.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

The first treasure to be opened from my birthday spoils. Sent to me by JamnesCameron. In all fairness I can buy this locally but Ive never reviewed it so I was glad to pull it from the box.

A- This one isnt ashamed to throw up a big dark tan head. Lacing is at a minimum however. Typical black body.

S- The smell is strong. Its one of those beers that can be smelled half way across the room. There will be no fooling the officers at the check point on your way home from having a glass of this. It has a milky, chocolatey smell with a touch of roast and grain. Its appealing and quintessentially stout.

T- The flavor is lacking some things here and there and in a world dominated by imperial stouts that body slam the taste buds there really isnt any forgiveness. The creamy milk chocolate carries over from the smell but thats really about the whole story. The 10.6% is well hidden but I wouldnt mind a warming glass of beer right about now.

M- Medium body with very low carbonation.

D- This beer will easily get lost in the sea of imperial stouts that can be found.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2010 03:46:17 | More by MbpBugeye

jrallen34

Illinois

3.45/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle poured into my Narke tulip...Black beer with a decent light tan head. Good retention and lacing...The aroma is very malty, but good. Sweet chocolate and a little roast, nice combo, has me excited to try...The taste is not nearly as successful, a lot of the sweetness is gone. Bitter steal coffee and a lot of alcohol comes out. Roasty finish

A great start, terrible finish. Not worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2010 02:28:25 | More by jrallen34

cope0021

Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Dark color. Thick head that quickly subsides.

Roasted smell with some light fruit notes

Taste is slightly bitter. Some sweetness as well. The flavors are well ballanced.

The only dissapointment was that it was deffinitely thinner on the tongue than the pour led me to believe.

But all in all a great beer

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2010 03:18:52 | More by cope0021

MBPChead

Maryland

4.4/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Look: Pours a thick opaque black with a motor oil consistency and a minimal amount of a creamy coffee head. Very entrancing.

Smell: Thick coffee and dark chocolate with roasted malt coming through. Very lovely fragrance overall.

Taste: Full of malts and hops, neither of the two are fully out of this brew but as the liquid courses through the mouth the balance of power shifts from malt to hops. Overall the flavor is predominantly coffee and dark chocolate with the bitterness characteristics for each flavor coming from the hops. The roasted malt exhibits a char/charred oak characteristic, as well as hints of vanilla, black licorice, molasses and a small whisp of ginger. Very wonderful all in all.

Feel: Ridiculously thick, as a good friend of mine put it, this makes Guinness look like water. Smooth and warming from the level of alcohol and a small tingly sensation from the hops.

Drinkability: This one drinks quite well, but I'd be more inclined to split a 22oz bomber with a friend or 2 as an after dinner treat than having several servings, plus the alcohol contnent is also a slight deterent from having more than half a bottle.

All in all an excellent version of a russian imperial stout.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2010 19:43:43 | More by MBPChead

CooperEllis

New York

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz into DFH snifter

Straight roasted malt aroma, flavor.

This RIS is dark, not pitchblack, but a deep brown with a ful carmel head that reduces to thin lacing around the edges of the glass.

Lacing is sticky, but not cloying.

Flavor is full, slight alcohol bite but doesn't detract from the full roasted malt flavors of the brew.

Carbonation is spot on. The finish is smooth, with faint bitterness that doesn't linger.

Solid across the board.

(33rd)

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2010 18:15:09 | More by CooperEllis

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed from notes.

Pours near black with a slight mocha head. A bit of retention and a small amount of lacing. The nose brings some coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt as well as a tiny amount of booze. The taste is more chocolate with a bit of roast. Feel is a bit boozy but very nice. Drinks alright, but isn't one of the top examples of the style. Have a bottle to age, and we'll see how that does.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2010 01:33:05 | More by Thorpe429

Khazadum

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Huge thanks to Allie for this bottle. I'm always willing to try out a new RIS, especially from a brewer I have yet to try. Poured into my brandy snifter and enjoyed instantly.

A- Beautiful head formation... I mean this is a work of art. Few beers have such spot on formation. Some don't form what you want without violence, others gush out this ugly collection of bubbles that would make a man cry. This... this is that rare cap of uniform miniature bubbles that slowly dissipates into the room. As it creeps its way down to the liquid level, a skin of lacing occludes vision all the way across the glass. It eventually leaves me with a thick collar, a tomato soup skin, and some pleasant memories of that gourmet milk chocolate froth.

No matter what I do, the inky depths reveal no secret to me. I beg, I plead, I shine a flashlight into its eyes interrogating it as I wish... but to my dismay I am left as clueless as when I began.

S- A delicate sniff foretells what I was hoping to not find. It is the all too common fault of your everyday RIS that it reeks of scrap metal. Copper, aluminum, iron. The trifecta of horror cackles from beneath its veil. It knows how to ramp up my distaste as it exhales a puff of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons right up my nostril.

I'd almost given up all hope when hiding in the corner, tied up and begging me to help is that sweet, little, damsel BC. Her strength is my addiction. Bitter Chocolate is one love I will always have, no matter where she lays her head down. Before I knew it, she had rescued me as she introduced me to her other friends hiding down there. The pleasure was all mine to be reintroduced to roasted barley. Now that I knew I would have support, I was ready to start imbibing.

T- That first sip was miles ahead of what i was expecting. If complex existed in a physical form, it would have taken a dump into this beer. There are multiple layers to delve into that it almost is a chore to fully enjoy this stout. The frosting on this cake is most definitely coffee flavored. Bitter, roasty, and acidic without straying from what coffee actually tastes like. If you scrape off your icing, you find a thin layer of sweet malts that have hints of caramel before you hit that fluffy cake portion.

After having such contrasting characteristics as bitter coffee and sweet malt you'd expect vanilla cake? Not this time. We are hit with another bitter character right dead in the middle. Our favorite lady, BC, can't help but shine through. If you think this is the last you'll see of her, you are most assuredly mistaken.

A new challenger appears! The hop character actually exists. I take my eyes off my current lust for just a moment and she had disappeared leaving me with a bitter retinue of hateful hops. They are easily slain with a few flicks of my tongue, but I am left alone... forever alone. Or so I thought. Dashing from the backs of my tasting fields comes the best gift. Tender gentle love from bitter chocolates remind me what I have been missing for far too long.

M- It seems every other step from this offering is a mistake. It tripped over its own massive flavor and gave me what is barely above the minimum I expected. Of course it is full of body, waves of creamy liquid easily identified. However, is that also a thinning in the edges? It is easily identified as full, but it quickly dilutes itself to be thinner than it should have been. It suffers that famous fictional story conundrum... two natures in one being.

It is saved by having a delightfully bubbly attitude... it brings about a certain oie de vivre. The full package combines into something functional enough to allow my palate to reminisce for a time on what it has experienced.

D- Balanced, careful, graceful, clumsy, vulgar, loud, and crass. All natures found in various areas of this brew. It truly reminds me of the relationships I've had growing older. Hidden gems that I failed to comment on can be dissected from these words just as can be from prior experiences. I'd like to revisit this dream, if but for only a moment.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2010 22:05:45 | More by Khazadum

sdawson

Oregon

3.98/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Many thanks to jmu500 for this bottle, and his continued ability to knock off my wants with finesse. Thanks so much!

Otter Creek's RIS poured a thick, opaque black, even more-so than many I've seen in the style. There is just a hint of lacing and a patch of foam atop the brew. The smell is of sweet chocolate, caramel, and a hint of cherries, suggesting quite a sweet offering. On taste the beer is much more rich and balanced than the scent may suggest, though, complete with a surprising show of lemon-herbal tinged hops, baking chocolate, and tart cherries. The mouthfeel is good with strong carbonation and just enough oiliness to coat the mouth. While certainly not one to pound down (is any of the style?), the drinkability is high for the style, lacking both the bitter alcohol punch or the cloying sweetness that can often hurt stouts. Definitely a nice brew, particularly for a hop-lover who wants to give stouts a try.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2010 08:05:36 | More by sdawson

alleykatking

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 22oz bottle.

A- Poured a motor oil black color. Very wonderful looking to say the least! Two finger mocha colored head shows good retention for the ABV. Very sticky streaky lacing on the sides of the glass.

S- Big time roasted malts and chocolate malts. Nothing really else on the aroma except a ton of malts...bigger dark malts. Simple and works very well.

T- A lot of of chocolate malts in the front of this. There is a roasted coffee hint that rides the entire beer. Brown sugar hints in the middle of the beer. Toward the ending of the beer there is a light anise flavor which gets covered with the roasted malts and a light warming alcohol. This bottle is a year old and the alcohol is still there in a warming way.

M- Medium heavy mouthfeel. Carbonation is good for the style. Nice heavy roasted malt flavor left on the palate. Lighter roasted malts and alcohol in the aftertaste. Medium alcohol drying on the palate. Malt forward beer that I have no complaints with. Clean flavors throughout.

D- This is a nice heavy hitting beer that I was glad to try. This one could rivial any of the bigger stouts and I think might actually be better than some of those in a blind test. The ABV is hidden till the backend but even then isn't as big as it should be. Great beer!

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2010 03:16:46 | More by alleykatking

Naugros

New Jersey

4.18/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I was surprised to take the gold foil from the top of the bottle and find a bottle cap hiding beneath. I was expecting a basket and cork, but had fun playing with the foil anyway. It brought to mind a giant cherry cordial or maybe a portion of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl costume. Oh, I'm supposed to be reviewing this beer...and I haven't had a sip of it yet.

Looks like almost every other imperial stout I've ever poured. Dark brown (not black) with a mocha-colored head which took just as long to build as it did to die. It did leave behind a nice crown and bubbly islands and some nice lacing.

It also smells like every other imperial stout I've ever poured. That means roast, toast, chocolate, earth, some whiskey (it's hard to hide 10.6% abv), but no coffee.

It also tastes like most imperial stouts I've ever poured, but this one has more earthiness to it than others and leaves behind some grit. The chocolate is there, but the whiskey is not as prevalent in the taste as in the nose. So they do mask the alcohol pretty well.

Is it me or are we overdoing this style? Yes, my profile says that my favorite style is Russian Imperial Stout, but everyone is making one now. But that's about it for the bad news. The good news is that this must not be a hard style to master since I've had very few bad ones. This is not a bad one, in fact it's pretty darn good.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2010 00:41:02 | More by Naugros

cavedave

New York

4.28/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

My last oil change had this look, minus the light brown foam which briefly caps this beauty of a big stout.

The smell is deep caramel, roasty malt, some charry notes, hints of yeast and licorice, and a coffee bitter to it that adds a yummy complexity. Mmmmm.

More licorice in the sip for sure, which starts roasty and sweet, goes into the licorice, and hangs on for a ride of charry notes, dark chocolate notes, coffee notes, ending with hints of herbal hop and sweet, but mainly the darker notes gradually depositing clean layers of lasting herbal bitter and char on the palate. Marvelous flavor, clean and balanced.

Mouthfeel is thick, low carb., and a finish that is as good as many stouts with more hype and higher ratings.

This is a sipper that leaves you craving next sip. I am likely to crack the other bomber in the fridge before too long.

Impression: What a surprise, this is the best OCB beer I've tried. If you can get this, get this.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2010 23:04:43 | More by cavedave

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

4.22/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Motor oil black with no appreciable accents, no matter how bright the backlighting. Atop the beer sits a coffee milkshake colored crown that looks as thick and as creamy as... well... a coffee milkshake. The foam hangs around forever and does the glass proud when it finally fades.

It smells like OCRIS is chock full of roasted and chocolate malt. This is one powerful stout and the starting chill hasn't even has a chance to melt away. There's nothing fancy here, just big burly barley of the darkest kind. My expectations just shot through the roof.

Russian Imperial Stout *almost* tastes as good as it smells. It isn't quite the malt monster that it needs to be to compete with the style's best, but it's a damn good first effort at high-gravity beer for a brewery that has only recently ventured into those waters.

Specific flavors include bittersweet chocolate, charred coffee beans, brown sugar (which was added), hints of black licorice, and a bitter tea leafiness that must be due to Magnum and Willamette hops. This is clearly a fresh bottle because the lupulins are still on the aggressive side. The finish is amazingly tight given all those malt sugars.

Alcohol is buried beautifully, something that is hardly a given when the ABV tops double digits. The mouthfeel doesn't miss the next highest score by much. It falls just short of medium for the style, although that matches the surprisingly balanced (read: hoppy) flavor profile very well.

It looks like the brewers at Otter Creek did their homework after deciding to release an RIS. This offering is undoubtedly more hoppy than the originals, but this hophead isn't about to complain. $6.99 was a more than reasonable price and I wouldn't hesitate to spend it again.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2010 13:01:51 | More by BuckeyeNation

perrymarcus

Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

bomber served in an oversized wineglass.

pours your usual imperial stout dark, dark brown... a finger of a tan/cinnamon toned head demonstrates respectable retention and lots of lacing. a very nice looking RIS. nose: dark chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, booze.
first sip delivers more of the same. less booze than i was anticipating judging from the smell, but also more hoppiness, both surprising. imo they overdid it a bit with the hops. velvety, creamy moutfeel that impresses; moderately carbed. overall a solid representation of the style and one i would welcome again, though i probably wouldn't seek it out.

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2010 01:08:18 | More by perrymarcus

oddfire

Massachusetts

4.65/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A - Poured into a snifter an wow this beer looks awesome. Pitch black with a chocolate head. Good head retention.
S - Chocolate and licorice with a hint of cloves.
T - Wow this beer is good. You get a taste of it and then you are hooked. This is a well done beer. Chocolate, coffee, toffee, and malt. What more can you ask for.
M - velvet.
D - Very easily put down. But you feel it in the morning. I will continue to drink this as long as they brew it.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2010 01:36:04 | More by oddfire

mjaskula

New York

3.85/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Served in a pint glass. Pours black, as expected, with a medium tan head that thins to a film and leaves a bit of thick lacing.

Aroma has dark roasted malts and dark chocolate. Flavor is thick with plenty of roasted malt and chocolate and some malt sweetness. Hop bitterness mixes well with the roasted malt bitterness. Alcohol flavor and strength is well hidden.

Mouthfeel is syrupy. The mild carbonation and crisp bitterness leaves a nice finish. This beer is about as drinkable as you could expect from a RIS.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2010 03:06:08 | More by mjaskula

kingcrowing

Vermont

3.98/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz foil topped bomber poured into an 8oz Rock Art tulip.

Pours an oily ink black with a nice bit thick mocha-esque head with lots of really fine bubbles. Nose is coffee, roasted barley, sweet maltiness, and almost a hint of alcohol.

Mouthfeel is a bit light, not super rich, and there's a hint of iron on the finish. Lots of coffee-like bitterness. Very drinkable and sweet, but ti's still got a bit of that milk creaminess. overall decent!

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2010 01:29:29 | More by kingcrowing

jmarvin4189

Vermont

3.65/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Appearance - very dark, basically a black color with a tan head... reminds me of guiness.

smell - a very sweet chocolaty smell.

taste - a coffee and chocolate mixture with a mild alcohol sting to it. Its not a bad taste but the alcohol aftertaste puts a buffer on it.

Mouthfeel - very heavy and creamy. It is quite smooth but not too refreshing definitely a winter beer.

drinkability - don't plan on drinking too much of this one. this is a good beer to just sit down with and take your time with. don't plan on this beer being cold the whole way through. its also very filling and is a good desert beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2010 00:53:18 | More by jmarvin4189