Giant Slayer - Tri-City Brewing Company

tpd975

Florida

3.35/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Jale for this one. Jim is THE MAN.

A: Pours very deep dark black with a nice tall foamy mocha head. Excellent retention and nice big sheets of lace.

S: Dark chocolate, deep roasted malt, and a strange lactic aroma.

T: Nice rich roast, hints of dark fruit and acrid coffee. Chocolate peaks through. It has a bit of a strange metallic finish.

M: Medium in body, smooth, good carbonation.

D: Just okay, minus the strange metallic finish it would actually be quite good.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2010 04:21:28 | More by tpd975

drh1382

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

05-23-2013 20:15:24 | More by drh1382

themilkman87

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

04-28-2013 19:58:49 | More by themilkman87

DruC4

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

03-13-2013 04:54:54 | More by DruC4

gmfessen

Michigan

3.1/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass, Giant Slayer is black as night and pours like motor oil. The head is one-finger, fluffy and mocha colored. The nose is all malt as you might expect, dark fruits like dates and currants along with roasty malt notes like burnt coffee and dark chocolate. The taste follows suit with the fruity notes coming to the forefront; acrid, bitter notes on the finish. Mouthfeel is light for a RIS, with the carbonation being very inactive and thin. Overall, not an overly impressive RIS... Drinkable but not something to seek out.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 23:56:46 | More by gmfessen

CMUbeerenthusiast

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

02-24-2013 06:35:47 | More by CMUbeerenthusiast

Danielr26

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +0.9%

02-18-2013 19:26:37 | More by Danielr26

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.91/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle shared by solidfunk (RB), 12oz into a tulip.

Dark brown, medium brown/crimson head that leaves a ring of retention. Nose is chocolatey, earthy, mild vanilla and tobacco. Tastes of chocolate, banana, roasted malts, sweet dark malts anf roast carries into the finish. Medium full feel, low smooth carbonation. Relatively drinkable, and altogether not that bad from a brewery I've never heard about.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 21:00:55 | More by liamt07

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Great head, thick and very bubbly. Black body. Aroma is chocolate and roasty. Taste is coffee and sweet. Rather sweet for a RIS. Rather fair for a RIS, but quaff able. Thanks Josh for sharing. Middling mouthfeel, though a spot acidic.Mouthfeel is tingling.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 04:28:40 | More by northyorksammy

ThickNStout

Georgia

2.56/5  rDev -20.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.25

12oz bottle from Beer Barron (Detroit, MI). 2.69. No bottling info but I brought it back from MI last June so it's at least 7 months old. Served in a Red Brick snifter.

Pours deep brown, near-black with a quarter finger mocha head that laces a decent amount.

Smells are muted but include cocoa, cream and a little caramel.

Taste follows the nose, including the 'muted' aspect. Cocoa, mocha latte, caramel, toffee and bitter/sour dark fruit skins.

Medium feel with an over sharp carbonation. Long bitter, almost sour cocoa/cherry pit finish.

Not really bad but far from great. As another reviewer suggested, I'm not sure if I'm dealing with an infected batch or just something that just plain isn't brewed to my preferences. At any rate I plan to pass on this in the future.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2013 06:22:33 | More by ThickNStout

boonejag75

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -6.8%

01-18-2013 01:05:54 | More by boonejag75

BlissJunkie

Michigan

3/5  rDev -6.8%

01-14-2013 18:45:11 | More by BlissJunkie

schmityl

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

01-14-2013 00:32:49 | More by schmityl

beergorrilla

Michigan

3/5  rDev -6.8%

12-21-2012 15:27:44 | More by beergorrilla

JKIRBY

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +24.2%

11-24-2012 17:30:05 | More by JKIRBY

Gatordaddy

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

11-21-2012 23:59:43 | More by Gatordaddy

zonker17

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

11-06-2012 01:58:09 | More by zonker17

Gtg642

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +0.9%

10-20-2012 02:34:03 | More by Gtg642

n2185

North Carolina

3.13/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A: Pours black with an explosive three fingers of brown head that fades into a thin ring with a little lacing.

S: Roasted malts with creamy chocolate and coffee aromas. The finish is smokey and a bit charred.

T: Roasted malts here as well with bitter cocoa and some slight coffee notes. The finish is slightly bitter and charred with an odd sour cherry character.

M: Thick body with mid-high carbonation, this beer has higher carbonation than most imperial stouts, but it works out well.

O: An alright imperial stout overall. It's a bit lacking in depth and I think it might be a bit infected based on the slightly sour flavor and high carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2012 00:44:38 | More by n2185

vrbulldog22

Ohio

3/5  rDev -6.8%

10-02-2012 03:48:06 | More by vrbulldog22

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +8.7%

09-27-2012 17:57:18 | More by DaveHack

Lynn

Ohio

4/5  rDev +24.2%

09-03-2012 03:01:36 | More by Lynn

CSFerrier

Michigan

3/5  rDev -6.8%

08-25-2012 01:57:34 | More by CSFerrier

snowbeard

2.75/5  rDev -14.6%

08-09-2012 21:40:52 | More by snowbeard

MadScientist

New York

3.58/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: This is a jet black beer with a medium brown head. The head dissipates to a ring around the glass after a minute.

S: The strong malt aroma take on qualities of coffee, a slight chocolate and some burnt notes. There are moderate dark fruit notes of prune. There doen't seem to be any hops aromas but there is some alcohol.

T: True to style the flavor is deep rich and strong with roasted and dark grain flavors dominating. The roasty grain has flavors of coffee and chocolate with a moderately-light plum flavor. There is a bitter sweet chocolate flavor going on with a moderate amount of bitterness. The alcohol is evident but no too strong. There is a bit of sweetness in the middle but it all comes together with a relatively dry finish and lingering bitterness.

M: This beer is velvety and full bodied with a moderately light level of carbonation.

O: Giant slayer has a rich roasty coffee and dark fruit aroma with an outstanding mouthfeel. The first impression from the aroma had me anticipating a beer brewed with coffee the aroma was that strong. It's a good Russian Imperial, but not my favorite

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 22:58:28 | More by MadScientist