IStout - 8 Wired Brewing Co.

viverlee

Ohio

3.88/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Naptime beer. Biding time in the chill chest, you begin to wonder, “When am I going to drink it? It doesn’t go with the pizza I ordered. Or the burgers we’re having tomorrow. Should I just have it with dessert? As dessert?” No, it’s ideal not at any time, but at that key afternoon lull when an oily ten percenter is all that stands between you and some clean sheets.

STYLE: Russian Imperial Stout

ABV: 10%

LOOK: Panther black. Oily and pours like syrup, sleek to match the packaging. Soft, ginger head that doesn’t hold.

NOSE: Raisins, softer than expected. I can’t even say coffee because while I do get a hint I think it’s conditioning. “This is a classy Imperial Stout so there must be a coffee nose.” But no.

MOUTH: So very … Belgian? I’m somewhat unsurprised to learn that this New Zealand offering was crafted by a European. Bacon-wrapped dates, roasted coffee beans, malt chappiness (I thought I just invented that word, but Urban Dictionary not only says “no” but also “you’re an idiot, it means nearly the opposite – something disliked – of what you want it to mean – pleasant lipsmackingness). I don’t think the sweetness is chocolate. Rather something purple and fruity. It’s a nice departure from the usual humdrummery.

Beeradvocate Rating: 89

ratebeer Rating: 100

Hayward Abbey Rating: 89

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 22:02:47 | More by viverlee

crosenkrantz

Switzerland

2.75/5  rDev -31.3%

06-18-2013 21:32:48 | More by crosenkrantz

Luweezy

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev 0%

06-11-2013 02:05:31 | More by Luweezy

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev 0%

06-07-2013 04:50:18 | More by megamass

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev 0%

06-03-2013 13:02:51 | More by twenty5

StJamesGate

New York

4.08/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Viscous black with tan film.
Ash, oily espresso, blackberry, and soy on the nose - thick and deep.
Treacle, fig, soil, and dark miso then cutting branchy hops.
Resiny, smoky end, black currant comeback, then rosin and tar linger.
Thick, oily, chewy.

Big! Amazing that a beer so *black* actually has so much depth - this is not just an overdose of patent malt. Pulls off both umami (lots of charred meat crust in there) and dark fruit. Definite hop presence, too.

A by-the-fire beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2013 15:36:10 | More by StJamesGate

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

05-20-2013 04:51:45 | More by Kmat10

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

05-11-2013 01:27:48 | More by TheBadger0289

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -25%

05-05-2013 22:23:59 | More by ejimhof

pperez38

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

05-02-2013 10:04:11 | More by pperez38

duceswild

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-26-2013 14:31:31 | More by duceswild

mendvicdog

Maryland

4/5  rDev 0%

04-26-2013 13:17:34 | More by mendvicdog

YeastEnthusiast

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

03-27-2013 21:55:19 | More by YeastEnthusiast

sloelco

California

4/5  rDev 0%

03-17-2013 03:32:56 | More by sloelco

twelveinches

Washington

4/5  rDev 0%

03-16-2013 16:31:59 | More by twelveinches

IanSpindler

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

03-06-2013 15:05:35 | More by IanSpindler

Harvey98

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-05-2013 00:08:56 | More by Harvey98

lgmol

Nova Scotia (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

03-03-2013 20:33:13 | More by lgmol

Cyberkedi

Georgia

4.56/5  rDev +14%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Rich, nose-filling aroma is smoky and mouth-watering, having notes of licorice, roast malt, quality coffee and molasses with a hint of chocolate. It pours an opaque sable just a pixel or two above black and with a thick tan head. Smoky flavor has roast malt, semi-sweet chocolate, quality coffee and licorice tones with nutty, molasses and earthy hints. Absolutely lip smacking, leaving very little to be desired! Firm body is none too fizzy, but that is this brew’s weakest point - and it ain’t too weak. A must for stout fanatics.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 00:59:36 | More by Cyberkedi

VeggieNugget

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

02-07-2013 22:33:17 | More by VeggieNugget

CORKSCREWFISH

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

02-03-2013 10:33:14 | More by CORKSCREWFISH

Apathetiq

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

01-28-2013 16:35:37 | More by Apathetiq

Duff27

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

01-20-2013 20:16:05 | More by Duff27

joemcgrath27

Alberta (Canada)

4.29/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A - jet black, two fingers of tan head, respectable retention with plenty of lacing
S - semi sweet chocolate, burnt coffee beans, dark fruit and alcohol sweetness
T - starts with dark chocolate and candied cherry sweetness, light roast coffee, very mild piney hops
M - chew but lightened by the high ABV%, creamy smooth, roasty bitter finish
O - very tasty and extremely sneaky 10%, if you are a stout fan this could be sessionably dangerous

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 05:57:43 | More by joemcgrath27

westcoastbeerlvr

California

2.75/5  rDev -31.3%

01-09-2013 00:02:14 | More by westcoastbeerlvr