Vampire Slayer - Clown Shoes

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92
exceptional
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600 Ratings

rAvg: 4.14
pDev: 9.9%
Reviews: 195
Hads: 405

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Clown Shoes

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 10.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (181), on-tap (13), cask (1).

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Reviews by BrownNut:

BrownNut

Florida

4.2/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Six months old. Bomber to tulip. Served cool.

A - 4.25 - The usual opaque black with a tan thick head that's both nicely textured and almost oily looking.

S - 4.0 - Smells comforting and nice. Fairly mild. Sweet but not too sweet malt. A little chocolate. Faint fruit of unknown type. No real roasty or coffee notes. Later in the glass, just for a second, I got something almost like a sweet winey note. There's something else I can't identify.

T - 4.25 - As with the aroma, very smooth. Chocolate syrup. The usual stouty char note is there but somewhat muted underneath the smoother chocolate note. Later in the glass that chocolate note has transmuted more into cocoa or semisweet chocolate. You're left with a pleasant moderate smoke/bitterness on the tongue afterwards along with remnants of that chocolate sweetness. After long enough, it's the aftertaste of really good chocolate ice cream. A nice caramel note is left on the lips until you lick it off.

M - 4.25 - Medium-thick and slightly sticky afterwards.

O - 4.25 - This is a fine stout that starts off maybe a little simpler than I'd like but improves throughout the bottle/glass. Be sure not to drink it straight out of the fridge. I gave mine about 20 minutes sitting out and it still improved as it warmed from that point in the glass and open bottle over the next 20 minutes. It's more complex by the end, both in nose and body. I place this somewhere between solid and excellent.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 00:12:05 | More by BrownNut

More User Reviews:

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5 rDev -3.4%

05-19-2013 14:26:44 | More by drgonzo2k2

beechner224

Florida

4.56/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a large pint glass. Pours rich black with just enough head. Looks like a large stout should. On smell I get chocolate, caramel, and coffee - very nice.

On first sip it is really good. I still get the chocolate and coffee. It is nicely balanced and mouthfeel is lighter than you would expect. There are several light flavors in there: vanilla, hint of booze, and very smooth.

Starting to really like clown shoes - several of there latest samplings have been great.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 22:27:28 | More by beechner224

dertyd

California

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-18-2013 07:30:16 | More by dertyd

CharlesRamsey

California

3.15/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Like Kim Kardasian, looks are deceiving. A full body apperance, with a trunk full of junk. That is a little too harsh as i know how well reviewed this offering is, but you get my point. Flavor complexities that still need to be worked out, with high points of coffee grinds, burnt chocolate but a thin, syrupy mouthfeel that missed the richness of some others. The dark, thin head stayed, with low carbonation that needed more balance for me to want to try it again.

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2013 02:00:37 | More by CharlesRamsey

SweetBrown

California

3.18/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

I don't always drink stout, but when I do, it will most likely not be another Vampire Slayer. The color was a mix of dark raspberry and dark roast coffee beans, with a thin layer of foam, which on looks alone, seemed very promising. However, upon first sip, I found it somewhat syrupy and not as smooth as its looks, with taste notes that was a cross between black licorice and soy sauce. This was not a thirst quencher, but more like a meal. For these same reasons, it's probably a great drink for those who appreciate a good hearty imperial stout. As a fan of True Blood, glad I tried it, but may have been too big of a bite for this IPA-er.

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2013 01:45:50 | More by SweetBrown