Imperial Three Blind Mice - Mother's Brewing Company

StaveHooks

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz served in a snifter

A - Pours a dark brown with a small khaki head.

S - Dark bready malts, toasted caramel, smells sweet.

T - Follows the nose with bold grainy malts, caramel/toffee, sweet with alcohol coming through, some stale cocoa on the finish. Finishes with a dry whole grain cracker like character.

M - Medium cola-like carbonation, full bodied,

Nothing to really complain about here. Just seemed a little hoe-hum. The regular blind mice was much better.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 18:18:03 | More by StaveHooks

Ed_Johnson

4.88/5  rDev +33.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is an imperial version of their Brown Ale. I am not sure I have ever had an imperial brown before. Poured a dark brown into a standard wine glass (this is what we had). There was nice lacing from the chestnut colored head. The nose was of caramel, and some chocolate. At first I got a whiff of tobacco, but never again so I could be mistaken. Super smooth mouth feel: one of those that just kind of flows across your entire mouth: lips to throat. At 9.6 ABV they did a great job of masking the booze, which I greatly appreciated. An extremely good beer. I would drink again.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 00:15:29 | More by Ed_Johnson

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.08/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours an effervescent copper/brown with a thumb of tan head. Average head retention & lacing

S: Brown bread & caramel

T: Rich caramel, some nutty notes, a touch of grainyness up front. More caramel, nuttyness some leafy & herbal hops, a little booze bite, not much & serious dryness. Finshes with woody hops, dryness, a touch of grapefruit & nice caramel sweetness

MF: Rich, beefy, fairly firm carbonation, nice balance

Drinks easy for the ABV (9.6%), an enjoyable dopplesticke. Well done again Mother's!

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2012 14:01:07 | More by russpowell

zeff80

Missouri

3.23/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Imperial version of their altbier.

A - Poured a hazy, burgundy color with a one-finger, bubbly head of foam. It left thin trails of lace on the glass.

S - It smelled malty, boozy, and grassy. It had some chocolate aromas, too.

T - The flavor was all over the place. Boozy, malty, spicy with caramel and toffee but the balance was off. It was messy.

M - It was crisp, sharp and smooth. A medium bodied ale with a dry finish.

O - It was simply messy and unbalanced. Not awful, but it needed work.

Serving type: on-tap

04-21-2012 22:08:19 | More by zeff80