Imperial Stout Trooper - New England Brewing Co.

unclejimbay

Florida

3.9/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Appearance?
Dark brown/black, nearly opaque, short tan head/cap.

smell?
Roasted coffee and dark malts, sublte chocolate aromas

taste?
coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malts.

mouthfeel?
A bit thin bodied as compared to other comparable stouts.

I enjoyed this brew at a Rare Stout night tasting, thanks to CampusCrew and the other generous BAs. This is a fine made imperial stout for sure, but not one of the standouts as we expected during our 20+ bottle tasting. This seems a bit overly hyped, I have wanted to try it for a long while, and it did not live up to the hype - taste wise - but the label rocks! A fine stout indeed, just not a standout as expected. I think a label can create a lot of attention indeed.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2011 18:21:43 | More by unclejimbay

DruRho

Maryland

4/5  rDev -5%

05-20-2013 23:43:15 | More by DruRho

brycevolk

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-20-2013 12:25:27 | More by brycevolk

Whimpers

New York

4/5  rDev -5%

05-19-2013 19:03:27 | More by Whimpers

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-19-2013 01:53:42 | More by Photekut

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

3.5/5  rDev -16.9%

05-18-2013 23:56:30 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

moonknight31

California

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-16-2013 16:49:12 | More by moonknight31

GennyCreamAle

New York

4/5  rDev -5%

05-15-2013 10:47:41 | More by GennyCreamAle

Texasfan549

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-15-2013 06:40:32 | More by Texasfan549

jkane101

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-14-2013 00:23:02 | More by jkane101

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-13-2013 20:38:52 | More by mendvicdog

BMart

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-13-2013 16:56:16 | More by BMart

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

05-13-2013 15:32:44 | More by leftstagebrew

ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5%

05-13-2013 00:20:18 | More by ajzy

zipper8650

New York

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

Good Beer Sunday
2010 in I snifter
A - black, thin creamed coffee head..a stout basically
S - bitter coffee smell, vanilla, I got some metallic or ash smell from it too maybe, there is an odd smell I can't put my finger on
T - again the light metallic, I keep thinking cherries (not fresh cherries), other usual stout tastes . Bitter end note
M - really nice mouthfeel, not super thick, not thin
O - don't get me wrong, it's a really good stout but I was expecting more, I would like to try a 1 - 2 year old as well. I'd just buy Ten Fidy instead of trading for this in the future
Skol

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 23:30:50 | More by zipper8650

DRBiser

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-12-2013 00:01:44 | More by DRBiser

scotv

New York

4/5  rDev -5%

05-11-2013 22:37:36 | More by scotv

BGsWo22

New York

4/5  rDev -5%

05-11-2013 03:16:08 | More by BGsWo22

zrab11

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%

05-10-2013 02:16:25 | More by zrab11

justforrazors

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-10-2013 01:48:04 | More by justforrazors

gumballhead1

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-09-2013 23:25:39 | More by gumballhead1

Cvescalante

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-09-2013 21:07:36 | More by Cvescalante

tubeman

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-08-2013 21:44:33 | More by tubeman

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-08-2013 00:15:05 | More by cadaugherty

Mersh

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-05-2013 23:51:15 | More by Mersh