Heavy Seas - Peg Leg Imperial Stout - Heavy Seas Beer

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919 Ratings

rAvg: 3.65
pDev: 13.15%
Reviews: 641
Hads: 278

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Heavy Seas Beer

Maryland, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (603), on-tap (23), cask (15).

Notes:
Deep mahogany in color with aromas of roasted coffee, molasses and dark chocolate. Subtly hopped, making it astonishingly smooth and easy drinking for such a big beer.

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Reviews by panajoe:

panajoe

2.78/5 rDev -23.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I was not impressed with this beer. It smells better than it tastes. There was a strong aftertaste that lingered long after each swallow. A bitter off-taste that is outside my list of taste adjectives. The beer had good promise when drinking until that aftertaste hit me. I drank from a bottle, like I always do, so I don;t even know or care what color it was or how much head it had. Overall, I liked this beer, but I was disappointed by the strange aftertaste. I could really feel the slightly stronger alcohol content.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 23:04:09 | More by panajoe

More User Reviews:

Brew33

Ohio

4/5 rDev +9.6%

06-19-2013 01:49:00 | More by Brew33

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.25/5 rDev -11%

06-16-2013 23:36:55 | More by jaxon53

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.78/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours deep black but has a kind of fizzy look. The head was...fizzy and disappeared quite quickly.

The scent is a little weird, as it has more qualities of a milk stout. Very lactose like with thin dry chocolate and dry malt aromas.

For as dry as the scent was the taste is rather sweet. Sweet dark chocolate or espresso with a bit of coffee and malt. Tasty but not going to rule world.

The feel is as easy as a lager and at over 8 pct ABV this could be dangerous.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 23:14:03 | More by KYGunner

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev +16.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Very dark chestnut, almost black; big, frothy tan head due to aggressive pour, long lasting; excellent lacing

Aroma: Roasted malts; coffee; chocolate; earthy hops; dried figs

Taste: Malty and very creamy on start with roasted malts well balanced with sweetness quickly following; warming alcohol in the mid; creamy mouthfeel throughout; finishes sweet with lingering bitter notes; excellent

Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 21:59:18 | More by IchLiebeBier

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +2.7%

06-12-2013 20:31:19 | More by JMUbrewz

smutty33

Connecticut

3.75/5 rDev +2.7%

06-09-2013 00:11:42 | More by smutty33

Leon86

Virginia

3.8/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served: Bottle - Notched Oct 12,2013 (Drink by date) - Poured into a mug.

Appearance: Pours very dark brown but not quite black. Starts with a small head (finger height) that dissipates quickly into a thin ring-like top.

Smell: Strong coffee and molasses on the nose, perhaps a hint of hops in there.

Taste: Strong coffee, malty, the alcohol is very present but not overpowering by any means. Slight hint of hops, strong coffee finish.

Mouthfeel: Reasonable thickness and smoothness. Not watery but not heavy/syrupy. Goes down easily for being what it is. Not much of the creaminess feel that I get from many stouts.

Overall: I like this beer and I can see myself keeping it in stock for occasional drinking or an after work treat but I don't think I could drink it every day. The alcohol presence in this beer is very noticeable and may be a bit much for anyone new to stouts or even craft beer in general. I would recommend anyone to try this brew at least once.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 19:18:28 | More by Leon86