Beer Advocate Review #250

Beer: Stout Impérial 2011
Brewery: Boquébière
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
ABV: 8.5%
Serving: Bottle

Shared this with my wife with our supper, Asian chicken drumsticks, mashed potatoes and asparagus.

Poured from a 500ml. bottle.

Appearance: Immense mocha colored foam that looks like a cascading brown waterfall. Looks really nice. The head just sits there and barely moved. Body looks pitch black but it is more brown as seen by the pour.

Smell: Bitter a bit with dark chocolate with a whiff of liquor, or is it oak? Roasted coffee is thrown in there for good measure.

Taste: Very bitter through and through though it does subside a little. Chocolate with coffee and some fruit hidden in there. Figs and raisins become more apparent as it warms.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation is a bit aggressive at first but the body is rather solid though not as full as per the style. A bit boozy at times though it smooths out as it warms.

Drinkability: Though i kind of liked it, i struggled through my half as i found it a bit heavy and the bitterness does get to you. Still, it's a decent stout and nothing is really flawed. EDIT: As it warmed, it was easier to drink and the alcohol heat was lessened so i bumped it up half a point.