Streets wrote:boney wrote:Had an all Ontario imperial stout tasting tonight with my father-in-law and brother-in-law. Intereting results....
#1 Welligton Impy Stout
#2-tie Amsterdam Tempest
#2-tie Grand River Russian Gun
#4 Nickel Brook Bolshevik Bastard
#5 Bellwoods Hellwoods
Very interesting. Were these rankings unanimous?
I still have a bottle of Hellwoods from the bottle shop's grand opening when we ran into you in line, so we'll have to crack it open at the next tasting and see how she's aged
BTW, were these bottles all similar ages? I'm assuming the Russian Gun must have been from last year?
Not all were exactly the same age, but pretty close.....within 6 months of each other. All with a little age on them.
Those results are the average of 3 people. My rankings and notes were slightly different....
#1 Amsterdam. Biggest body, most dark fruit, lots going on/most complex.
#2 Bellwoods. Easily the most hops. The least stout-like. Drank more like a black IPA than a impy stout in comparison to the others.
#3 Grand River. Thinnest body, lighest color but packed with flavor. The molassus really stood out.
#4 Wellington. Oddly enough, the roastiest. Probably the most balanced, but just didn't knock my socks off.
#5 Nickelbrook. The sweetest stout overall with a savory quality that I didn't dig.
