colin sproule :-);-)

I picked up a bot­tle of Lagu­ni­tas Impe­r­ial Stout a few days ago. The Stout is a 22 ounce 8.2% and Lagu­ni­tas’ descrip­tion is as follows:

Hav­ing downed his forth Impe­r­ial Stout of theay, the wild eyed char­la­tan from Vold­vos­tog­ni­aky belched and hollered for the Cza­rina to enter his cham­ber and bend her­self to his will. The econ­omy was a wreck and revolt was just around the cor­ner. Nicky the Czar dude was off play­ing sol­dier like any pale noble­man wioth a hemor­rphagic skin con­di­tion would. Such were the final days of the old empire. Reac­tionary, deca­dent, sput­nik, stroganoff, wierd, and drunk. But even as the pro­le­tariat coun­try­side labored under inhu­man con­di­tions and a threat of being sent to futile war in the east, they wisely took the time to slam back an Impe­r­ial Stout or two. After all, life can be a real “suka”, as they say in the old coun­try. Big, black, bour­geois, bol­shoy, bel­liger­ent, buxom, and scary — this is our ver­sion of the chaotic end of an era in a bot­tle.
Lagu­ni­tas Brew­ing Co.

They cer­tainly win points for cre­ativ­ity. Pour­ing resulted in a tan head of about an inch. It’s quite dark with a wee bit of red if you look hard. No real dis­tinct smell to me, a med­ley of dessert is the best way I can describe it.

The first cou­ple sips were a bit bit­ter but over­all the stout is quite sweet, almost too much. I didn’t find that it had any real defin­ing taste so the sweet­ness starts to get a bit old near the end. It’s got a bit of a smokey after­taste which is a nice. I feel the strength in this drink is that it is smooth and easy to drink.

This is a decent drink for when you want some­thing that won’t be too over­pow­er­ing or too heavy. It also may be a solid choice for folk who don’t usu­ally enjoy a stout due to the overly thick and dark taste.

rat­ing: 7/10