I stopped into Indeed's taproom to get a growler, but, seeing this, ended up with two. I can't resist a beer like this, however…
This is a beer that my friend Liz would hate, based on name alone. Tell her you've got a great Imperial Coconut Kumquat Berliner Weisse, aged on lychee and lichens, and she'll politely pass. Too many words in that name, thank you. Can't you just call it George?
Thick, solid blackness, rich voluminous headiness, vast cocoa-toned foam.
Profound cocoa notes, deep darkness, cavernous reservoirs of chocolate, dark rum, mollasses, and more. Whoa.
In the mouth, ever-so-much more. Dripping with chocolate, flooded with other dark flavors. Thick, rich and dense. Full-bodied, malty as they get, with a long, rich, interminal finish. Hops are high, but barely keep up with malt. Delicious. Exactly what I want from a …what is this, again?
A name like this begs more questions that it offers answers. Is there whiskey? Doesn't taste like it, seems like they're just riffing on their other imperial stout, Rum King. Is it really "Imperial Double"? Of course. "Danger Chocolate Nitro..."? They're goofing on their NorthEast neighbor, Dangerous Man, and their popular Chocolate Milk Stout. Is there milk? Not sure. Is it Nitro? Of course not. I think. I'm presuming a lot of the descriptions in here are just a joke, much like Dave's BrewFarm's Imperial Double series.
Whatever it is, I love it. But it will undoubtedly undergo a name change if it is offered outside the brewery. May I suggest "Melvin"?
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