Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout
2003 Vintage
This was another cellar dwellar that made the trip to visit my mother in MA for the family holiday party. I forget exactly when I got this but I know most of its cellar time happened at the importer B. United cellar that is carved into a hillside down in Connecticut.
Hailing from London this pours a mostly still black umber color with just a trace of dark khaki foam. There is lots of oxidation happening here but somehow it works and transforms the flavors into a Madeira like profile with lots of that classic stout char playing counterpoint to the complex aged components of this beer!
Tar, Soft Caramel, Nutty Sherry, Shoe Polish, Raisin, Old Madeira, Light Tamari and Anise.
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