Peg Leg Stout by Clipper City Brewery

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Beer specs

Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: 35 SRM

Beer details: Rating: 73; Peg Leg Stout; Brewery: Clipper City Brewery · Baltimore, MD; Variety: Ale · English Ale · Russian Imperial Stout; Alcohol: ABV 8.00% / ABW 6.40%; IBU: 30; Preferred vessel: Pint glass; Color: Dark Black (Stout) (35 SRM); Added by scredsfan

From Clipper City description:

Hops: Fuggles and Styrian Goldings Malts: English Pale, Crystal, Chocolate and Black Barley

A dry Imperial stout with rich black color and aromas of roasted coffee, molasses, dark chocolate, toffee and caramel. Rich, powerful, and lingering.

Sweet, Malty, Caramel, Warming, Coffee

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Reviews

Review by scredsfan

Rating: 70

scredsfan

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Aiken, SC

March 12th, 2009 at 11:45 a.m.

Comment:
Another good offering from Clipper City, but not on a par with their Loose Cannon IPA. Seemed a little thin compared to other Imperial Stouts I’ve tried without as much kick. Still, if you can find it, give it a try.

Characteristics: coffee dark sweet warming
Review by M@

Rating: 80

M@

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Washington, DC

May 15th, 2009 at 1:39 p.m.

Comment:
pours deep black with a tan one inch head.

aroma is coffee and sweet malts

the first few sips are really sweet. I wouldn’t consider this and imperial stout. After the first few sips the bitterness that I’m accustoms to shows up. Very odd. bitterness builds throughout the rest of the glass, but never becomes too much.

It’s very drinkable and very balanced. The alcohol is very hidden.

Mouthfeel is creamy.

Characteristics: bittersweet malty sweet warming
Review by James

Rating: 73

James

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Greenbelt, MD

May 15th, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.

Comment:
Wonderful color. Flavor definitely opens as it warms; much better closer to room temperature than fridge-cold. Taste is robust with coffee, caramel and the “smell” of pistachios. At times on the edge of being a little sweet for me, but enjoyable.

Not too challenging, but reminds one that there’s more happening in the palate than with other brews.

Characteristics: caramel coffee malty sweet
Review by Chuck Harmston

Rating: 75

Chuck Harmston

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Washington, DC

May 17th, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.

Comment:
A really drinkable stout, but that’s not a good thing. This is billed as an imperial stout, and it goes down as easy as a Guinness.

Coffee, bitter chocolate, dark roasted malts and caramel dominate the flavor, with hints of anise/licorice and alcohol as the beer warms. All the flavors are mild, which makes for a good, though unremarkable drink.

Characteristics: alcohol anise caramel dark malts
Review by Lobsterman

Rating: 71

Lobsterman

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Portland, ME

May 31st, 2009 at 1:59 p.m.

Comment:
It’s an OK Stout but… Imperial?… Sorry, I don’t think so. Brooklyn, Stone, North Coast, No Comparison.

Characteristics: bite fiz malty