Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles' Stout
Imperial Stout
Avery Brewing Company
16% ABV
107 IBUs
OG 1.134

12 oz. bottle of 2007 vintage, bottled 11/2007, shared with 3 other people, poured into small snifters.

    I had been eying Mephistopheles for a long time, but never bought it because of its price until I found a cellared 2007 vintage at the regular retail price. Super excited to try it because I have heard only good things about aged Mephistopheles. Poured dark brown, but not as nearly dark as most bigger stouts, with a medium dark head that dissipated into a thin collar rather fast. No lacing on the glass.

    Decent aroma but fairly generic if you ask me, roast and sweet malts, dried fruit... Not much of what I would expect from a 1.134 malt forward beer with 3+ years on it. Tastes rich with roast, dried fruit, prunes, and acidic (without coffee) and has a roasty astringent finish. Good.

    Very thin and carbonated for its ABV, and not silky enough. A good stout yeah, but equally satisfying examples exist for half that ABV and price.
Scores: Appearance 3.5, Aroma 3.5, Taste 4, Mouthfeel 2, Drinkability 2