Gorio wrote:
> ;1519398 Wrote:

>
> I'm speaking of Mackeson's Triple Stout. One gets the impression of an
> imperial.

Mackeson Triple Stout, IIRC, was about 5% alcohol, compared to the
domestic UK Mackeson Stout at around 3%. Every book I've ever seen
describes it as either a "sweet stout" or "milk stout" - I can't imagine
anyone ever claiming it to be anything close to it being an Imperial
Stout. The "triple" in the title predates the current mania for
"double" "triple" and "imperial" IPA's, stouts, etc.

> I guess it's a matter of communication.

Well, it seems you were expecting something that the beer wasn't.

> Sorry, "sweet" does not typify the taste.

You're the one who first mentioned sweet. "thought the sweetness would
come come dark malt; but they obviously use some lighter stuff to boost
the sweet."

> It's like cardboard.

Which version of MTS did you drink? The US "brewed under license"
version ended several years ago. There's also one brewed somewhere in
the Caribean IIRC.


>
> I was hoping for an "Imperial" and got "Dragon."
>

But it was never intended to be an Imperial stout. UK beer history
Martyn Cornell says when originally brewed in early 20th century, the og
was 1054- given the addition of non-fermentable lactose, I'd imagine the
original abv was in the same range of the last modern versions 3-5%.