Prince of DarkNESS
Loch Ness Brewery in Drumnadrochit, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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A dangerously dark imperial stout.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at LKS Heights, thanks to LKS, 14/04/16. Pitch black topped with a dirty tan head. Nose is rich roast, dark fruit rinds, Xmas cake, chocolate, light charr. Taste comprises chocolate, roast malt, molasses, earthy hop notes, fruit loaf. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light warming alcohol. Decent old skool impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2016
at 15:39
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
14th April 2016
Bottleshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque dark brown beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts, a little dark chocolate. Mild coffee. Spicy licorice. Light semi dry finish. Okay.
Bottleshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque dark brown beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts, a little dark chocolate. Mild coffee. Spicy licorice. Light semi dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 09:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Leighton’s place 14/04/2016. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. . Pitch black viscous pour with a lasting ING really dark tan head. Aroma is sweet roast, damp, smokey whiskey, sea salt. Palate is viscous silky, full bodied, lowish carbonation. Very smooth. Flavour is composed of rich dark choc, tart cherry fruit, berry. Black forest gateau. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2016
at 16:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in W2 - picked up at some bottle shop. Pours oily black with a frothy beige head. Big burnt wood in the nose, some charred herbs, dark chocolate. Medium sweet flavour with strong ashy roast, bitter baking cocoa, aged charred wood, scorched earth, old raisins. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly chewy. Somewhat warming on the finish, with more bitter charred wood, baking cocoa, earth, aged berries. A bit rough-edged but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2016
at 17:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, at the Plockton Hotel real ale festival. Pours black with tan had. Roasted malts, coffee, hint of alcohol, bit acidic, bitter finish. Medium to full bodied. Not an easy one to drink. Expected more really.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2016
at 15:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity cask @ In De Wildeman. Black color. Frothy beige head, with quite good retention (!). Aroma’s: chocolate, dark berries, roasted malts. Warming up, the berries become less apparent and there’s more roast. Retronasal it’s roasted, umami, moderare bitter, dark chocolate, mocha. Flavor is light sweet, roasted, umami, cocoa. Alcohol feel is rather mild, body is medium, carbonation is low. Finishes with lots of roast, ground coffee, dark chocolate, light bitter. Quite complex and a classic UK Imperial Russian Stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2015
at 15:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the sraf. Close to opaque black with a nice crema head. Dark chocolate and booze. Rich dark chocolate with a coconut underbelly. Big tar finish. It’s not elegant but there is beauty.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2015
at 09:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Loch Ness Prince of DarkNESS (by Loch Ness Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
23/V/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: n/a (2015-681) Thanks to Niall for the trade!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy irregular beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, alcohol, dried fruits, sugary. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: bit sourish, some alcohol, coffee, mocha, sweet caramel, very bitter hops. Aftertaste: caramel, mocha, hoppy, coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, lots of bitter hops.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
23/V/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: n/a (2015-681) Thanks to Niall for the trade!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy irregular beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, alcohol, dried fruits, sugary. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: bit sourish, some alcohol, coffee, mocha, sweet caramel, very bitter hops. Aftertaste: caramel, mocha, hoppy, coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, lots of bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 14:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cgarvieuk cheers Craig; pitch black pour with a creamy dark mocha head, aroma has rich dark chocolate plus some dark fruits, taste has roasted malts, a hint of smoke, underlying coffee, plain chocolate, some sweetness, detect some dark fruits, cherry and blackberry, a bite of bitterness, viscous mouthfeel, low carbs, pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2015
at 13:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014. Black body with a thin beige head. Aroma of rich chocolate and liqueur. Flavour of roasted malts, chocolate, a hint of smoke and a bitter, grassy finish. Medium body with a smooth texture. Quite bitter for an Imperial Stout, which I like.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jul 2014
at 08:28