Imperial Blud
18th Street Brewery in Hammond, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.69
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’IMPERIAL BLUD’ is a very limited 10.5% RIS, brewed with cocoa nibs, vanilla bean, cinnamon, and Metropolis Coffee Company coffee. Each 750mL bottle has a hand dipped gold wax seal.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
600th Imperial Stout rating. Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours cloudy brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong cinnamon, spice, wood, cocoa, bourbon. Thick mouth, similar flavors to nose, dark chocolate, bitter finish, very sweet, really enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2015
at 20:44
8/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2015
at 08:10
8/10
Tried
on 01 Jul 2015
at 04:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the 4th Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Session 3, 02/05/2015. Black topped with a dirty tan swirl. Nose is chocolate, nutty, light spice, dark fruit shreds, toffee fudge. Taste comprises treacle toffee, rich chocolate, light coffee cake, caramel, light roast. Medium + body, fine carbonation, light warming alcohol in the close. Good balance, solid impy.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2015
at 11:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap@CBC 2015, Red Session - pours black with beige/tan head. Dark roasted malty aroma and taste, with chocolate, some coffee, cinnamon, light spice, nutty, caramel, vanilla, roasted finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2015
at 10:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ CBC 2015 [ Red Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As 18th Street Imperial Blud ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, cookie, spicy, cacao - vanilla, cinnamon - ? Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, spicy, roasted, chocolate, cacao - vanilla, spicy bitter - cinnamon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20150502]
Tried
on 13 Jun 2015
at 08:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap @ CBC. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, mint? and spices. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, mint?, vanilla, spices, medium sweet, hop, medium bitter with notes of alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2015
at 12:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
1st May 2015
CBC Red Session. Keg. Opaque red - brown beer, small tan head. Palate is soft with mild fine carbonation. Rich dark malts. Mellow cappuccino coffee. Nicely judged mild cinnamon. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Smooth finish. Nice.
CBC Red Session. Keg. Opaque red - brown beer, small tan head. Palate is soft with mild fine carbonation. Rich dark malts. Mellow cappuccino coffee. Nicely judged mild cinnamon. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Smooth finish. Nice.
Tried
on 26 May 2015
at 12:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[5/2/15] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015. 3rd session. Black with a tan head. Aroma of coffee, roast, chili. Roasty flavor, with coffee, chili, a bit hot. Rounded mouthfeel.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 12:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Red session. Black color with beige brown head. Roasted malty aroma, cookie, chocolate, coffee, spicy, cinnamon. Sweet and bitter like aroma. Medium to full oily body with soft caronation
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2015
at 14:33