Imperial Stout Fighting Ale
Howling Hops in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.44
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This fighting ale, was brewed to have a real punch. Be prepared for a knock out effect.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours a nice black with a thick head. Aroma is very classic Imperial stout. Lots of dark malts, chocolate and coffee, lots of roasted barley, maybe some licorice and figs. Big body. Flavour is balanced and sweetish, with a big malt body. Lots of bitterness and roastiness balances sweetness. Coffee and chocolate notes, mostly general roast flavours. Not overly complex but a superbly done classic Imperial stout with very good drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2019
at 02:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours dark, good pale tan head. Aroma bears some tobacco and woody roast. Taste has similar charred wood, roast, nutty layers with chocolate, leather and tobacco with some soy emerging. Medium bodied. Interesting, flavoursome stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2018
at 22:19
7/10
Tried
on 17 Feb 2018
at 19:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma of roast malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits. Taste is sweet, rich malts, dark chocolate, dark fruits, some coffee, caramel. Full bodied, fine carbonation, smooth thick creamy mouthfeel. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2018
at 19:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Light brown creamy head stayed on a still, near black body. Malty aroma with rich dark fruit & dark spirits. Medium bodied, low carbonation, soft & cloying. Rich tastes of malt, demerara, bitter berries, over ripe fruit, smoky, sweet berries & a good clean hoppy finish.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2017
at 16:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Cock Tavern, London 12 Okt 17. Svart. Farget skum langs glasset. Lett sjokoladearoma. Smaken mest sjokolade med innslag av røstet malt. Tørr - lett alkoholisk ettersmak.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2017
at 06:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Union Tavern Westbourne Park. Black beer lasting tan head. Some dark chocolate. Some tar some blackcurrant fruit flavours. Smooth in the mouth. Light bitterness. A little tarry. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2017
at 10:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hopology. Oily jet black colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted bitter coffee, slight spice. Taste is mainly bitter. Full rich body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2017
at 14:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
1/3 pint draft @ Howling Hops. Brune foncée, col léger blanc-cassé, dorée au verre. Arôme malté chocolaté et grillé avec un léger effet poudreux grains. Le tout est correct toujours dans la lignée des stouts impériales. Palais met directement l'abv en avant, malté, caramel avec un fini chocolaté, le tout sur un petit côté de réglisse. Un peu soja au fini touche de feuille de tabac et fruits noirs pur un fini un peu sec et cendre. Collant aux lèvres sur la fin, sec, avec un léger fini amer. Correcte un peu monodimensionnelle.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2017
at 08:53