Imperial Stout Fighting Ale
Howling Hops in Hackney, 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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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Park Fever, Hither Green. Black pour with a tan head. Holds its head well. Aromas of coffee, burnt toast, dark chocolate, blackcurrant jam, soy sauce. Flavours of licorice toffee, dark chocolate, burnt spice, light smoke, dark roast coffee. Very smooth with an underlying dryness. Long warming, boozy finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2017
at 10:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark opaque brown pour with a big frothy dark mocha head, aroma has dark chocolate, hints of coffee and some dark fruit edges, taste has sweet dark chocolate, bitter day old coffee, liquorice, dark fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2017
at 08:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at L42, thanks to Fergoose, 23/01/17. Light black with a decent tan head. Nose is chocolate, roast malt, dark fruit rinds, light spice, charr, toffee. Taste comprises chocolate, liquorice, hop presence, light coffee beans, black peppery spice, roast malts. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a nip of booze evident. Ok impy, well rounded if no wow factor, drinks well below it’s stated ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2017
at 16:15
7/10
Tried
on 09 Feb 2017
at 21:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at ushers.. Dark black... Small tan head.. Cold... Dark dry herbal roast... Dark rich chocolate roast 3.7 Cask at ushers... March 17... Dark black... Thin tan lacing... Dry pine chocolate roast malts nose... Chocolate roast. Dry woody chocolate malts.. Heavy chocolate roast.. Rich chocolate roast malts... Oily chocolate roast 4.2
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2017
at 14:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at ushers. Pours black, nose is caramel, toffee, roasted, chocolate, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, roasted, light fruit.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2017
at 13:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
23rd January 2017
Level 42 bottleshare. Thanks to Fergus. Clear deep brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is comparatively light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Mildly creamy dark malts with a little roast bitterness. Mild dark chocolate and tangy dark fruits. Running throughout is a hard to pin down flavour of something like wonky coffee but more savoury than that, almost chicory but note quite. Finishes light and spicy with a trace of medcinal bitterness. Unusual. Could not decide if I liked it or not. Still can’t!
Level 42 bottleshare. Thanks to Fergus. Clear deep brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is comparatively light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Mildly creamy dark malts with a little roast bitterness. Mild dark chocolate and tangy dark fruits. Running throughout is a hard to pin down flavour of something like wonky coffee but more savoury than that, almost chicory but note quite. Finishes light and spicy with a trace of medcinal bitterness. Unusual. Could not decide if I liked it or not. Still can’t!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2017
at 14:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Fergus. Pours clear black-brown with a frothy, beige head. Charred malts in the nose, raisins, baking cocoa. Medium sweet flavour with strong ashy roast, hearty bittersweet dark chocolate, some dried berries. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with more ashy character, some vinous qualities, earth. Hearty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2017
at 12:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 23/01/2017. A clear black mahogany brown coloured pour with a thin dark tan head. Aroma is big ashy roast, burnt pine, woody pine needles, wax and a little solvent. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, malts, bitter ashy roast, campfire, big pine hop, resinous hop, liquorice. Palate is smooth, resinous hop, velvety smooth. Waxy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2017
at 12:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tank at Howling Hops, Hackney Wick, London, Saturday 21st January 2017 walking from Tottenham Hale to Olympic Park via Lea Valley the walk is from Londons Hidden Walks Pours pitch black with a creamy tan head Really thick in the mouth, marshmallow, alcohol sodden sponge, really warming, really moreish, thank heavens this is just a third. Thick in the mouth, some burnt waffle and a maple syrup. Excellent, Loz gets Black Forest Gateaux. A7 A5 T9 P4 Ov16 4.1
Tried
on 21 Jan 2017
at 09:14