Highland
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.59
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Scotch whisky barrel aged imperial stout.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in Hackney - thanks to Fergus. Pours oily black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Lots of ashy roast, dark chocolate, smoke. Medium sweet flavour with lots of charred malts, baking cocoa, scorched earth. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more ashy roast, dry baking cocoa. Rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2017
at 14:30
8/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2017
at 13:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Fergus. It pours opaque jet black with a small tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, tangy berry, dried fruits, fruit cake, vanilla, whisky, earthy, oily, burnt pink marshmallow, oak, toffee and honey. The taste is rich roasted malt, very dry, charred wood, ashy, ashtray, dried fruits, fruit cake, boozy, tar, whisky and some astringency with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Great aroma, but a bit ashy. Decent anyhow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2017
at 13:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours black, small pale tan head. Some candy-shop aromatics alongside some whisky and dark malts. Taste is similarly sweet with soft whisky integration, lightly peated with soy and soft roast. Medium-bodied and quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2017
at 10:44
6/10
Tried
on 13 Nov 2017
at 14:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours opaque black with a thick, tight, tan head. Aromas of light smoke, peat, whisky, dark chocolate, dried fruits, toffee. Taste is heavy roast, smoked peat, chocolate, dried fruits, oak, soy. Medium body, oily complexion. Fine lasting carbonation. Bitter sweet, smoked whisky, boozy finish. Rich & smooth. Might need more time
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2017
at 16:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is light smoke, wood, chocolate, toffee, taste is rich, chewy, wood, sweet chocolate, light soy sauce.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2017
at 03:04
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Nose is whiskey, soy, vanilla, cherry, almost cherry coke. Taste leads with fruity, whiskey notes before drying out into to soy, treacle, earthy, bitter coffee, hint of chocolate, whiskey liqueur, with a lasting whiskey finish. It's got a sticky mouthfeel but is dangerously moreish and easy to drink.The barrel aging compliments rather than swamps the base beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2017
at 15:28