Big Swede
Valkyrie Brewing Company in Dallas, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.24
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Bottle at Paul's Blind Impy Stout Tasting, 1/5/13
Aroma: The nose is sweet and malty, has some booze and some caramel
Appearance: The beer pours an almost black color with a brown head
Flavor: Taste-wise, it is pretty much what you'd expect from the nose, sweet and a little boozy
Palate: The body is medium, with a decent feel, and a little bit of heat on the finish
Overall Impression: There was quite a bit going on here, so that was nice. It was a touch too sweet, and though maybe not a top of style offering, this one was pretty good in my opinion.
Aroma: The nose is sweet and malty, has some booze and some caramel
Appearance: The beer pours an almost black color with a brown head
Flavor: Taste-wise, it is pretty much what you'd expect from the nose, sweet and a little boozy
Palate: The body is medium, with a decent feel, and a little bit of heat on the finish
Overall Impression: There was quite a bit going on here, so that was nice. It was a touch too sweet, and though maybe not a top of style offering, this one was pretty good in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 14:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
courtesy of homebrew311 for the trade. pours dark brown, tan head. aroma, chocolate malts, dark fruits, yeasty. flavors, bold, fizzy carbonation, found it to have a tad too much yeast and dark fruit; fig, dates. Lingering mild tartness, wondering if some infection might be in the bottle. Some chocolate bitterness, medium-high carbonation. I have another bottle that I’ll try again, something was a little off with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2010
at 06:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Another great stout from this small NE WI brewer, its one of their best. Purchased at Woodman’s in Madison and enjoyed in a plastic cup on Thanksgiving day. I’m not really noticing an aroma, but considering the circumstances I’m not surprised. Well balanced between malt and light hops, tasting a small prune aftertaste, I’m also tasting chocolate, coffee, and mint. Great beer!
Tried
on 26 Nov 2009
at 11:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle, pours thick black with a thin light brown head. Aroma is big and malty with black patent and chocolate. Wow, I feel like each sip is a pound of malt. Very smooth though with a slight soy sauce character, but it’s not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2009
at 10:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12oz shorty bottle. Thick cocoa black-stained-glass red color. Nestle Quick aroma. Big,bold, roasty chocolate taste, while maintaining a smooth mouthfeel. Pretty solid Imperial Stout, albeit a touch watery. Lots of cocoa taste. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2009
at 05:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Dark brown pour with a large, creamy brown head. Aroma is ripe with roast, chocolate, coffee, and a bit of smoke. Wow, that may be the silkiest and creamiest liquid I have ever consumed! Lots of roast, coffee, and light amounts of bittersweet chocolate swirl together in harmony. A little tingly in the end, lots of bitters and roast in the tail. Very enjoyable. Thanks to ughsmash.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2008
at 10:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a dark black with no head. Aroma has some chocolate and alcohol. Flavor is a heavy dark fruit and coffe with seom molasses and agin the alcohol is there in a strong way. Stlll decent with lots of thngs going on.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2008
at 18:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle; nose of raisins, and rye toast; clear but very dark brown with a medium cinnamon head; flavor has roasty , graony malt, with dark fruit, a little molasses touch, and some coffee and alcohol showing in the finish! Flavor much better than the nose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2007
at 18:28