Imperial Stout
(has 2 batches)
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.17
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Made with Highly roasted malted barley, and plenty of it, to give the beer an uncommon richness and smoky, roasty depth. Just the way the 18th century Russian royalty liked it.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 22oz, courtesy of Pinball. It pours a very dark brown body, clear, and with a minimal tan head. Meaty, coffee-ish aroma with dark chocolate. Some hoppyness. Dry in the mouth, full body. Fine bitterness in the flavor, with coffee and roasted malts. Pleasant hops in the lasting finish. Meaty, coffeeish maltyness too. A quite nice one, but a bit too meaty I think. 100814
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2010
at 04:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@SBWF2010. Deep ambery brown colour with not too much head. Aroma is liquorice, dark dry fruits, toffee as well as some mild black malty ashyness. Flavour is quite much the same with liquorice, chocolate and toffee being the most evident.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2010
at 08:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Key Food, Brooklyn 22oz ($5): Pours a black body with a brown head. Roasted malts and some sugar. Milky chocolate... Alcohol taste is somewhat present throughout, but it is extremely creamy and milky. Not really at all on the bitter side, but more just tasty and sweet malts. The roasted malts and the modicum of hops combine together to give a nice little finish with a little more bite. Not the best imperial, but this one might actually be sessionable (if such a thing were possible... the bizarre Lagunitas description is strangely fitting).
Tried
on 23 Oct 2010
at 19:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a deep amber glare and creamy, tan and lasting head. Aroma is chocolate and dark roasted malt. Sweet caramelish, dark to acidic roasted malt and chocolate. Distinct bitterness lurking through. A bit too dominant on the acidic hard roasted malt flavours. Thick chocolate, dark roasted malt and bitter into a lasting dark malty finish. Goes fantastic with BBQ steaks and fries :)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2010
at 09:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2010. Pours black with a creamy white head and lacings. Mily chocolate, caramel and roasted coffee. Dry and roasted fruity flavor. Hints of cold coffee and ashes. Smooth and dry bitter end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2010
at 05:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a medium black color stout with a nice off-white foamy head with good retention. Aroma of coffee is dominating with some roasted malt also noticeable. Taste is a nice mix between some coffee and black chocolate from roasted malt with light vinous notes and dry raisin appearing as the beer warms. Body is a bit thin but has a creamy texture which I appreciate. Not bad overall and akin to a session imperial stout if such a thing can exist.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2010
at 13:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ The Danish Summer Gathering, TTODRBSG10 - Ulfborg.Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, chocolate malt, sweet licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100814]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2010
at 13:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, 0.65l - 9.6 %, bought at Kihoskh) Poured black. Head was small and light brown. Aroma containde coffee with cream, mild sourness and roastedness. Palate was full bodied and fizzy with medium carbonation. Flavours were roastedness, liquorice, coffee with cream, some sourness, mild sweetness, bit of ash, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste contained coffee, roastedness and bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2010
at 06:43