Imperial Stout
Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.57
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This massive Stout pours a mahogany black with a thick, brown head. The aroma is all chocolate and toasted malt. The first wave of flavor embraces anise and dark, bitter chocolate but opens up to include coffee, smoke and rich sweet malt.
ABV may vary between batches: 9.1% to 10.3%
ABV may vary between batches: 9.1% to 10.3%
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A thin tan head on a coffee coloured body. The nose is rich and prominent with dark chocolate set off with hints of vanilla and dark fruit. The dark chocolate leads the taste profile, supported by solid hops, some coffee, vanilla and thick roasted malt. Elements of ripe blackberries, crème brule and oatmeal thicken up the taste profile, supported by a thick slightly sticky body. Very tasty.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:03
7/10
Dark black bod sml tan head. Roast choc ash arma. Dry roast choc ash flav. Med full bod mod carb. 7/5/7/4/15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2019
at 14:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour at Epic Brewing SLC. Black with tan head. Roasty, coffee, some chocolate, malty, bitter finish. Coffee. Medium bodied. Seems bit oxidized.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Epic Brewing Company
on 17 Aug 2019
at 10:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewery, black opaque full bodied. Chocolate coffee aroma, medium sweet chocolate taste with bitter coffee finish. Solid.
Tried
on 09 May 2019
at 01:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Very solid and black like Obsidian. Roast and dark chocolate. Nut. Black pour with creamy mocha head on nitro. Carpet lacing. Bittersweet finish with some caramel. Well done. Nitro at brewery.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2017
at 21:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle poured into a tulip. Release #3, bottled in 2011. Black with tan head. Aromas of roast, dark fruit, chocolate, light booze. Tastes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, roast, spices, light licorice. Medium-full body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2016
at 23:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle [from trade with cavemanlawyer, huge thanks!] @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus. Opaque pitch black color, medium to full sized brown head that lasts for a long time and leaves perfect lacing. Wow. Aroma is malts, wood lightly, liquorice, a slight hint of coffee. Taste malts, roast, dark malts, liquorice and firm bitterness. Full body, medium carbonation. Solid imperial stout, not complex, pretty basic but a solid stout for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2015
at 16:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ benzai (10.8% according to the bottle). Black with a large brown head. Smells roasty, coffee, earthy. Tastes roasty, licorice, coffee, earthy, slightly soja, salmiak. Hint of vanilla in the aftertaste. Lasting taste, full body, soft carbo. Not spot on for me, but still a very nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2015
at 17:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pitch black color with creamy light brown head. Nice roasted malt character with dark fruit, moderate sweetness, smooth velvety mouth. Low carbonation. Very full bodied. Lacks bitterness in the finish. Very approachable beer, but doesn’t take me anywhere that special and compared to Big Bad Bap this is a step down.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2015
at 06:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle 1 pt 6 fl oz thanks to Fredrik (non ratebeer), sampled on January 5, 2015.Wrote down "Exponential Series", but not the release or ABV. Likely fresh, Fredrik bought it fairly recently in US.Black color, dark brown head. Dry, coffee scent. Sweet, caramel, coffee, malty, chili taste. Smooth full mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2015
at 03:30