Imperial Stout
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.25
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A vigorous fermentation is followed by a long maturation – the beer is brewed in February and then released on the unsuspecting public. A densely rich beer with a dark brown head, it has coffee and berry like aromas and a velvet mouth feel. This beer commands respect and deserves to be savoured slowly.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark mahogany pour with a thin short-lived tan head. Notes of dark chocolate, cocoa nibs, bitter cherries, sherry, oak, some dried fruit, brewed coffee. Quite complex, as the label suggests. If I didn't know better, I'd say it is sherry barrel-aged. Medium to full body, low carbonation, bitter-sweet finish.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2017
at 15:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle loads of thx to Sir Grumbo cons 2017-05-16 Göteborg AR: roasted malt, dark chocolate, sweet sourness AP: black with a dark ruby rim, wee thin brown head F: low carb, port wine, coffee, chocolate, fine liqurice, full body, smooth, warming feeling
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2017
at 16:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
330 ml bottle, from Ales By Mail. Vintage 2014. ABV is 10.5%. Pitch black colour, minimal tan head. Aroma of roast malts, leather, horse stable, coffee, dark chocolate, hints of molasses and oak. Very moderate but sufficient carbonation. The rich and medium sweet flavour has roast malts, vinous notes, dark dried fruits, coffee, dark chocolate, hints of oak. Warming mouthfeel. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2017
at 09:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Keg. A overpowering flavour and aroma of alcohol that left a metallic taste in the mouth. To me the flavours were in no way integrated and the mouthfeel didn’t work. Maybe the problem was that it was an "end of evening" beer when my palate was shot to bits, so a re-rate is probably necessary.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2017
at 03:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Smell of coffee, vanilla. Black colour, tiny mid-brown head. Aroma of oak, alcohol, raisins, rum. Also faints of chocolate and coffee. Very flat carbon, oily palate, viscous texture. Very sweet. Not exactly the regular imperial stout.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2017
at 12:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
*330ml bottle. Rich and deep. Plums, dried figgs, dry caramelly sugars. Not too bitter or sticky, Rich and full dark brown fruity in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2016
at 16:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Nose is treacle, sweet malt, licorice, fruits. Taste is licorice, dark fruits, very sweet malt, more licorice, prunes, brand, treacle a little wood. There is a breathy peppery alcohol taste which is not well integrated. Mouthfeel is very thin. The sweet and surprisingly light taste profile for an imperial stout is interesting, but the alcohol is overbearingly prominent, and I didn’t really enjoy this at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2016
at 15:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; opaque black pour with a thin tan head, aroma has sweet dark fruits and some coffee, taste has dark fruits, some espresso coffee, chocolate, pleasant mouthfeel, dark chocolate along with some red fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2016
at 14:12
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle 0.33l at home, Oulu. Vintage 2012. Colour is black with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Vineous elements, some coffee and roasted malts. I almost put this to drain because it was quite repulsive as cold but its getting little bit of better when warming up. Too old still and drinkability is just bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2016
at 14:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at a tasting. Thanks Tim! Pours a pitch black with some ruby highlights and small head that dissipates almost instantly. Aromas of prune, raisin and currant with some berry and some port-like character. Body was a little thin and the booze was there, but still enjoyable. Finishes a little winey. Interesting, but a bit too boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2015
at 09:23