El Gordo Imperial Stout
Good People Brewing Company in Birmingham, Alabama, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.30
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¡Viva El Gordo! Deftly delivering a flavorful smackdown—roasted malts, vanilla, bitter chocolate, and bourbon—this full-bodied stout is muscled and mysterious; dominating the senses without overwhelming the palette
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7/10
Dark roasty cacao nib and coffee notes. Smooth and easy drinking but seems a bit one-dimensional. Solid beer, but would like to try it BA
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Brewed
on 09 Jan 2019
at 21:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Taster at Liquor Express. Pours black, with a small, tan head. The aroma is coffee, bittersweet chocolate, almonds, celery, and toast. Sweet and malty, with a strong bitterness. Heavy body, with a sharp and sticky palate. Big and bold, but not terribly tasty.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2018
at 21:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle at share. Black pour with small cap of beige head. Aroma comes in a bit sweet, roast grains, sugar, smoky. Taste follows with a bit more of the roasty grains. Nice feel over all too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2018
at 17:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle pours out black topped with a small tan ring. Nose is nice sweet malts chocolate brown sugar ash. Taste is more of the ash smoke and big thick roast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2018
at 23:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2018 vintage Re-rate. Draft at Craft Brewed. Deep cacao nib and coffee aromas permeate the nose. Tobacco, coffee and dark chocolate roasted on the palate. Dry and less sweet than previous batches. Not boozy, but the alcohol is there. Not bad, but doesn't really do much in 2018. --- Beer merged from original tick of El Gordo on 01 Dec 2017 at 23:00 - Score: 8. Original review text: Big chocolate nose, Nutella, truffles with vanilla and coffee. Sweet but not cloying. Alcohol hidden so well. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2017
at 12:40
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2017
at 13:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours opaque black, large creamy tan head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is roasty, molasses, cocoa, earthy tobacco, coffee grounds. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium bitter, lots of cocoa. Full body. Creamy mouthfeel. Güd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2017
at 20:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at LBT2. Pours near black with a small beige head. Aroma of roast, toffee, dark chocolate, toffee, metallic notes and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter with alcohol warmth coming out in the palate. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 03:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Free the Hops FestivAle in Birmingham. Opaque brown color, beige head with good retention. Aroma of coffee, burnt espresso. Taste is burnt licorice, burnt toast. A bit harsh. Definitely a bog beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2014
at 07:35