The Empress
Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.20
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Imperial Mocha Porter…
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ yespr. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty spicy caramel and weak chocolate aroma. Roasted malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2013
at 05:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 50 cl. bottle. Dark brown colour with a reddish hue. Small, tan head. Sweet, roasted aroma with malts, coffee, chocolate, dark, dried fruits, vanilla and licorice. Taste is sweet. Full body, thicker texture. Finishes bitter and roasted with dark chocolate and licorice. Excellent Porter from down under.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2013
at 10:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50 cl bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is chocolate and roasted malty. Mild metallic, dark roasted malty and overripe chocolate. Thick malty and chocolate dense finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2013
at 12:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
50cl bottle from Systembolaget, Malmö. No BB date, just a 2010 anno and a damn heavy bottle. Brune foncée, col épais moka, crémeux. Arôme malté, grillé, chocolaté avec un léger côté sucre candi. Le tout augure un profil centré sur les malt. Palais est épais et réchauffant. Alcool bien perceptible et ce côté belge de levure d’abbaye est ici aussi à noter et agréable. Palais est épais, liquoreux avec une impression collante aux lèvres. Garde aussi ce côté d’avoine tellement la note grains est conséquente, se terminant sur une amertume modérée. Une bouteille est amplement suffisante et même une 25cl aurait été plus qu’assez.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2013
at 06:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
First rating50 cl bottle thanks to sebletitje! From Systembolaget in Malmö. Sampled on June 12, 2013.No BB date I could find.Black color, big yellow to brown lasting head. Vanilla, chocolate, alcohol, rich, smooth scent. Alcohol, sweet, malty, chocolate, toffee taste. Roasted, sweet aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.Highly sippable, not highly drinkable though. A nice beer to relax with for a bit, but I’m glad we could split this bottle two ways.8/4/7/4/14=3.7RerateDraught at Tippler’s Tap, Brisbane, on July 20, 2013.Black color, brownish yellow color. Sweet, fruity, smooth scent. Sweet, malty, grainy taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.8/4/8/4/16=4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2013
at 08:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
From a 500ml bottle on 27/11/2012. Pours the darkest of amber with a big fine head. Has a strong aroma of chocolate, coffee, cocoa, vanilla, spices and a touch of soy sauce. The flavour is powerful with dark chocolate, strong dark roast coffee, some caramel, licorice and vanilla. Finishes with a very intense, slightly salty hop bitterness. The palate is creamy and carbonation average. This is possibly the biggest, most intense Aussie beer I’ve tried to date, and it’s a cracker - very complex, unusual and well balanced. Definitely a sipper. If this was produced by some US brewery with a big rep, I think the ratings for it would go through the roof. All up, an exceptional brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2012
at 00:49