Rain Shadow (2016)
(Batch of Rain Shadow)
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.76
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared at a drinking session with Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran in the summer of 2017. Thanks! Black with a brown head. Roasty, cocoa, nutty, liquorice, dried fruit. Dry, metallic from alcohol. Medium body, thick texture. Not as complex as expected.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 08:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At a tasting, many thanks,smallish head, opaque black color, lots of dark chocolate with bourbon and vanila notes in aroma, intense chocolate in flavor with dark fruits and a hint of ash, sweet but not heavy with a light sour note, highly perfumed. Very nice and enjoyable.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2017
at 06:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Darkest brown, low brown head. Chocolate, iodine, soy, berries. Dry, light chili, dark chocolate, dry coffee, spicy finish. Medium light body. Very easy drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2017
at 13:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, many thanks derA! Black color with beige head. Aroma is intense black chocolate, roasted, vanilla, soy sauce. Taste is soy sauce, roasted, salty, vanilla, chocolate, earthy, leathery. Nice earthy finish with a solid bitterness. Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2017
at 13:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Re-rate 10/17: Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks troubles. 2015 bottle, 10%. Black. Big chocolate, roast, coffee, cherries, smokiness, ash, a bit of umami, a bit bitter, full-bodied, rounded. Great. 8/4/8/4/16=4
[4/16] Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Tom L. 2015 bottle. 10%. Black with a brown head. Roast, chocolate, licorice, coffee, caramel, a cherry note, a bit of smokiness, ash. Sweet, bitter finish. Full-bodied with a boozy note. Great stuff. 8/4/8/4/16=4
[4/16] Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Tom L. 2015 bottle. 10%. Black with a brown head. Roast, chocolate, licorice, coffee, caramel, a cherry note, a bit of smokiness, ash. Sweet, bitter finish. Full-bodied with a boozy note. Great stuff. 8/4/8/4/16=4
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2017
at 10:25
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Appearance- oily black, opaque, a small light brown head which doesn’t last long. Aroma- lots of coffee and dark chocolate, leather, some smoke, roast malt, dark malt, trace of milk chocolate. Taste- bitter, earthy coffee dominates, dark chocolate, roast dark malt, smoky notes, burnt treacle, hints of vanilla, burnt toast, chocolate ice cream. Coating, full mouthfeel, long finish.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2017
at 07:04
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black colored, thick, medium dark tan creamy head, nice lacing, decent lasting. Aroma is of dark malts, roasted and strong coffee, bit dark fruit, some alcohol. Taste is medium to very sweet malt, roasted, dark chocolate and coffee, some dark fruit, charcoal, medium roasty bitterness, alcohol noticeable and warmth quite evident, dry finish. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, thick and creamy. (bottle)
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2017
at 14:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours black with moderate tan head. Aromas of dry black coffee, molasses, nuts and heavily roasted malts. Flavors of same with additional soy sauce and powdery dry chocolate. Dry. Beauty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2017
at 09:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown head head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol, and coffee, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2017
at 11:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, bitter, herbal and chocolate. Bitter, dark malty. Dry and roasted. Bitter and chocolate malty. Lingering roasted dark malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2017
at 10:56