Imperial Stout Trooper
New England Brewing Company in Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Winter|
Score
7.53
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Nearly a dozen types of malts and grains go into this FORCE-full, American Imperial Stout. Hints of coffee, tastes of dark fruit, and a subtle chocolate background make this Stout the perfect brew to welcome the Winter months. Brewed solely during the onset of the colder months, this one-time-a-year release will make you come over to the dark side... of beer.
Hops - Columbus, Cascade.
Hops - Columbus, Cascade.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Opaque colour, mid-sized brownish head. Ash, chocolate, roasted malts and licorice in the nose. Full-bodied with smooth palate. Roasted, a bit ashy, dark chocolate, some hops. Classic style imperial stout. Well-brewed.
Tried
from Can
from
Harvest Wine & Spirits Elmwood
on 17 Aug 2025
at 18:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
2024 draught at the brewery, 5/1/25.
Clear, dark. Sizeable, light tan head, moderate-to-low retention.
Roasty with some PNW hops. Smells like 2005! But it's clean, polished, no alcohol, resin, sugar, etc...
Very nice texture: soft and chewy, not quite syrupy. Great .alt depth and attenuation with a lot of hop and a good deal of roast. Nice to see they've stayed true to the old school recipe, even if it is outdated. I'm sure it's great in a barrel. Respect.
Clear, dark. Sizeable, light tan head, moderate-to-low retention.
Roasty with some PNW hops. Smells like 2005! But it's clean, polished, no alcohol, resin, sugar, etc...
Very nice texture: soft and chewy, not quite syrupy. Great .alt depth and attenuation with a lot of hop and a good deal of roast. Nice to see they've stayed true to the old school recipe, even if it is outdated. I'm sure it's great in a barrel. Respect.
Tried
from Draft
at
New England Brewing Company
on 01 May 2025
at 17:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can (11/2019) pour from Worldwide Wine & Spirits. Appearance is opaque black with trace sparkle at the edges of the glass, 2-finger width light brown foamy head with good retention and trace lacing. Aroma is earthy, European hops and roasted malt, a bit of cherry and even a whiff of banana(!), chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, cherry, bit of astringent alcohol, chocolate. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin texture, soft carbonation, slight harsh alcohol in the mouth but mild pleasant warmth in the esophagus, and finish as taste. Overall, some very nice elements though harshness of alcohol detracts from the experience--perhaps some additional age would have done this good.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2020
at 03:13
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours pitch black with a thin mocca head. Aromas of very sweet fruits, vanilla, fudge, sweet chocolate and coffee. Taste is not as Extreme sweet fruits but still has alot of it, more roasted malt and coffee. Bit thin body sadly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Can courtesy of Adam, thank you sir! Opaque dark brown color big fluffy beige head. Aroma of rich dark chocolate. Taste is cocoa powder, vanilla, coffee, dates. Light body. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2018
at 02:57
7/10
Tried
on 02 Apr 2018
at 13:42
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2018
at 13:42
Tried
on 27 Jan 2018
at 12:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dwindling yellowish beige head over jet-black beer. Coffee, roasted malts, underlying molasses. Again lukewarm coffee, mocha, dark grains. Medium bodied at least, very slick to oily. Bit middle-of-the-road for an Imperial stout, no?
Tried
on 12 Jun 2016
at 04:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can @ home. Opaque pitch black color, full sized thick and quite creamy dark brown head. Aroma is malts, liquorice, firm roast. Taste malts, roasted malts, dark malts, light liquorice, malt bitter, medium to firm bitter finish. Medium body, carbonation is a bit sharp sort of speak, but not annoying. Decent stout.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2016
at 16:12