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BDT - Les Brasseurs du Temps in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Les Brasseurs du Temps. A rich black colour topped by an appealing tan head. Strong roasted coffee and some booziness in the nose. This is an imperial stout of large tastes. Heavily roasted coffee, roasted malt, chocolate (not too sweet), molasses and a touch of vanilla. The booziness in the nose carries over to the taste, adding some nice warmth. There is a moderate bitterness to the finish, working with the aforementioned roasted elements. It is full bodied with a slightly creamy texture. This might not be your beer if you like hyper blended understated Imperial Stouts. But it’s right up my alley.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 0.473l, our last one straight from the brewpub. Almost three years aged. Seems clear, very dark red to black colored. AROMA- roasted malts, charcoal, tar, alcohol. FLAVOR- velvety and creamy, slightly sweet, moderately bitter, slight roasty sourness, moderately warming, roasted, charcoal, prunes, earthy. Fuller to full bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2024
at 19:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, malt, some coffee.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, roasted malt, some alcohol, liquorice.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, malt, some coffee.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, roasted malt, some alcohol, liquorice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2017
at 08:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, from the brewpub. Black with beige head. Chocolate, lingonberry and marzipan up front. Mid dry with medium-full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate and pine, some resin. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2017
at 12:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
750mL bottle, sent from yourilevesque (thanks a lot, Youri), pours black with a huge tan head. Aroma brings out roasted malt and dry cocoa powder. Flavour is very roasty and rather harsh in this department - tons of roasted malt. Very dry, maybe a bit of cocoa. Not very complex but it works. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2015
at 01:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
750 mL bottle poured at the tasting. Pours black with a tan foam head. Roasted malt aroma. What’s going on with the bitterness here? Ended up being a topic of discussion, as it seemed to be agreed upon widely. Lingers forever. Decent coffee and roasted flavors in there, but buried by bitterness. It has some good qualities for sure. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2015
at 11:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark chocolate and light but pervasive coffee musk dominate this beer. Pours black with little head or lacing. Doesn’t integrate super well. Thick on palate with musk. Finishes with a light touch of bitterness and lots of caramelized roast malt. Tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2013
at 10:45