Giblin Imperial Stout
Van Dieman Brewing in Evandale, Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.21
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
From a 330ml bottle on 30/12/2015. Pours near black with virtually no big. The aroma is very malty - toffee, molasses and toast, with some dark fruit and spice. Taste wise, this is full of character. Lots of caramel, chocolate and toffee, more molasses, some licorice, cherries and plums. The texture is a touch syrupy and the carbonation soft. This has more than a touch of Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout about it. Complex, rich and satisfying. We Aussies have begun to kick some arse when it comes to producing quality IPAs but there appears to be less appetite to do big stouts. This is a very welcome exception and I will definitely be consuming omore if I can get hold of it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2015
at 04:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Small, wrapped bottle, 12C. Very dark brown with a light tan head that’s never less than a coat. Aroma of stewed and dried fruit - figs, raisins, prunes- molasses, mocha, fruit cake spices, grass. Just short of syrupy, lowish carbonation. Sweet and very fruity with supporting gentle roasty flavours. Dryish finish with lovely lightening grassy/ spicy bitterness. A little woody after a while and the bitterness creeps up. Agree it’s Old Ale-ish, but pretty hoppy. Lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2014
at 06:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown, black in the glass. Quite light for an imperial stout.Nose shows nutty malt, chocolate and some very soft roast. Loads of caramel and sultana too.Flavours are a little roastier but still seem to lack any punch or depth. Loads more sweetness, almost like an old ale crossed with a barleywine. a little solvent-like in the finish.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2014
at 19:12