Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Hope Brewery in Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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The Imperial version of our Extra Stout. This stylish stout is a harmony of hops and malts, the beer is barrel aged in reclaimed French Oak hogsheads to add a subtle complexity without any oaky dominance. An Imperial, next level, strong beer.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Can) Pours black with lovely tan head. Rich aroma of roast grains and booze with oak and dark fruits. Full bodied, smooth with fine prickly carbonation. Great taste, rich and warming and very well balanced. There’s some restrained dark toffee sweetness at the start and through the middle palate. This is balanced with a steadily growing burnt toffee, black coffee bitterness. The booze is apparent and balanced. Very enjoyable- just keep picking it up for another taste.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2023
at 11:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pretty much black with a large tan head that fades to a cm. Aroma of mocha, earthy berries, oak. Not a whole lot of body and dryish.Tastes much as it smells - subdued roast, mocha, berries and more than plenty of oak. Quite bitter at the end. A little ash. No obvious alcohol. I wouldn't have minded a little more sweetness or a bit less oak, but I do like the way it seems complete and well integrated as it is.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2019
at 12:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375mL can, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma brings out medium roasted malt upfront, followed by oak, and a hint of vanilla. Flavour is along the same lines, with oak, medium roast and some chalky notes. Dusty, chalky mouthfeel, with a bourbony finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2019
at 04:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 375ml can on 21/4/2019. Pours near black with a medium head. Has a slightly boozy, rummy nose, with some dark fruit. On the sip, its's reasonably sweet - fruity and malty, with a dash of oak and booze - but still pretty easy drinking for the size. Has a sightly creamy texture with softish carbonation. Hope are really consistent and this is a really solid, if relatively subtle, BA impy.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Apr 2019
at 08:05