Imperial Extra Double Stout
Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.10
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Imperial Extra Double Stout is regarded as one of the World’s most unusual and prestigious beers. The recipe contains a dense concentration of varied malts and hops to produce a bottle conditioned stout of 9.0% ABV.
This brew will improve and develop complexity up to one year and has an intense flavour which is distinctive. The roast, alcoholic and spicy notes combine in this unusually sweet & sour beer.
This brew will improve and develop complexity up to one year and has an intense flavour which is distinctive. The roast, alcoholic and spicy notes combine in this unusually sweet & sour beer.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
DØE. Black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice and a little salt liquorice . Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, salt liquorice, warming, sweet and bitter.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2018
at 12:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
DØE. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and licorice. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. Oily. 020618
Tried
on 02 Jun 2018
at 10:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
$6.49 bottle, Wine Warehouse. Not sure of the bottling date - on the cap there a 20 (blank) 3. 2013? or is this just a wild goose chase? Pours thick and black, no head at all. Lovely sweet aroma: chocolate, dark cherry, vanilla, caramel. Flavor is chocolate - somewhat sweet, followed by woody cherry, vanilla, earth, prune, a hint of coffee at the end. Lots of flavor, all good. Almost no carbonation, which for this beer is just fine. Oily. Yum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2018
at 21:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown creamy head stayed on a jet black still body. Bitter sweet aroma of stewed berry, over ripe fruit, liquorice & spices Medium bodied, minimal carbonation & oily down the throat. Strong tastes of rhubarb, malt, demerara, liquorice, concentrated grape juice, nectarine & tangy back.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2018
at 22:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.275 l bottle from 'Rudat', best before end 2018. Pitch black with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, light brown head. Sweetish-malty, vinous, fruity and moderately roasty aroma of dark chocolate, licorice, red wine, oak and a touch of hazelnut. Rather sweet, malty, a little sourish, moderately roasty and quite vinous taste of dark chocolate, licorice, hazelnut, red wine and oak, followed by a medium long, moderately roasty-bitter, rather vinous, woody and dry and slightly earthy finish. Medium to full body, slightly creamy, minimally astringent and moderately effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. What a beer, a totally unexpected goodie, this is not what you would expect from your average Imperial Stout. It reminds me again that ratebeer scores are not always reliable but that the ratings of experienced raters sometimes give a better impression of a beer's quality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2017
at 15:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
275ml bottle courtesy of Erzengel! A black beer with a mid-sized most good lasting brownish head. Aroma of tart raspberries, dark riped red berries, dark malt. Taste of strong dark malt, tart berries, some vinegar, wood, grapes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2017
at 16:01
4/10
Tried
on 07 Oct 2017
at 11:53
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2017
at 20:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
275ml bottle @ monthly tasting, at Chez Sophie, courtesy of Mike. Pours dark, foamy tan head. Aroma is fairly sweet, chocolate. Taste brings strong, rich liquorice, coffee, dark fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 16:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle as an Xmas gift from Sarkynorthener cheers Martin; black pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has rich chocolate and some dark fruits, taste has deep roast, hints of liquorice, chocolate, dark fruits, some coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2016
at 14:44