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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9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle from the BeerHawk stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Black with a moderate brown head. Viscous yet ultra-smooth. Massive aromas and flavours- chocolate, red wine, leather, bitumen, blackberries and loads more. Hugely complex and satisfying, yet still strangely drinkable and more-ish. A fantastic beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2016
at 10:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black beer, odd smell that I can’t place. Flavour is basically if you took a rich, malty stout and threw some tangy fruit in there. A bit sour, but nice. Very nice
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2016
at 13:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
275ml bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Black colour, beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of dark fruits, sourish, with liquorice, roast, spice. Taste is roasted malt, nutty, dark fruits & liquorice, leather, tangy with some earthy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2016
at 15:20
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1999 bottle at Mikes 50th
Dark brown with a small tan head, no lacing. Aroma of soy sauce and chocolate. Taste of dark malts, leather and whiskey
I held up pretty good for a 17yrs old Imp stout
Dark brown with a small tan head, no lacing. Aroma of soy sauce and chocolate. Taste of dark malts, leather and whiskey
I held up pretty good for a 17yrs old Imp stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 18:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle bought at the Royal Oak. Intense plums and malt. Extreme thick and dense. Malt, dried plums. Very dry, hints of typical Stout-sourness. Burned, dry, roast. Not too much bitterness in the end, but a nice malt-bitterness from the roasted malt together with a bit of hops. Long dry malty sticky deep aftertaste on the tongue. Fruit, burned malt, very dense! Fascinating!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2015
at 17:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured black with brown head. Big boozy aroma. Nice sweet molasses and maple, coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2015
at 22:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Black colour with a deep tan head. Aroma has coffee, chocolate, vanilla and a lasting roastedness. Taste has roasted notes with liquorice. Thick body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2015
at 13:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
9.3 oz bottle. Pours black with full dark tan head. Aromas of acidic black coffee, metal, soy sauce and dry licorice. Flavors of licorice, molasses, vanilla, and dry dusty burnt malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2015
at 20:31
9/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2015
at 13:33
9/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2015
at 13:32