Imperial Extra Double Stout
Harvey's Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.11
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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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
GBBF 2013 backlog. CASK.
Head: coffee. Colour: black.
Aroma: complex, roasted, licorice, sourish, decomposing plants.
Taste: complex, salty 99% chocolate, semi-decomposed-plants bitterness.
Head: coffee. Colour: black.
Aroma: complex, roasted, licorice, sourish, decomposing plants.
Taste: complex, salty 99% chocolate, semi-decomposed-plants bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2013
at 09:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2013, Olympia, London. A black coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Roasty, malty, soy sauce aroma. Tastes is similar, roasty, malty, soy, a little coffee and chocolate. Not bad but lacking in complexity.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2013
at 11:30
10/10
I forgot to log this when I had it. It haS Brett in it..explains the sour cherries/raspberries it tasted.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2013
at 17:41
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
2008.
Gorgeous black colour, good +1" head of foam, lacing is pretty spectacular.
The smell is roasty, lots of chocolate, big notes of Brett, light aroma of tartness.
Chocolate and tartness up front in the taste, licorice, Brett flavours, and roasted malt. It kind of sounds like a mess, eh?, but to my palate, it is hitting on all cylinders.
Smooth and creamy full body with ample carbonation.
Just a damn treat to drink. 9%abv, 9.3 oz bottle.
Gorgeous black colour, good +1" head of foam, lacing is pretty spectacular.
The smell is roasty, lots of chocolate, big notes of Brett, light aroma of tartness.
Chocolate and tartness up front in the taste, licorice, Brett flavours, and roasted malt. It kind of sounds like a mess, eh?, but to my palate, it is hitting on all cylinders.
Smooth and creamy full body with ample carbonation.
Just a damn treat to drink. 9%abv, 9.3 oz bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2013
at 14:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
275 ml bottle sampled in 2008. Black body with a really small beige head. Aroma of dark, roasted malt, dry fruit, soy, cellar notes and warming alcohol. Flavor is sweet, dark malt, slightly burnt, balanced bitterness, dry fruit, liquorice, dark chocolate, coffee, slightly acidic berries and warming alcohol. Full body and strong aftertaste. A really complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2013
at 13:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Really rich Madeira cake aroma with caramel figs. A little booze but subdued. Really dark caramel black colour dark tan head. Legs, viscous. Flavour is deep and rich soft caramel, smooth coffee notes, figs and cake. Some alcohol heat, but generally hides it well. This really is very good. Palete is perfectly carbed semi sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2013
at 14:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Chocolate, molasses, and mild nutmeg aroma. Dark brown with minimal head. Very sweet chocolate malt and moderately bitter herbal hops flavor. Mild ashy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2013
at 18:24
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle: 1999 label Pours used-oil black, no head. Aroma is dark, blackberry jam, bubble gum. Taste is sweet-sour...wine like and slightly acidic....blackberry and licorice. More vinegary/bitter as it warms. Interesting...whether it’s the beer itself or the age, I don’t know....fairly complex taste....I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2013
at 13:52
6/10
Tried
on 02 Apr 2013
at 06:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. It pours near black with thick tan head. The nose is roasted malt, rich coffee, chocolate gateaux, dark fruit, plum, wood and jam. The taste is roasted malt, burnt earth, charcoal, coffee, alcohol warmth, wood, tangy dark fruit, jam, wood, salted liquorice and varnish with a warming bitter-sweet finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Good depth of flavour. An accomplished brew indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2012
at 14:11