Imperial Extra Double Stout
(has 3 batches)
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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
2003 Bottle. Poured black with no head whatsoever. Aroma has an odd wine note with roasted malts and dark chocolate. Flavor begins with dark chocolate and roasted malts but a dry wine note grows towards the finish and becomes surprisingly vine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2010
at 20:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, vintage 2003. Black with a tiny head. It proved to be an odd beer, my first comment in terms of flavor was rum raisin. Furthermore, there were taste of red wine, vinegar, coffee, licorice, cherry, soy, syrup and some chocolate. Also some weak roasted tones. A strange beer that was at 9% but still felt quite thin, almost a bit lifeless in some way. A glass of 15 cl was enough. Sour and salty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2010
at 02:19
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
En av världens bästa imperial stouts. Bryggd enligt gammalt recept. Väldigt vinös.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2010
at 11:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Black tar in the glass with little tan head. Very sweet brown sugar and molasses. Rated 4/26/03
Tried
on 07 May 2010
at 21:08
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
2003 bottle under the Le Coq label, from Wine * Beer Westpark, Richmond, VA. Ppurs an opaque black color with a nearly total lack of carbonation. No head whatsoever. Aroma of dark roasty malts with caramel, along with significant oxidation notes including sherry and vinous notes. Also strong notes of cork. The taste is toffee, raisins, wood, sherry, bitter vinous notes, plums and other fruits. Sadly this is well past its prime, but it still has a bit of value.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2010
at 17:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Vintage 2003 After trying to pull the cork. (it snapped in half it was so dry). Pours out a flat pitch black topped with no head. Aroma is very nice sweet pitfruit and rich malt. Taste is of flat coffee, smoke, soy, and bitterness. Sad to say not so good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2009
at 13:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2008 vintage rated in 2012: lovely black with dark foam. Rich umami nose. Salty chocolate flavor with sea water, berries, meaty bacon. Very thick and sweet, a bit hot. Strangely fascinating, and much better than the older one. 2000 vintage rated in ’09: 6/4/7/4/14 Sour, oxidized, aroma with sherry and dark fruit. Flavor of Worcestershire sauce, bitter chocolate, sherry, soy sauce, wood, and sour fruits. Oxidized and quite old. Very sour. Has kept its quality well. Very winey. No carbonation at all.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2009
at 17:24
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
2003 bottle, pours black and oily with a thin tan film resting on the very top. Aroma is mildly chocolate with soy sauce and black patent. Powerful! Still with no carbonation. This is hard to swallow. Foul soy sauce and oxidation. Gross drain pour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2009
at 11:47
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a very thin foamy head with not much head retention or lacing. Aroma of soy-sauce and salty malt makes for a weird and unique experience. Taste is again very unique with some salty notes and weird soy-sauce like finish. Body is full with very light carbonation and no signs of alcohol. Very unique experience but unfortunately not one that is really to my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2009
at 19:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaske 0,275l merket "Imperial Extra Double Stout". Årgang 2008. Gave fra Rune. Takker! Dette var definitivt en "høydare". Svart som natta. Høyt mokka-farget skum som står som betong. Nydelig aroma av kaffe og frukt. Rikt sammensatt smak med lakris, kaffe og frukt i forgrunnen. Utrolig kompleks. En nesten evigvarende ettersmak dominert av kaffe og litt bitterhet. Nydelig. KI=9
Tried
on 06 Oct 2009
at 11:06