Good King Henry Special Reserve
Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.40
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
20/9/2024. Draft at the Bury St Edmunds Craft Beer Festival. 2023 vintage brewed at Artefact. Pours black with a small frothy tan coloured head. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, coffee, dark fruits, molasses, ash. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Full bodied, smooth soft carbonation. Deep roasted chocolate finish. Great finisher.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2024
at 18:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Backlog from way back, Leiden 2015. Bottle. Dark colour, malty aroma, taste of the barrel and malt,.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2024
at 18:38
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Un très grand merci à Graham pour m'avoir offert cette bouteille. Cheers my friend. J'espérais qu'on puisse la déguster ensemble mais les évènements en ont voulu autrement. Et ce qui est certain, c'est que cet Imperial Stout m'a fait passer un agréable moment et cette période compliqué en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Le visuel est sur un noir total sans effervescence ni mousse. Le nez est sympathique et gourmand sur le café, chocolat, chêne et whisky. A la dégustation, ce qui surprend, c'est une texture fine malgré un sucre bien présent, même un peu trop poussé. Mais les arômes sont très plaisants avec un alcool bien intégré et une bonne présence en bouche. Bonne longueur également pour une bière, pas tonitruante, mais bien faite et très appréciable.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2024
at 05:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 250 ml at my Grande. Lots of dried fruit, chocolate, raisins, sweet. Black with tan head. Medium+ bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2024
at 22:00
9/10
Cheers to Lee B. for grabbing this for me
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2024
at 14:38
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2023
at 19:49
8/10
Tried
on 06 Oct 2023
at 19:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2017 bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, May 23. Thanks Craig for this! Pours dark, small tan head. Aroma of dark malt, leather, dark chocolate.. quite rich to taste, woody dark malt, a lick of liquorice and distant chewing tobacco. Nicely presented.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2023
at 16:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @Craig's. 2020 version. Black, lasting light tan head. Sweet dark malty aroma, swewt wood, swewt tobacco. Sweet dark malty flavoir, dark choc, sweet tobacco, . Warming. 2017 version. Black, lasting light tan head. Brighter, more woody aroma than the 2020. Dryer, more roasted. Also gooood. 2015 version. Oilier than the previous ones. Has some sweet, dark berry jam, perhaps a lttle oxidation, but works well. More sweet oak in the aroma. A little sweeter than 2020. 2014 version. Bright, dark malty, quite woody aroma, chocolate. Dryer than the previous ones. 2009 version. Quite a lot of dark berries in the aroma. A little lighter, but the fruity berries are nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2022
at 19:27
8/10
Bottle at Craig's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, toffee, woody, taste is similar, sweet, vanilla, fudge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2022
at 19:00