Good King Henry (-2019)
(has 1 batch)
Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.98
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bag-in-box at De Drie Dorstige Herten, Utrecht, 14 Feb 2019) Black colour with brief bubbly head. Malty, roasted, slightly vinous nose with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice and a touch of soy sauce. Malty, roasted, vinous taste with dark chocolate, cacao, liquorice, soy sauce, oak wood, hints of red wine and a balanced cacao bitterness in the finish. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Really tasty and well balanced. Suspect that this was aged in wine barrels (possibly a separate entry, but I'll leave it here for now). Excellent stuff.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2019
at 18:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bag in box @ In De Wildeman. Oily black colour. Soapy beige head with no retention. Aroma's: tar-ish, sweetish, roasted. Retronasal: roasted, sweetish, a bit red fruit, woody. Flavour: light moderate sweet with some tarry bitterness. Medium bodied. Low & soft carbonation. Long finish. Not as stellar as the Reserve, but pretty good anyway.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2019
at 18:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle just over a year old (lot 179, BBE 07/2019). Pours black with a big tan head settling nicely with good retention. Aroma of roast malts, burnt cocoa, dark fruits. Taste of roast malts, burnt cocoa, dark fruits, liquorice, toffee, burnt bitterness, alcohol. Medium bodied, moderate-high carbonation. Lovely stout, the SR version really does elevate this beer to great heights. I did feel this particular bottle was over-carbed, rather fizzy even after allowing it to sit for a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2018
at 01:12