Tsar
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.73
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TSAR is rich and powerful, a full bodied Imperial Stout. Malty chocolate, mocha and dark berry fruit-notes preside over a subtle hop profile, whilst a smooth velvety texture in the mouth gives way to a lingering bitter, dark chocolate finish.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home 10th May 2012. Aroma is crushed coffee bean and cocoa, some hops and a little booze. Palate is soft, rich and smooth and the flavour is sooty, liquorish, some leather, expresso and some flowery hops. Good as always from Buxton
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2012
at 12:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty licorice and chocolate aroma with hoppy hints. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor with hoppy bitter hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2012
at 06:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared with Nick at the Euston Tap, London. Pours thick black like oily tar with a creamy, brown head. Burnt cocoa aroma with lots of dark roast, some oak and whiskey. Big sweet flavor but not cloying at all, lots of dirt, tar, dark roast, espresso, dark chocolate, bitter burnt grass. Full bodied, chewy with fine carbonation. Mild warming finish with lots of dark chocolate, bitter baking cocoa, heavy roast, light peat, burnt earth. Really just an immensely good, highly quaffable beer. Superb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2012
at 11:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33 cl bottle from De Bierkoning @ home. Pitch black color, brown head. Aroma’s: Hard roasted malts, roasted coffee, but also resinous hops, somewhat skunky. Bit more sweetness retronasal. Flavor is medium bitter with lots of roast, only a hint of sweetness. Velvetty mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Body is medium. Finishes a bit dry, with lots of ash & roast. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2012
at 12:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Bottle Shop, York
Black...good frothy deep tan head with very good lacing
Aroma - dark soft roast malts...dark fruits..smooth aroma....slight hint of liquorice and coffee...quite light with little alcohol in the nose
Taste - Soft dark rich malts...some dark fruits...light burnt wood...touch of dark chocolate...bit buttery toffee note....some fruity bitter hedgerow hops in the background...not particularly complex but alcohol very well masked
Palate Medium body...bit thinner than expected...very smooth and creamy palate. Finish - more dark roast comes through...quite dry...some meaty malts...slight saltiness...lingering soft roast and bitter chocolate
Overall - Easy drinking for an impy stout..the alochol is particuarly well hidden. Quite soft flavours here, nothing aggressive....I want a bit more going on though
Black...good frothy deep tan head with very good lacing
Aroma - dark soft roast malts...dark fruits..smooth aroma....slight hint of liquorice and coffee...quite light with little alcohol in the nose
Taste - Soft dark rich malts...some dark fruits...light burnt wood...touch of dark chocolate...bit buttery toffee note....some fruity bitter hedgerow hops in the background...not particularly complex but alcohol very well masked
Palate Medium body...bit thinner than expected...very smooth and creamy palate. Finish - more dark roast comes through...quite dry...some meaty malts...slight saltiness...lingering soft roast and bitter chocolate
Overall - Easy drinking for an impy stout..the alochol is particuarly well hidden. Quite soft flavours here, nothing aggressive....I want a bit more going on though
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2012
at 19:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Blackish beer with a brown head. Malt and caramel aroma with light toffee. Malt and toffee flavor with caramel and light vanilla. Medium bodied. Malt and toffee lingers with caramel and backing hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2012
at 12:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours dark brown/black with a very slight tan head that didn’t linger. Nice aromas of burnt malt and hop. Near full bodied. Flavor is very burnt malt with something very like herbal hop. Maybe a bit grassy. The hop component is strong, rendering this bitter. There’s a bit of chocolate. The herbal aspect is strong and continuing. Hoppier than many. Finishes on a surprising note of slightly milk chocolate. There’s a lot to think about with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2012
at 20:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled at 137:ans, Södertälje. Really black, minimal beige head. Rich aroma of chocolate and licorice. Mid sweet, full bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Licorice, leather, tar and darik chocolate. Long really bitter finish with peppery alcohol. Well made, albeit unadventurous American style Imperial Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2012
at 09:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml Bottle - Black with a tan head. Roasted malt, plain chocolate, coffee and smoky hints in the aroma. Smooth, yet rich taste with notes of coffee, plain chocolate, hops and roasted malt. Tasty and easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 14:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml.Clear dark brown black colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, coffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111211]
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2012
at 13:50