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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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
33cl bottle, Gallows bird. Pitch black, brown head. Licorice, roasted malt, strong coffee aroma. Inviting, tempting. Flavor has roastedness, licorice, coffee, salt, hops. Wonderful finish, roasty, espresso feeling. Full bodied. IS the way I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 07:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle @ Gallows Bird, Espoo
Pours pitch black with a tiny brown head. Aroma of dark roasty malts, dark chocolate, coffee and hints of vanilla and espresso. Taste is roasty, malty and slightly sweetish with hints of dark chocolate, licorice and vanilla. Finish is sweetish and roasty with some dark chocolate and licorice notes. Quite dark and heavy, roasty imperial stout
Pours pitch black with a tiny brown head. Aroma of dark roasty malts, dark chocolate, coffee and hints of vanilla and espresso. Taste is roasty, malty and slightly sweetish with hints of dark chocolate, licorice and vanilla. Finish is sweetish and roasty with some dark chocolate and licorice notes. Quite dark and heavy, roasty imperial stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2013
at 09:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle bought at the excellent bottle shop Kris Wines in London, shared with Finn at a rating session back home. Bubbly tan-coloured head with fine retention and lacing. Deep, black with a brown shade. Aroma of chocolate and earth-like malts. Fine blended taste of herbal hops, dark fruits and grainy chocolate as well as hints of tobacco. Full bodied. A nice sipper with a long tail (Tromsø, 17.01.2013).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 02:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A black beer with a thick, medium and beige head. Aroma of liquirice, roastiness, unique and interesting menthol, some tar and smoke. Taste of tarliquirice, black coffee, smoke and tar. The aftertaste is dry and roasted with lots of strong coffee. Almost full bodied, but still quite easy to drink. Unique beer with Schlenkerla’s nuancees, interesting mix of smoke, tar and traditional IS.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2013
at 07:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Flaske 0,33l fra Kris Wines. Delt med Rune under seanse i H9 17 Jan 13. Svart. Høyt mokkafarget skum som blir liggende igjen som små prikker på glasset. Bra sjokoladearoma. Smaken er søt sjokolade som raskt blir etterfulgt av en fin, litt tørr fruktig ettersmak. Fin bitterhet. Alkoholen merkes ikke.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2013
at 13:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at The Sussex Arms, Twickenham. A black coloured pour with a medium tan head on top. Rich boozy malty, roasty, chocolate aroma. Tastes rich, malty, chocolate, some coffee, dark fruit. Great complexity. A top draw Imperial Stout from Buxton.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2012
at 09:39
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, dried fruit, orange peel and pine. Sweetish dark malty flavour with chocolate, licorice, a bit of charcoal and ink, along with citrus hops and a good bitter finish. Great balance and great intensity
Tried
on 15 Nov 2012
at 12:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours black, with a minimal tanned creamy head. Aroma is caramel malts, chocolate and coffee. Full creamy body with soft carbonation. Flavour is very pleasant and nicely balanced with roasted malts, caramel, toffee, chocolate and cocoa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2012
at 12:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask (apparently about a year old) at IndyManBeerCon, 2012. It pours near black, with a thick tan head. The nose is roasted malt, burnt toast, dark fruit, varnish, wood, coffee, liquorice and earth. The taste is roasted malt, charcoal, smooth, scorched earth, light acidity, salted caramel, some chocolate and underlying alcohol warmth. Full body and soft carbonation. Rich, smooth and sumptuous. Balance is sport on. I greatly preferred this to the fresh bottle I had recently. Great stuff!
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2012
at 07:32