8 Wired Brewing iStout

iStout

 

8 Wired Brewing in Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.90
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 70 Ticks: 181
Beware, this is a BIG beer. Brimming with luscious roasted coffee and chocolate malt flavours which are balanced by a brisk bitterness and bold freshness from the hops. If you’re feeling politically incorrect try it with your favourite cigar, or a dram of your best single malt whisky. Or, if your tooth is sweeter, why not jump in at the deep end with the most decadent dessert of all; half a bottle in a glass with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on top (beer geeks like us know it as the Imperial Stout Float). Or simply enjoy it on its own as a decadent dessert or night cap - the perfect winter warmer! If you don’t already know the history of Russian Imperial Stouts please check it out on the internet, it’s a good story. But remember, although based on that century-old classic style, this beer is a very modern interpretation, like all our beers!
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bought at Liquor Shed.

Pours black with a short lived head of tan foam, near zero lacing.

Nearly equal portions of dark chocolate, roasted malt and coffee in the nose. Some alcohol.

Roasted malt, coffee, bitter chocolate flavours, again, some sweet notes here and there. Kinda boozy; some in the taste but mostly after each swallow. Quite warming.

Thick mouthfeel, almost chewy.

Excellent sipper.
Tried on 15 May 2018 at 20:18

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Black, light brown head. Aroma: Strong espresso, hints of chocolate. Taste: Dark roasted to burnt malt, moderate to medium sweet, notes of dark roasted coffee, notes of bitter cocoa. Earthy. Above medium bitter. Very bittery burnt coffee palate at long lasting finish. Full body, below average carbonation. Straight forward traditional imperial stout. Well balanced. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2018 at 18:31

8.5/10
Thick, rich, semi sweet. Lots of coffee, very nice!
Tried from Draft at Brouwcafé de Molen on 17 Apr 2018 at 22:00

8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Pours jet black with a large tan head, good retention. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts. Taste is rich, chocolate, coffee, roast malt, caramel, dark/dried fruits, liquorice, bitter roasty finish. Medium-full bodied, silky smooth creamy mouthfeel, fine carbonation. A sublime stout, one of the best I've had from this part of the world.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2017 at 21:05

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated 0.5 brown bottle poured into a glass. Black with medium beige head. Aroma is dark chocolate, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is dark dry chocolate, coffee, and some herbal hops.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2017 at 20:53

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Keg at Rake, Borough. Low key creamy choc. Initially sweet before more bitter coffee and berries comeThick. Creamy. Flat carb. Slightly astringent. Good!
Tried on 06 Sep 2017 at 06:43

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Pitch black pour, tar-like, with a tall tan head that is slow to rise to the surface - looks promising! Notes of roasted malts, ash, smoke, dark roasted coffee beans, cocoa nibs, dark chocolate, dark, bitter cherries, soft caramel. Smooth texture, full, oily body, roasty and bitter finish. An amazing imperial stout, really nicely crafted.
Tried on 14 Aug 2017 at 11:19

7/10
Zadkakujaco lekkie jak na abv. Ale tez nie jakos intensywne. Alko schowane, polwytrawne. Zbozowe, palone, dobre, z plusem gwizdki --- Beer merged from original tick of IStout (2017) on 02 Aug 2018 at 15:22 - Score: 8. Original review text: No dobre piwko, taka kawka gesta z czekolada
Tried on 03 Aug 2017 at 20:40

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 9
Aus der Flasche gekauft 2012-04 getrunken 2016-11. Ja das ist ein feines Stout. Ein recht leichtes, aber lecker mit schöne Kaffeenote. Schön süffig.
Tried on 03 Jun 2017 at 05:45

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Zwart met mooie fijne volle licht bruine kraag. Aroma van vrij veel laurier, koffie, geroosterd, gebrand, chocolade, hop. Smaken zijn zacht/glad, toch ook wat dun qua mondgevoel, veel droge chocolade, poederachtig droog, scherp, alcoholisch, donkere choco, redelijke laurier, redelijk moutig, vanille, redelijke body, persoonlijk vind ik het lauriergehalte wat te hoog, het gaat wat naar een bipa, en teveel is bijna nooit goed, nou dat gaat in dit geval op!
Tried on 25 May 2017 at 10:46