Imperial Russian Stout - 2014 Edition
Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery in Broadstairs, Kent, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.42
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A silky smooth, extremely rich dark stout brewed to a recipe from 1806. Look out for coffee, chocolate and mocha notes, and take your time over it. Food pairing: slippers and a large cigar.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted, some lactose, mild toffee, mild chocolate and some alcohol as well. Flavour is roasted, chocolate, alcohol, toffee and mild lactose tones. Quite intense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2023
at 17:37
8/10
bottle at home Oct 2020... (2014 vintage)... dark black.. thin tan lacing lacing.. soft sweet meaty chocolate Roast malts nose.... dark rich chocolate roast malts.. meaty malts... Light oaky.. dark roast... molasses.. heavy roast.. nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2020
at 18:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, caramel, coffee hints. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet & bitter, dark chocolate, liquorice, light coffee, wood smoke. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, rich dry finish. A fine old school RIS, with a lovely thick mouthfeel
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2020
at 06:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with late awakening, small, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, brown head. Roasty dark malty and oaky aroma, notes of dark chocolate, coffee, leather, hints of treacle, a touch of Bourbon. Taste is bitter and sweet, roasty dark malty, notes of coffee surrogate, celery, lovage, dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate; lingering dark chocolately finish, well hidden alcohol. Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft palate. OK overall, the finish is excellent - liquid black chocolate..
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2018
at 21:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
27/7/2018. Bottle shared at John's. Pours black with a deep ruby tint and minimal head. Aroma of liquorice, chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruits, toffee and coffee. Medium sweetness and moderate roasted bitterness. Towards full bodied, slick texture, soft carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2018
at 22:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting 27 July. Pours cloudy very dark brown with airy tan head. Clear aroma of coffee and malt, with notes of caramel and hints of yeast. Bitter, roasty and nutty flavour with notes of dark chocolate and hints of yeast, hops, and caramel. Roasty and nutty aftertaste. A nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2018
at 22:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black, small beige head. Dark malty aroma, dark choc. Bittersweet malty flavour, coffee and bitter chocolate. Nice alc warmth, gets a little boozy in the finish.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2018
at 21:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from AlesByMail. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, coffee, wood, licorice, hops and has a nice hoppy bitter finish. Full bodied. Soft carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2018
at 21:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At Ramsgate’s own booth during Gents Bierfestival. Regularly shaped, pale yellowish beige, stable head over a black beer with thin burgundy hazy edges. Aroma of chocolate sauce, treacle, coffee grounds and coffee liqueur, candied banana, fig, bayleaf. Sweet onset, candied fig and dito banana, thick oily mouthfeel, viscous, very nutty malt body, toasty and eventually (bitter) chocolatey, ending in a warming and bittering finish with peppery hops and brandy-like alcohol. Typical modern imperial stout on the sweeter side of the style - which is clearly much stronger represented these days than the more old-fashioned and English-based roasted bitter examples.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2017
at 15:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black and oily. Aroma and flavour of bittersweet roasted malt and a little woody dryness. Powerful.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2017
at 16:51