Russian Imperial Stout
Whitefield Brewery in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland 🇮🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.68
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The stout was is aged in new oak barrels built and toasted by a French cooper, and is described as having notes of chocolate and burnt malt.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at ChrisO’s. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is bitter-sweet, juicy, roasted malt, cocoa, dark chocolate and ash. The taste is bitter-sweet, earthy roast, juicy, toast, wood, leather, light burnt notes and chocolate cake with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Well-rounded and rather drinkable. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2015
at 05:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at chriso’s Easter 2015 tasting - London. Cheers to Colin for this one I think. Pours black-brown with a thick, tan foam head. The aroma holds milk chocolate and lots of ashy roast. Medium sweet flavor with subtle peat notes, some earthy bitterness, cocoa, smoke. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish with further chocolate impact, subtle maple accents, moderate ashy roast and scorched earth. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2015
at 02:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at chrisO.. Dark black... Big tan head.. Soft sweet dry musty chocolate roast.. soft toffee fruit roast.. Musty chocolate roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 16:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Andrew and douglas88, thank you gents! Completely black color, thick dark brown head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of licorice, rich dark bittersweet cocoa, burnt cofee, dark fruit. Taste is smooth, rich, slightly fruity, slightly sour, very roasty and complex. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2014
at 05:40
6/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2014
at 12:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poor choice labeling this as a Russian Imperial Stout, anyone who has explored craft beer or beer in general for more than a day will know that there are a few red flags here. First being the 7% abv, not going to cut it, some regular stouts are more than that. Second is the watery pour, Dark Lord, Speedway, etc. are like tarmac pouring into the glass, this was more like Guinness Extra Stout. Third is the flavor, again watery, thin mouthfeel, some roasted coffee and hints of chocolate, but nowhere near the complexity of a well made RIS. Disappointing on most levels, this shows a lack of care on the brewer and a lack of respect for those that would buy their products.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2014
at 12:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml.Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, smoked, chocolate, sweet malt, dark dried fruit notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130913]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2014
at 09:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty caramel and weak chocolate aroma. Roasted malty caramel chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2013
at 09:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample from 75 cl. bottle. Black with a reddish hue. Small, tanned head. Roasted aroma with brown cookies, tar, yeasts, caramel malts and a fruity note. Taste is sweet. Medium body, soft carbonation and a creamy texture. Finishes sweet with roasted malts. Rather subdued in terms of taste for an Imp. Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2013
at 11:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Black pour with a small tan head. Dried fruit, sweet roasted malts, some chocolate, coffee, caramel, vanilla, good mouthfeel. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2013
at 12:23