Rain Shadow (2017)
(Batch of Rain Shadow)
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.74
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Well stored bottle, tasted November 2022. Pitch black body under a moderate sized beige head. Aroma has dark malt, vanilla and coffee. Taste is super smooth, soft dark malt, medium sweet, coffee, dark chocolate, balanced bitterness and mils, warming alcohol. Fine body with long lasing aftertaste. Solid, smooth and very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2022
at 15:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Appearance: Very dark brown, light tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, chocolate and coffee. Taste: Dark malt, dark fruits. Quite roasted, bit of coffee. Bought: Courtesy of Nordcore, 330 ml Info: 20/7-2022, BB: 16/11-2022
Tried
on 21 Jul 2022
at 15:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a medium light brown head. A roasted malt aroma, with chocolate, dried fruit with some wooden barrels end. Sweet with a warm roasted malt, dried fruit and some oil ending. ASM
Tried
on 20 Jul 2022
at 22:31
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottled 16NOV17. Pours black, good thickness, little head of brown foam. Smells oldschool roasty. Great smooth and thick mouthfeel, some efficient carbonation. Taste is heavy, roasty, bitter, pretty licorice-forward. The way classic stouts should be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2020
at 23:00
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Now three years old. Has a dark brown to black colour with a small light brown head. Aroma of rubber, vinegums, nougat. smoke and dark chocolate. Flavour of smoke, oak, dark chocolate and ash. Has a slick and soft mouth feel, full-bodied and a medium bitterness. Rich with smoke and bitter, dark chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2020
at 20:30
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2020
at 19:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Pours black with a huge thick tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, roast malts. Taste is very roasty, bitter, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, that really is some massive bitterness, aftertaste is all bitter roasty flavours. Full body, smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2019
at 22:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
F: big, dark tanned, good retention. C: black, opaque. A: chocolate, cocoa, dark dried fruits, coffee, oats, vanilla touch, bit vinous. T: chocolate, roasted tones, cocoa, dry on the palate, long lasting prominent bitterness, coffee, charcoal, caramel, dark fruits, rich full body, lower carbonation, very nice balanced, bit too much coffee roasted tones here yet enjoyable for sure, 33cl bottle (bottled 16/11/17) from Malt Attacks in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2018
at 19:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Black, light brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa, mocha, coffee. Taste: Mocha, coffee, roasted malt, dark chocolate, vanilla, oats. Over medium sweet, moderate to medium floral hopbitterness. Earthy. Boozy hints. Full body, below average carbonation. Long lasting finish with bittery palate. Very nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2018
at 20:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. [ As Buxton Rain Shadow 2017 ].Clear dark brown colour with a large, frothy, goodr lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, sweet malt, caramel, chocolate, light toffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark malt, caramel, alcohol, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20180914] 7-4-8-4-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2018
at 13:47