Old Growth Imperial Stout
Caldera Brewing Company in Ashland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.68
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Kettle Series. Brewed in late December of every year,this imperial stout ages for one whole year before its release.
Grist: Premium Two Row, Munich, Chocolate, Brown, Carafa Special, Crystal;
Spices: Brewers’ licorice;
Hops: Galena, Saaz;
Original gravity: 1.088;
Alcohol by volume: changed from 9% to 10.3% to 8.8%.
Release date: December 1.
Grist: Premium Two Row, Munich, Chocolate, Brown, Carafa Special, Crystal;
Spices: Brewers’ licorice;
Hops: Galena, Saaz;
Original gravity: 1.088;
Alcohol by volume: changed from 9% to 10.3% to 8.8%.
Release date: December 1.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bomber from De Bierkoning @ home. Pitch black color. Dense beige to brown head, with reasonable retention. Aroma’s: mocha, sweetish, roasted malts, hints of red fruit, drop & soy sauce. Retronasal it’s sweet, mocha, light fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet, roasted, moderate bitter. Medium bodied. Carbo is on the low side. Finishes with roasted malts, dark chocolate, moderate bitter. Nice!
Tried
on 20 Sep 2014
at 14:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
First ratingBottled at Haket, Göteborg, on August 16, 2014. During "big bottle share Saturday".Black color, dark brown head. Sweet, malty, green bell peppers scent, some chocolate. Chocolate, grainy, bitter taste. Bitter, cocoa aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, high bitterness.8/4/7/2/14=3.5Rerate1 pt 6 fl oz bottle at VilleValla Pub, Linköpin, on March 11, 2016.Black color, brown head. Cocoa, chocolate, light smoked, grainy scent. Grainy, smoke, bitter, cocoa taste. Bitter, dark chocolate aftertaste. Medium to full smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.8/4/7/4/15=3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 07:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Delicious beer. Thick and oily mouthfeel and appearance. Taste of brown malt, cacao and coffee. Has a slightly spicey touch, with some hops as well. Very nice.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2014
at 04:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of dark grains, dark chocolate and an underlying roastiness. Flavor has creamy chocolate with dark grains and some growing roasted malts with a light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2014
at 17:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle purchased 10/2013 and opened 6/2014. Nearly black in color with a large brown head. Nice and creamy leaving light bits of lacing. Strong nose of roast, ash, and dark chocolate. Silky mouthful and more or less a light heavyweight… good balance of flavors with roast, dark chocolate, faint bitters, and minimal licorice. Solid brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2014
at 13:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, aroma is toasty, slight molasses, and a dash of brown sugar. Fairly full body, sweet, rounded sugars, dash of molasses, the alcohol helps to dry out the palate. Good, drinkable impy.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2014
at 17:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bottleworks, Seattle
Black color with medium sized brownish head. Aroma of roasted malt, burnt paper, liquorice, light anise, leather, black pepper, firewood; quite an adventure. Very smooth mouthfeel, round; strong flavor of roasted malts, some coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice, salt; strong bitterness too; dark biscuity feeling too.
Well constructed.
Black color with medium sized brownish head. Aroma of roasted malt, burnt paper, liquorice, light anise, leather, black pepper, firewood; quite an adventure. Very smooth mouthfeel, round; strong flavor of roasted malts, some coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice, salt; strong bitterness too; dark biscuity feeling too.
Well constructed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2014
at 02:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber bought through craftbeer.se. 8,8% version. Pours reddish brownish black with a rather big creamy, frothy and tiny fizzy dark chocolate brown head that leaves some thick lacing on the glass while dissipating. Smell is tiny sweet and malty with roasted malts, heavy bitter chocolate, dark roast coffee, liquorice fudge, burnt wood, dried pine needles, moist soil, caramel, soot and subtle hints of banana bread and burnt cookies. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, caramel, liquorice fudge, bitter chocolate, moist soil, pine needles, hay, burnt cookies, heavy dark roast coffee, burnt wood and hints of vanilla fudge, alcohol, soot and cocoa powder. Mouthfeel is round, soft, silky, roasted astringent and near full bodied. finish is tiny sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, bitter chocolate, dark roast coffee, moist soil, dried pine needles, burnt wood, soot and smoldered hay. Very impressed with this one. Great "basic" imperial stout.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2014
at 13:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Opaque black liquid with small tan head. Aroma of coffee, licorice, bread, chocolate, biscuit, ash, dried fruit and port. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of ash, coffee, licorice and light booze. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2013
at 13:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
pitch dark, small light brown head. mild aroma, roasted malts, flavor is roasted malts, almost peppery bitterness, hard roasted malts, licorice.
Tried
on 02 May 2013
at 17:59