Imperial Stout
Moa Brewing Company in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Stout - Smoked Regular|
Score
7.30
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Moa Imperial Stout is a very strong, upfront and rich beer hopped to over 100 IBUs. Aged with French oak, this beer not only displays coffee, mocha and smoked cedar characters but also some sweet and savoury notes unique to Moa Imperial Stout. A great beer to cellar and age.
Tasting Notes
Moa Imperial Stout is a very strong, bold upfront and rich offering of a famous beer style. Aged with French Oak, this beer not only displays coffee and mocha charters but also some sweet and spicy notes. A tannin like finish and an oak induced mellow bitterness makes it a serious stout. Moa Imperial Stout is best served just below room temperature in a tulip glass.
Tasting Notes
Moa Imperial Stout is a very strong, bold upfront and rich offering of a famous beer style. Aged with French Oak, this beer not only displays coffee and mocha charters but also some sweet and spicy notes. A tannin like finish and an oak induced mellow bitterness makes it a serious stout. Moa Imperial Stout is best served just below room temperature in a tulip glass.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and roasted rather bitter finish. 121013
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 04:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 10.2%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, caramel and a little liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, medium sweet, coffee, liquorice, little dusty, hop, notes of alcohol, caramel and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 04:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
37.5 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan to brown head. Aroma is roasted malty and chocolate. Thick malty, chocolate and light sweet caramelish. Bitter and roasted dark malty finish. Smooth, dry and roasted brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 04:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, licorice, coffee and bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 04:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
16th March 2013
Opaque black - brown beer, big pale tan head. Light dry palate. Dry and mellow dark malt.Touches of cream, toffee and roast. Just a very light trace of red wine. Bubblegum ester streak seems out of place. Finishes dry. A but dry and could have done with a stronger barrel presence.
Opaque black - brown beer, big pale tan head. Light dry palate. Dry and mellow dark malt.Touches of cream, toffee and roast. Just a very light trace of red wine. Bubblegum ester streak seems out of place. Finishes dry. A but dry and could have done with a stronger barrel presence.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 08:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle. Pours black with full light tan head. Aromas of ash, black coffee, sweet chocolate, and heavily roasted malts. Flavors of sweet black coffee, light vanilla and chocolate, and roasted barley. Quite a light mouthfeel for a stout and high carbonation. Hot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2013
at 18:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Black, nice tan head.Nose of roast,chocolate,licorice notes. Softly carbonated roast profile.Hints of anise & dark fruits.Medium aloholc heat, big bitter end
Tried
on 05 Sep 2013
at 22:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Hay Merchant. Pours a very dark brown with medium creamy tan head that lasts awhile. The aroma is strong roast, oak, and dark chcolate. Medium mouthfeel with sweet roasted malt, chocolate, oak and light smoke with lingering dry finish. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2013
at 22:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle pour to snifter. Very interesting and nothing like I expected. A mild, chocolate/coffee taste and smooth on the palate . . . like a milk stout. No way does this go down like an high ABV. I am sure the wine barrel influences the taste, but I can’t put my finger on it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2013
at 17:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled@HBF2013. Black colour, small beige head. Aroma is liquorice, raisins, some wood, vanilla and some sugary notes as well. Flavour is liquorice, mild roasted malts, some ripe fruits and mild hoppyness as well. Nicely balanced and quite fresh imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2013
at 22:43