Rain Shadow (2021)
(Batch of Rain Shadow)
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.75
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A deep brooding, heavyweight stout, crammed with intense, deep-roast speciality malts. 2021 Vintage
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8/10
Lata @Cimmeria, Oviedo. 12/08/2021. Color negro opaco corona de espuma blanca escasa, aromas torrefactos, café, notas cacao, cuerpo sedoso.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2021
at 19:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 330ml. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰
[ As Buxton Rain Shadow 2021 ].
ABV: 10.0%. Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, roasted, chocolate, coffee, rich. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, coffee - chocolate, dark fruit, rich, dark malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20210731]
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Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2021
at 19:02
8/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2021
at 18:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
330ml can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk. Shared with Finn. Low tan-coloured head, pitch black body, scattered lacing. Appealing dark malty aromas, chocolate and liquorice, nicely roasted. Well balanced taste profile of dark chocolate, bread, and liquorice. Long roasted bitter tail. Smooth in the mouth and full bodied. Nice slow sipper, warming down the swallow. (Bergstua, Malangen 16.06.2021).
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2021
at 06:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Delt med Rune på Bergstua. Svart. Lavt mokkafarget skum. Litt lacing. Aroma av røstet malt & sjokolade. Smaken balansert. Mest sjokolade. Tørr avslutning.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2021
at 20:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at home from Trembling Madness, 28th May 2021. Pours rich and black, tan head. Aroma is intense, roasted malts, leather, chocolate and liquorice. Taste is smooth roasted malts, caramel, liquorice, dark chocolate and bitter cocoa. Beautiful straight up impy, and never too sweet. Lovely
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2021
at 05:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can picked up at Væskebalancen - Valby and drunk at home - pours black with a tan head. Intense dark roasted malty with opulent chocolate malts, layers of rich dark malt, caramel, cocoa, ashy earthy roasted malts, coffee roast, full bodied, bitter chocolate dark roasted warming malty finish. Lovely. --- Beer merged from original tick of Rain Shadow 2021 on 26 Mar 2025 at 12:05 - Score: 8. Original review text: Intense dark roasted malty with opulent chocolate malts, layers of rich dark malt, caramel, cocoa, ashy earthy roasted malts, coffee roast, full bodied, bitter chocolate dark roasted warming malty finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2021
at 06:22
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours black-brown with a dense, lasting frothy brown head. Medium sweet, gorgeous dark malts, ash, layered chocolate, roast. Full bodied, oily, with fine carbonation and velvety texture. Lightly warming finish, more rounded dark malts, bittersweet dark chocolate. Awesome layered dark malt character.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2021
at 21:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black beer, thin head. Toasty malt aroma with a little liquorice. Flavour follows suit. Toasty malt, a little toffee, aniseed, some dark chocolate. Pretty tasty.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2021
at 22:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 2021, 10%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, cocoa and dusty. Flavour is roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, little dusty, little dry, little liquorice, cocoa, sweet, warming, little smoke and a little bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2021
at 23:10