Vulpes
Wander Beyond Brewing in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.56
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From the first sip you're bombarded with intense, bitter dark chocolate from the combination of malts, followed by the boozy notes you'd expect from a beer of this calibre. But this big hitter still goes down smoothly!
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7/10
Tried
on 06 May 2024
at 22:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 24/04/24. Pitch black topped with a dirty tan head that retains well ... good looking impy stout. Nose is dark chocolate, molasses, booze tunes, spice, herb, burnt toffee, dark malts. Taste comprises dark malts, charr, roasted bite, molasses, liquorice, spice, dried fruit rinds, herb, raisins. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with a big boozey blitzkrieg. Tidy sipper if perhaps a bit 1D in its approach and overall flavour.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2024
at 17:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
7th April 2024
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Dark chocolate Malteasers but pretty much sans any real sweetness. A mild smoky vibe. No barrel aging here but there is a strident brandy like richness to the ripe fruits in this one, would be a welcome treat in a Barleywine as much as this Impy. Airy finish brings on a little alcohol spice but really not much heat. A rich and rewarding brew that largely belies it's hefty 15% abv.
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Dark chocolate Malteasers but pretty much sans any real sweetness. A mild smoky vibe. No barrel aging here but there is a strident brandy like richness to the ripe fruits in this one, would be a welcome treat in a Barleywine as much as this Impy. Airy finish brings on a little alcohol spice but really not much heat. A rich and rewarding brew that largely belies it's hefty 15% abv.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2024
at 22:15
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Black, with a nice creamy light brown head. Smells proper roasty, some dark chocolate. Smooth body, nice thickness, some warming boozyness. Taste is very nicely roasted, chocolaty at first with some coffee at the end. Slow sipper, but nicely tasty.
Tried
from Can
from Beerdome
on 05 Mar 2022
at 23:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Can, 0.44 l - BB 06.04.2022, at CoolHead Taproom, 20220113) The beer poured oily and black. Its head was small and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, dark chocolate, cocoa powder and soy sauce. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, dark chocolate, ash, cocoa powder, coffee, mildly sweetness and medium bitterness. Aftertaste had burnt malts, ash, alcohols and bitterness. A pleasant and surprisingly drinkable burnt brew with very high ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2022
at 14:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Vova. Black, brown foam. Roast, alcohol, some coffee, sweet, slightly sourish, umami, soy sauce, boozy.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2021
at 16:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to Stuu666. Pours black with a thin brown head. Aromas of dark chocolate, prunes and faint smoke. Taste is liquorice, boozy chocolate, dried fruit. Boozy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2021
at 09:14
8/10
can at home... dark black... Light chocolate roast malts nose... dark chocolate.. light fruity chocolate Roast malts
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2021
at 17:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at ash's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, burnt toffee, treacle, liquorice, taste is similar, chewy, quite boozy, hint of fruit.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2021
at 16:58
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - opaque jet black and light thin crema head. Nose - dark chocolate, light roast and prunes. Taste - rich caramel and dried fruits. Dark chocolate. Palate - medium bodied, roasty finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2021
at 14:46