Smuttynose Brewing Company Big Beer Series: Imperial Stout

Big Beer Series: Imperial Stout

 

Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.77
ABV: 9.4% IBU: 107 Ticks: 107
Originally brewed in the early 19th century for export from Britain to the imperial court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, imperial stouts are characterized by their dark color & full body. This style features a rich, malty sweetness coupled with aggressive hopping (especially in American interpretations). Notes of dried fruit as well as roasted malt flavors are typically present.
 

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3.9
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

Very thick, rich and dark texture and colour. A soft tan head with a nose featuring nuts, bitter chocolate, with touches of coffee and hops. The taste profile extends those features, with a warm booziness, milk chocolate, coffee, vanilla and ripe cherries. Thick roast malt and some chalkiness in the finish add to the complex tastes in this well made imperial

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:00


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft. Wow, very alcoholy and it tastes it. Pours a dark dark black, taste is some mocha but the alco is overpowering, IMO. Not that great a rep of the style.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:45


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Big black pour with a thin small mocha head. Aroma is very very hoppy with notes of coffee and chocolate. Flavor is very roasty, lots of roasted malt, and a boat load of licorice. A nice imperial stout, i really enjoyed sipping on this one.

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 12:10


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bomber pours very dark brown with rich tan head. Full body. Coffee and roasted malt with dark fruit aroma. Chocolate raisin with licorice taste, sweet alcohol finish. Really good.

Tried on 16 Mar 2020 at 01:11


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle thanks to Lukasmh. Pours pitch black with a small mocha head. Aroma is fruity, licorice, chocolate, malty, caramel. Taste is malty, licorice, caramel, fruity, roasty, bready.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried on 27 Dec 2018 at 17:26


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22oz bottle pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is big roast malts coffee chocolate molasses sweetness and some hops. Taste is more of the nice roast malts some coffee and sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2018 at 20:34


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Dieses Imperial Stout ist blickdicht und erinnert in seiner Konsistenz an Rohöl. Es ist ein wohl ausbalanciertes, gut durchdachtes Stout, dass aber nicht zu stark beißt, wie es einige Biere mit dem Zusatz "Imperial" tun. Es schmiegt sich gut an den Gaumen und ich kann keine Fehlaromen finden. Wirklich, das einzige, das mich an diesem Bier störte, war dass es kein MHD aufgedruckt hatte.

Tried on 12 Nov 2017 at 13:27


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at Hopfen & Maltz. Black with a tan head. Roasted malt and fruit. Flavour is dark chocolate, coffee and creamy caramel. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2016 at 16:51


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Black color with a tan head, medium retention with nice lacework. Aroma has notes of roasted malts, black ripe fruit, coffee with liquor hints. Flavor is slightly sweet, roasted malts notes, coffee taste with notes of ripe prunes. Light bitterness in the final; dense and creamy on palate with a roasty mouthfeel.

Tried on 17 Dec 2016 at 18:22