Rain Shadow (2014)
(Batch of Rain Shadow)
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.92
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Bottled & Keg. A brooding, heavyweight stout, crammed with intense, deep-roast specialty malts. A recipe 8 months in the making with multiple edits before we were happy to proceed, in the end it was a delight to brew.
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8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Cellared bottle shared at home. Pours opaque black with small diminishing beige head. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, light carbonation, dry bitter-sweet finish with intense coffee aftertaste. Incredible aromas of roasted malts, dark chocolate, espresso coffee beans, hints of vanilla beans. Similar tastes on the tongue along with balancing citrus hops, molasses, plums, dried fruits. When time passes by, it gets better and better revealing its complexity. Mouthwatering, fully enjoyable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2017
at 19:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at home 2016. That was just too much! It was very tasty and had an excellent mouth feel, but was dominated by a huge, strong coffee flavour. It meant that it was a bit one dimensional and it was so thick and strong in flavour that I struggled to finish the glass. I feel that it is a beer that needs a few years in the bottle to mature, perhaps calm down a bit and develop some secondary and tertiary flavours
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2017
at 06:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Ratebeer Best. Pours black with medium tan head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, wood, dark fruit. Medium body, roast, dark chocolate, licorice, bitter finish, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2017
at 16:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Keg at OlutExpo 2016) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, liquorice and cocoa. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were dark chocolate, ash, burnt malts, liquorice, milk chocolate and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, burnt and bitter. A pleasant strong brew that hid its high ABV well.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2016
at 09:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
11.2 oz. bottle purchased at 7 Eleven, Kittery, ME. November 2015 Vintage. Pitch black liquid with a low carbonation level. Great aroma of dark chocolate, roasted grain and mild cocoa powder.
The flavor is as rich as the aroma. Huge chocolate right upfront with a nice roasted malt backbone. The finish has a slight coffee or bitter dark chocolate to provide balance. Bitterness lingers slightly after the swallow. The body is on the fuller side with a smooth carbonation. Alcohol is mostly hidden. This has no adjuncts and is brewed as a classic imperial stout. Wonderful amount of flavor.
The flavor is as rich as the aroma. Huge chocolate right upfront with a nice roasted malt backbone. The finish has a slight coffee or bitter dark chocolate to provide balance. Bitterness lingers slightly after the swallow. The body is on the fuller side with a smooth carbonation. Alcohol is mostly hidden. This has no adjuncts and is brewed as a classic imperial stout. Wonderful amount of flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2016
at 19:01
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. 10% abv. Black color, thin coffee foam. Aroma: coffee, port, walnut liquor. Taste: caramel, prunes, port, roasted and burnt malts, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2016
at 07:50
8/10
Tried
on 08 Sep 2016
at 14:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. Pours black in colour with a brown foam head. Nose of dark chocolate, roast malt, coffee, molasses. Taste is chocolate, malt, sweetish, with roasted, coffee, dark fruits, liquorice, boozy, and earthy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, full to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty & spicy bitter finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2016
at 16:27
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle. Pitch black pour with a very tall espresso head that’s slow to rise to the surface and has good retention. Smells of roasted malts, smoke, dark chocolate, dark cherries, almonds, roasted coffee. The taste is bitter-sweet, with a well balanced combination of malt and coffee roast and caramel. Medium to full bodied with a low and soft carbonation and a roasty bitter-sweet aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 07:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Lukt: Røsta malt, sjokolade, lakris, noe alkohol.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Lakris, mørk sjokolade, røsta malt og vanilje. Følyelsmyk avslutning.
Hvor: Mellombels, Bryne ,med Untappd Jostein og Karl Dag..
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@11,8%, Når@15.07.2016
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2016
at 02:32