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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Thnx to Niall Pours dark ( black )with a small, dark head. Smell is sweet , intense dark malts with some oaty side to it. Taste is bitter. Coffee, some dark malts. Too low mouthfeel for the ABV to me... Good carbo, but again, for both style and ABV, it should be less. An OK impy , but nothing to remember, unlike other buxton beers.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2015
at 16:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2015. (after party in Speakeasy). Originally rated 28032015. Colour is black with brownish head. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, chocolate and roasted malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2015
at 13:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A pitch black beer with a very dark brown, medium and creamy head. Aroma is rich, coffee, liquirice and some chocolate. Also freshness of bitterness. Taste has strong and roasted coffee, richness of malts, salt. The end is long and roasted. Full bodied, slightly sticky, low carbonation. Intensive beer that could be more complex.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2015
at 01:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap@ Speakeasy, Tallinn. Pitch black, thick brown head. Dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, soy sauce. Very smooth stuff. Flavor has roastedness, coffee notes, ash. Heavy stuff. Not as I like it.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2015
at 16:48
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ Van Moll Brewpub shared with Erwin Van Moll. Opaque pitch black color, average to medium sized brown head. Aroma is malts, roasted malts, liquor, liquorice. Taste malts, roast, liquorice, bitter, roast bitterness. Medium to full body, perfect carbonation. Lovely beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2015
at 11:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7th February 2015
Opaque black - brown beer, good fluffy tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry with decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, slightly tangy. Bitterish dark chocolate and earthy coffee, relieved by mild malt cream. Trace of lactose. Little hop before the smooth finish. Hangs together well but it never quite achieves lift off.
Opaque black - brown beer, good fluffy tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry with decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, slightly tangy. Bitterish dark chocolate and earthy coffee, relieved by mild malt cream. Trace of lactose. Little hop before the smooth finish. Hangs together well but it never quite achieves lift off.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2015
at 05:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein tiefschwarzes Bier mit eine schönen bräunlichen Schaumkrone. Geruch intensiv schokoladig, Kaffee, verbrannte Erde, etwas Vanille. Geschmack sehr röstmalzig, viel Kaffe, hopfig, Schokolade, Vanille, klasse!
Tried
on 05 Feb 2015
at 15:26
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black colour, beautiful dark brown foam. Medium carbonation. Very roasty with notes of coffee. A light sour hint. Some berries also. Almost no sweetness. Bitter hoppy finish. Good.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2015
at 11:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 8 Nov 2014) Black colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of liquorice, black coffee, chocolate, dark fruit and a touch of oak wood. Malty, roasted taste with liquorice, black coffee, cacao and an impressive roasty bitterness in the finish. Full body, oily texture, with a certain sweetness. Powerful, almost majestic, with lots of taste. Quite impressive, lovely beer!
Tried
on 29 Jan 2015
at 14:03
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft at Churchkey. Opaque black color, thick dark brown head. Deep coffee and cocoa aroma. Taste has burnt espresso, bitter chocolate. Nice big silky body. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2015
at 06:28