Imperial Stout
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.55
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This distinctive type of beer was originally brewed to withstand the abuses of shipping in foul weather to Imperial Russia. It was a favourite of Russian nobility whose taste for the finest food and drink was world famous. A rich flavourful brew; deep chocolate in colour with a roasted barley nose and flavour that is a complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast. Fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Roasty, smoked aroma. Black, medium brown head. Medium bitterness and sweetness. Milky texture, heavy body, long finish. Well balanced stout.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2017
at 09:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle at Øl & Geologi, Norsk geologisk forening Stavanger @ UiS. Pours black With small light Brown head. Aroma of dark bread, dark dried fruits, raisins, ethanol, a little cheese. Taste sweet and fruity-sour With balancing bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2017
at 08:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours almost black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, sherry, chocolate. Taste follows nose with licorice notes, hints of smoke, earth. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2017
at 23:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Pours black with a tan head, good retention. Aroma of dark fruits, liquorice, roast malt, caramel, chocolate. Taste of liquorice, dark fruits, roast, caramel and chocolate, sweet. Medium body, smooth, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2017
at 19:23
8/10
Tried
on 18 Oct 2017
at 12:27
3/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2017
at 09:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Bristol. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating. Very much enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2017
at 16:59
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very little head, but a nice lacing around the edge of the glass. A beautiful colour and what I can only describe as a heady aroma of toasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate when I stuck my nose in the top. The flavour was much the same, but muted, which was probably because I poured it too cold, alongside a hefty kick of alcohol. As it warmed those flavours developed. A very nice mouthfeel from all of the malt. A very good, solid, imperial stout with a fantastic aroma.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2017
at 02:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Aroma: rich estery, dark malts, raisins and prune. Some vanilla and roast. Medium body. Complex taste. Nuts, caramel, toffee, chocolate, roasted malts, dried fruit. Medium dry. Extremely drinkable and very good.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2017
at 16:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From 33cl bottle at Vor Bier&Bar, Gijòn, Spain. Pours almost black with cream foam. Aroma is chocolate, hazelnut, some licorice, and coffee. Body is light tendentially, low carbonation. Taste is low in sweetness, some final light bitterness. Finish is relatively short.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2017
at 16:05