Imperial Stout
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.56
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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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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Almost opaque. Big brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, porto and chichorei. Bitter flavor with some sweetness, surprisingly fruity (grapes, mango). Long coffee bitter finish.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle from Beerwulf Webshop. F: medium, tanned, diminishing to thin film. C: black, opaque. A: dark caramel, toffee, bit nutty, biscuits, chocolate, cocoa, bit vinous, raisins, spicy. T: rich dark malts, chocolate, cocoa, bit vinous, raisins, nutty, bit berries, medium to full body, medium carbonation, very nice balanced in terms of English way for IS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2019
at 19:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Beautiful black with shades of brown and a lovely beige head. Aroma of butter, cookies and roasted malts. Taste of burnt malts, liquorice and a little bit of dark chocolate. Fruity and slightly tart. Low carbonation. Decent not great. Somehow Samuel Smith and me find it hard to establish a love affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2019
at 19:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Rebell, Oslo. A quite nice and gentle imperial stout that went down well. (1/1/19) ---- Bottle from Systembolaget. 3.7 to 3.8. Period colour. Nice smooth taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2019
at 18:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355 ml bottle. Pours almost black with a brown foamy head. Citrus, some coffee, a bit dark chocolate, roasted malt, some rum, some clove and christmas spices. Some sourness, some bitterness and sweetness. Full bodied, soft carbonated, a bit watery though, dry bitter finish. Decent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2018
at 19:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample@Ølfestival København 2018 (Day 3) - black pour with a tan head. Roasted and sweet malty with chocolate, caramel, some coffee roast, medium body, some burnt malty notes, dark malty roasted finish.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2018
at 09:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle poured into a snifter, black with light tan head. Roasted malt aroma, coffee molasses and licorice taste. Bittersweet malt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2018
at 01:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bottle black with a creamy mocha head. Aroma is roasted chocolate malt vanilla light hops yeast. Taste is creamy smooth nice mouth feel chocolate malt light bittering hops and a balanced finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2018
at 23:24
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Heerlijk. Prachtig flesje. Thuis na een mooie boswandeling en kijkend naar de Hairy Bikers in Asia. Mooie zwarte kleur, vol bruin schuim. Zoet en bitter, uitstekend!
Tried
on 04 Nov 2018
at 15:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Fluffy beige head left a skim on s near black still body. Liquorice, malt & demerara aroma. Medium to full bodied, super smooth on the palate & a sharp back. Taste is as the aroma with liquorice, malt, pine, dark berries & a hippy citrus finish. Excellent!
Tried
on 20 Oct 2018
at 16:58