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Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
8.09
ABV: 10.9% IBU: - Ticks: 14
Having spent time in bourbon barrels, this has the most familiar flavour profile among the Imperial Stouts we’re releasing this Christmas. Unlike the others, it veers away from a fruit-forward expression towards notes of caramelised sugar, treacle toffee and rich fruitcake instead. Vanilla, coconut and a light smokiness develop more towards the finish, which displays boozy warmth but stays smooth and rounded.
 

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

bottle at home ...dark black ..thick dark tan head ..soft sweet Tonka chocolate roast malts nose ..dark sweet chocolate roast malts ...dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..heavy rich chocolate

Tried on 21 Feb 2025 at 15:31


8.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home picked up from Cloudwater online. A thick jet baclk coloured pour with a lasting dirty dark tan head. Aroma is nice rich coacoa and tonka, spicy coffee, mellow bourbon, rich chocolate cake, warmign bourbon alcohol. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, dark chocolate, chocolate truffle, tonka bean, vanilla, thick and chewy, bourbon, warming alcohol. Palate is semi sweet, thick, velety rich, Lovely,

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2023 at 23:55


8.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle at home, 29th April 23. Pours thick and black. Aroma is dark chocolate, barrel, liquor and earthy Tonka. Taste is intense, chocolate, earthy, sweet and bitter, vanilla, booze and barrel, sublimely balanced and drinkable

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2023 at 20:44


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

Bottle at home from CW online. Pours jet black with a dirty tan head that thins out. Aroma is chocolate, fudge brownie, molasses, vanilla, hint of coconut, dried fruit. Taste is chocolate, fudge brownie, boozy fruit cake, vanilla, coffee, bourbon barrel comes through giving a little boozy burn taking away the sweetness. Smooth as silk. Solid impy.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2023 at 22:58



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

Black with a small brown head. Aroma of tonka, coconut, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, fudge and light not unpleasant booze. Flavour is heavy sweet. Full bodied with light carbonation. Lovely, but tonka is strong as it often can be.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2022 at 19:37


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Cloin. Pours black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, nutty, booze. Medium body, dark chocolate, roast, vanilla, boozy, dry finish, vert nice.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2022 at 22:13


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours oily black with a big, cascading brown head. Big sweet flavour, lots of layered chocolate, dark fruits, burnt toffee, soft earthy bitterness, nips of vanilla and gooey coconut. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, lightly sticky, lots more dark fruit, bittersweet cocoa, rocky road fudge. Delicious and quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2022 at 15:03


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. CW online. Pretty much black. Slim ring of dark tan. Nose has tonka bean. Light roast coffee. Coconut and chocolate truffle. Light barrel notes come across as it warms. Smooth and silky mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Drinks smooth and easy. Finish gets a little vinous and dry.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2022 at 22:29


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - jet black with a proportionate tan to fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate and raisins. Hazelnuts and booze. Taste - dark chocolate and prune, booze and wood. Palate - full bodied, rich texture, long linger. Overall - lovely, beer of the day! So far!

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2022 at 15:05