Jurgen
Beak Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.57
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In honour of our favourite Star Baker and the man who wasn't afraid to pour OOPLA into one of his creations during the most recent season of Great British Bake Off, we have brewed JURGEN, a 12% imperial stout brewed with a rich malt base of roasted, chocolate and crystal malts.
We then aged this hefty beer on the best cacao nibs we could get our hands on.
Imagine yourself sitting in a cosy café furnished with neat white oak tables, with the aromas of fresh-brewed espresso, with a plate full of dark chocolate brownies and salted chocolate pretzels in front of you.
It's like that, but distilled in liquid form.
We then aged this hefty beer on the best cacao nibs we could get our hands on.
Imagine yourself sitting in a cosy café furnished with neat white oak tables, with the aromas of fresh-brewed espresso, with a plate full of dark chocolate brownies and salted chocolate pretzels in front of you.
It's like that, but distilled in liquid form.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - deep mat black with a thin tan head. Nose - creamy chocolate, caramel and light roast. Taste - more creamy, luscious chocolate. Again dry roast. Palate - sweet and medium bodied, roasty finish. Overall - very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2022
at 14:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours opaque brown to black with a decent tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, bitter - sweet, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, salty liquorice, I definitely understand the pretzel description, umami, charred oak and spice. The taste is dry, rich roasted malt, bitter - sweet character, umami, toasty, charred oak, loads of dark cacao, dark chocolate, savoury, salty pretzel, liquorice, rocky road, nutty, praline and just a touch of that 12% alcohol is present. Finish is bitter - sweet dark chocolate. Fulsome body (bit not too thick) and light to moderate carbonation. Really nice old school imperial stout vibe. Great bitter - sweet balance.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2022
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can split at Watford Tasting, thanks to Fergus, 11/03/22. Black with a tan cap that dissipates edgewards. Nose is booze forward, dark malts, toffee, bitter chocolate. Taste comprises roast malts, liquorice, charr, spice, chocolate, toasted brown sugars, molasses, booze. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a notable spike of alcohol. Not bad but lacks depth of flavour for a 12% number.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2022
at 14:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can shared in Watford - cheers to Dan. Pours black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Medium sweet flavour, sturdy roast, well toasted whole grain bread, cocoa, earth, burnt sugars. Medium to full bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Warming finish, more roast, baking cocoa. Solid, old-school impy.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2022
at 13:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can shared at the watford tasting 11/03/2022. Thanks to Daniel osprey for this one. A jet black brown coloured pour with a a fine dark tan head. Aroma is salty, burnt cake, spicy cinnamon, liquorice. Flavour is composed thick oily, big burnt sugars, bitter chocolate, dark roast, harsh. Palate is thick chewy. Biter, fine carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2022
at 13:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, liquorice, dark malts. Taste is very rich, dark chocolate, liquorice, roast malts, a little warming booze. Full bodied. Although technically a pastry stout it isn't that sweet. Pretty much a standard impy stout with some extra chocolate flavour - so a good one then.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2022
at 19:56