Imperial Brown Ale
Legend Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.18
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Legend Brown Ale has been our most popular beer for eleven years running, so you might ask why we would feel compelled to make a different interpretation of the style. Our answer to that would be that Imperial Brown Ale is a different style altogether.
“Imperial” in the beer world describes a beer that is simply BIGGER than the traditional style … Imperial Stout, Imperial IPA (ours will be out late Summer). These are ramped-up versions of the original style containing more malt, more hops, more alcohol, more flavor.
“Imperial” in the beer world describes a beer that is simply BIGGER than the traditional style … Imperial Stout, Imperial IPA (ours will be out late Summer). These are ramped-up versions of the original style containing more malt, more hops, more alcohol, more flavor.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
LCRBM2: Chocolate cake dough in the aroma. Chocolate and cascade hops in the flavor. Earthy hoppy aftertaste. Slightly alcoholic and slightly unbalanced.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
on tap-pours a rich light brown head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is dark fruit-cherry, rich dark malt, bread/earthy. Taste is dark fruit-cherry/prune, rich dark malt, bread, secondary earthy hops bite. OK/mild carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2008
at 16:50
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep caramel/copper coloured body with a nearly perfect tan head that tops the beer - ruby when held to a light, this beer looks great! Aroma of fresh hops, clean toasted malt, raisins, nuts and a bit of grass. Medium-bodied; Strong hops up front with a citrus and grassy taste, combined with malt near the end of the taste and a punch of nuts to finish it out. Aftertaste a bit more refined - some alcohol, a lot of nuts and pit fruits and a bit of bitter hops - very nice! Overall, a good beer, more of an Imperial IPA than an Imperial Brown, but very nice indeed! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased yesterday, 31-May-2008 at Kybecca in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2008
at 23:47
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours ruby red with large tan head. Aroma of caramel, toffee and pear. Hops are a little too assertive. Nice toffee flavor. Nice effervescence. But, off balance and there is an "off" flavor. The only way I can describe it is the juice from that fruit cocktail from my elementary school lunches.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2008
at 22:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 oz bottle. Dark brown pour with a nice creamy head. This beer is very smooth and creamy! The alcohol content is pretty well masked within this brew. Every well balanced. I could see myself drinking this one often (if only it wasn’t a special brew!).
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2007
at 23:55
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at Legend brewery: Lemon peel, moss, and thistle aroma. Brown color with a medium yellow head, great glass coating. Taste is tangy lemon, orange and bark. Subdued moss finish that assumes a hoppier character as the glass warms. The higher alcohol content isn’t the least bit noticeable. Quite a hoppy brown ale and I love it!
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2007
at 18:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at LCRBM 2, Kulminator, Antwerp, Belgium
Murky, brown body. Off-white head. Sweet aroma of fruits, port, honey. Moderately bitter flavour. Not very complex, just quite bitter.
Murky, brown body. Off-white head. Sweet aroma of fruits, port, honey. Moderately bitter flavour. Not very complex, just quite bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2006
at 14:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
LCRBM2. Hazy brown, lasting beige head. Lovely aroma of malt. Rich malt in mouth and then a malty finish. Intense brown malty beer, nice if a bit one dimensional.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2006
at 15:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Muddy brown-red; small yellow head. American bale hops and some molasses, peat moss. Sweet taste with dry-bitterish hops, but very little else. Molasses, yes. Quite chewy, ending lighter. Some alcoholburn. Good beer, but it is just a bit too much on the hedge between style directions.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2006
at 14:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Numenor for this one! Pours with a generous head of tan over a deep brown body. Caramel aroma with some earthy, nutty, notes. Mild sweetness followed by a slight drying from the hops. Bitter finish. Smooth and easy drinking.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2006
at 19:28