Imperial Speculoos Stout
The Garden Brewery in Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷
Collab with: Espiga Cerveza ArtesanalStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production
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Score
6.79
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A beer homage to the classic Northern European Biscuit made by two Southern European breweries, us and our Catalan friends. This sweet and complex pastry Stout features ginger, citrus & spices
Hops: Magnum
Malts: Extra Pale, Flaked Oats, Carafa 1, Carafa Special 3, Melanoidin, Caraaroma, Carahell
Yeast: LAX
Adjuncts: Lactose
SRM 68.5
18.4%
Hops: Magnum
Malts: Extra Pale, Flaked Oats, Carafa 1, Carafa Special 3, Melanoidin, Caraaroma, Carahell
Yeast: LAX
Adjuncts: Lactose
SRM 68.5
18.4%
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7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Damian's, Bratislava. Very dark brown color with thick beige head. Aroma of caramel, ginger, citrus, chocolate, dark malt, coffee. Taste is chocolate, cocoa, calamer, ginger, citrus, light coffee. Surprisingly not so sweet. Enjyoable beer.
Tried
at
Damian Bar Rozadol
on 27 Feb 2025
at 21:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at Mesuge. Full body, medium carbonation. Does not really evocate speculoos in my opinion. Lots of chocolate, too much lactose - not sure why you need it if going for a biscuity vibe. The special ingredients are present, but subtle. Overall mostly milked chocolatey toffeeish vibe. Good, but not great. Kinda gimmicky.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2024
at 15:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned, 440 ml at Ambasada. Dark brown with beige head. Some roastiness, chocolate, caramel, bit spicy. Sweet. Somewhat empty in finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Ambasada.
on 22 Mar 2024
at 06:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, 0.44l. Black pour, three finger creamy beige head, long lasting. Very good retention, lots of lacing on the glass. Nice on the nose, sweet and malty, light chocolate, notes of ginger, subtle citruses in the background. Medium body, soft carbonation. Average mouthfeel and texture, soft, light creamy, slightly lightweight. Mild stickiness. Balanced bittersweet taste. Malty aroma, toasted caramel, brown sugar, syrup. Mild chocolate notes, light roasty. Subtle ginger notes lingering in the background, light spice and bready notes. Some off placed bitterness in the aftertaste. Medium lasting finish, dry, bittersweet, subtle ginger. Not bad but somewhat underwhelming.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2024
at 17:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Goblet ZG, shared with the wedding crowd. Blackish dark brown body, off-white head. Bit spicy, cinnamon in the aroma. Lean, light body, lightly roasty, some cinnamon, very much empty. Disappointing to be honest. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) Espiga Imperial Speculoos Stout on 08 Mar 2024 at 23:34 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Can from Goblet ZG, shared with the wedding crowd. Blackish dark brown body, off-white head. Bit spicy, cinnamon in the aroma. Lean, light body, lightly roasty, some cinnamon, very much empty. Disappointing to be honest.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2024
at 23:34