Dark Sky Imperial Stout
Baird Brewing Co. in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan 🇯🇵
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.35
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
At a tasting, thanks, almost no head, very dark brown color, dark bread aroma with some chocolate cake, hint of dark fruits and dark chocolate, noticable sweetness, light to medium bitterness, quite mellow. Nice and not too heavy.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2015
at 03:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks zvsn. Very dark brown to black. Aroma of roast, licorice, some dark fruits, alcohol. Bittersweet flavor with roast, licorice, some fruitiness, and a bitter finish, with a bit of alcohol. Medium to full-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2015
at 09:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Package date 09 06 14 - Pours pitch black with small bubbly brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, cocoa, dark chocolate and hints of coffee. Taste is smooth, roasty and sweetish with hints of salty licorice and dark chocolate. Finish is smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with some licorice and salty notes. Quite generic but balanced imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2015
at 09:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
35,5 cl bottle (10%) @ home, bottled 09.06.2014
Aroma is nice and sweetish with licorice. Flavour has salty licorice, some coffee and hints of soy sauce. Rather typical IS – but also a solid one.
9-4-7-4-15=3.9
33 cl bottle (9%) @ ISKTR
Re-rate: Too salty but not that bad. 8-4-7-4-14=3.7
Aroma is nice and sweetish with licorice. Flavour has salty licorice, some coffee and hints of soy sauce. Rather typical IS – but also a solid one.
9-4-7-4-15=3.9
33 cl bottle (9%) @ ISKTR
Re-rate: Too salty but not that bad. 8-4-7-4-14=3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2015
at 09:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Haket. Pours black with a small frothy mocha head that leaves a small spotty trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is malty with dark bread, burnt caramel, toasted oatmeal, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice, moist soil and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty. Mouthfeel is soft, astringent, tiny boozy and medium bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and bitter with dark bread, burnt caramel, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, moist soil and hints of alcohol. Solid malty and pleasantly bitter hopped stout.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2015
at 03:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 13/6/2015. Pours close to black with a smallish head. The nose is rich and malty, featuring chocolate, molasses and soy sauce. The flavour features dark chocolate, caramel and sweet soy, followed by a slightly spicy bitterness. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A solid enough impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 06:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,33L bottle (from Koht, Tallinn), bottled 09.06.14, ABV 10%. Pours black with brown head. The head stays for a moment. Aroma is dark chocolate, roast, malt, coffee. Flavor is roast, dark chocolate, coffee, malt, fruits. Finish is dark chocolate bitter. Overall: well-made, enjoyable brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2015
at 17:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2016 winter version. Still very solid, but just that. Fairly one dimensional with lots of dark roasted malts. Bitter roasty finish. Thanks for sharing Chuwy! On tap at Nakameguro Taproom. Served in a stemmed tulip. Black with slight reddish hue and nice tan head. Really bold coffee and chocolate flavors present. Strong coffee and chocolate forward stout rounded out with nice dried dark fruit flavors: fig, prune and currant. 10% alcohol is almost unnoticeable. Very drinkable imperial stout. Oily mouthfeel with a well-balanced finish that’s slightly bitter and sour. Great imperial stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2015
at 11:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
140 ml glass on draft at Baird’s Harajuku Taproom. 10% ABV. Black with tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, caramel, roast, licorice, coffee, subtle dark fruit. Tastes of dark chocolate, roast, coffee. Full body with a dry finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2014
at 21:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Overly bitter for my liking - almost astringent. Lots of roast and some coffee. Thick consistency. Some dark chocolate. Medium bitter finish. Black pour. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2014
at 07:47