Dark Sky Imperial Stout
Baird Brewing Co. in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan 🇯🇵
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.35
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle @Pauls Gathering-pours a light brown ring for a head and black color. Aroma is sweet dark malt, dark fruit-cherry/prune. Taste is sweet dark malt, dark fruit-cherry/prune, secondary earthy hops. Mild carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2009
at 13:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sampled at the DC local gathering. Pours an opaque, viscous black with a spitty white head. Aroma is very mild, toast, chocolate, light smoke. Flavor has a coffee bitterness, toast, dark chocolate, some complimentary sweet brown sugar. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2009
at 21:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Marcus. Dark malt aroma with dark fruits. Smells slightly cola. Light tan head, but minimal. Flavors of dark malt, coffee, darkish fruit and perhaps chocolate. Makes one think of barrel aged Scottish stout. Finishes smooth and malty bitter. Reminds of Paradox.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2009
at 22:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the Nakameguro Taproom. Pitch black with lace. Winey, deep chocolate aroma. Amazingly smooth, with solid sweetness but not cloying. Chocolate, smoke, and a bit of coffee in there, as well as something slightly port-like, and cherries or plums. Hoppier than usual, with a lemon tinge. Very powerful, fruity, and delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2009
at 02:06
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled (8%) Opaque black, beige head. Coffee and caramel up front. Mid sweet with gentle soft mouthfeel.Mildly warming with plenty ofcocolate and tobacco. Full flavoured and mouthfilling, yet soft and inaggressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2009
at 03:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at O-town throwdown ’09 pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma had notes of dark fruits, light roasted malts. Taste, dark fruits, light chocolate malts. Finish with a pleasant and light bittering hops. Solid brew, first rating for this Japanese brewery.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2009
at 20:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a small, quickly fading light brown head over a near black body with no real lace to speak of. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, roast, brown sugar, hop bitterness and raisins. Taste is roast, chocolate, licorice, and a decent amount of hop bitterness. Syrupy mouthfeel and light bubbles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2009
at 12:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2008 version. Pours black with a creamy tan head. Malty, dark fruits, roasted, noticeable hop aroma as well. Deeply roasted malts, bitter chocolate, dark fruits, and a malty, chocolate cake finish. Full, sticky body. Damn fine stout, damn fine.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2008
at 07:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pitch black color, very rich dark chocolately nose with notes of dark fruit and baked cake. Dark chocolate, baked cake, dark fruit, very rich succulent mouth with a rich chocolately finish. Yum
Tried
on 10 Mar 2007
at 20:23