A Great Many Breaths
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.93
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One in a three-part series of single-barrel Imperial Stouts combining our pre-adjunct My Continuous Improvement base with old-world oak. This edition features the very first batch of My Continuous Improvement, aged in a five-year-old Port barrel. Softly carbonated to channel the experience of an indulgent digestif. Best paired with a period of complete stillness and reflection - who are your thoughts?
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle split at the 'fuck me it's Kenny; tasting, thanks to Fergus - Watford, 25/06/21. Black with a fast collapsing tan head. Nose is dark chocolate, jammy berry fruits, dark malts, dusty port tones. Taste comprises sweet malts, chocolate dipped raisins, red berries, molasses, toffee melt, modest port tones. Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid impy stout ... just a touch sweet for me to be a great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2021
at 09:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in Watford - big thanks to Fergus. Pours oily black-brown with no head. Medium to big sweet flavour, bittersweet chocolate, some ashy roast, dried berries, torched wood, burnt marshmallows. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with minimal carbonation. Warming finish, lightly sticky, more hefty dark chocolate, ashy roast, leathery berries. Very nice stuff. Rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2021
at 11:34
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home shared at the friendly Friday tasting. 25/06/2021. From Cloudwater online.. A thick oily dark black brown coloured pour with a reluctant dark tan head. Aroma is super rich woody, fruit cake, raisin loaf, brown sugars, grape. Flavour is composed of thick cakey malts, dried fruits, fruit cake, leather, some portsoaked berries, Warming smooth alcohol,. Palate is thick and chewy, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2021
at 11:30
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
25th June 2021 Tasting at Fergus gaff. Thanks to Fergus. Opaque black brown beer, no real head. Palate is fairly smooth, mildly dry and has just a touch of viscosity. Reasonable fine carbonation, fine for this beer. Rich chocolate laden malts, trace of caramel. Light but pleasing Port Barrel, berry liqueur coming through. Whisper of dry barrel and a mild alcohol spice on the fairly light finish. Seductive.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2021
at 11:27
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at Watford tasting. Big thanks to Fergus for this one. Pours jet black with a bare minimum tan lacing around the glass. Aroma is port, dried fruit, jammy red fruits, chocolate, fudge. Taste is chocolate, fudge, jammy red fruit, dried fruit, coffee, nuts, lots of the port barrel on the finish. Superb
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2021
at 11:27