The Garden Brewery Imperial Chocolate, Carob & Blackberry Stout

Imperial Chocolate, Carob & Blackberry Stout

 

The Garden Brewery in Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷

Collab with: Cerveses La Pirata
  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
Score
7.07
ABV: 8.9% IBU: 24 Ticks: 16
Based on Croatian seasonal ingredients this blends Carob’s complexity with the sweet tang of Blackberry and bittersweet Cocoa Nibs. Made with our Spanish friends, La Pirata Brewing

Hops: Magnum
Malts: Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, Dextrin Malt, Chocolate Malt, Carafa Special Type 3
Yeast: LAX
Adjuncts: Lactose, Carob, Chocolate, Blackberry
SRM 72
22.1%
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.44l can. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, dried fruit, blackberry and roasted malt. Pours pitch black color with medium sized creamy light brown head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with medium sweet chocolate, a bit tart blackberry and mild carob, following is ashy, roasty and a bit coffeeish, mouthfeel is smooth and warm, while finish is mild bitter. Full body, syrupy texture and soft carbonation in palate. Luckily not as sweet as expected…
Tried from Can from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 16 Aug 2025 at 10:15

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown to black, small beige head. Chocolate aroma, cocoa, cardboard with a hint of tart dark fruit. Caramel, chocolate and toffee aroma with a touch of carob. Smooth, not harsh or alcoholic, if a bit thin.
Tried on 31 May 2025 at 19:12

7/10
LCI #paatry #pastry
Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 07:43

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours black, nose is blackberry jam, chocolate, vanilla, little soapy, taste is juicy berry, chocolate, caramel, vanilla.
Tried on 29 Nov 2024 at 14:35

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, light roast and spice. Taste adds the blackberries. Light sharp finish, cocoa linger.
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2024 at 18:15

6/10
Hapukas, marjane, röstine, šokolaadine, kakaone. Ok.
Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2024 at 00:53

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from Kvickly Odder @ Home. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa, red berries. Flavor is sweet, light tart, roast malt, chocolate, cocoa, black berries, light alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet tart fruity finish. 310824
Tried from Can on 31 Aug 2024 at 19:40

6/10
Dark chocolate, alcohol, booze, sweet, tannins, cacao
Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2024 at 23:00

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Zil Verne. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma of coffee, Dark chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, nougat. Taste is very similar. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 30 May 2024 at 18:37

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap at Zil verne. Medium body, medium carbonation. High sweetness, lots of lactose, med-light bitterness. Lots of cocoa, chocolate, light blueberry. Rather low coffeish deep roast. Good, not bad, but too sweet, out of balance.
Tried from Draft on 30 May 2024 at 18:27