Imperial Hokum
DEYA Brewing Company in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.39
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Hokum, dialled up to 11!! Huge malt character with lashings of heavy caramel, dark chocolate, coffee and toast. The darker roast, with the alcohol and hop aroma provide layers of raspberry, cherry and dried cranberry. Finishing hefty and rich with a waft of gently warming alcohol and some bitter dark chocolate. We use proportionally less specialty malt in this imperial version than Hokum or Hokum cask. This is because the high alcohol brings so much body and richness and we don't want the beer to be cloying or overly sweet. We co-pitched some highly alcohol tolerant yeast to ferment this beer to give our house yeast a helping hand and reach that heady 10%.
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Can shared at craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A opaque black jet black coloured pour with a fading loose light tan head. Aroma is salty roast, liquorice, green liquorice. Earthy smokey roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy roast, liquorice, salty roast, brown sugars green apple,. Paalte is semi sweet, oily, rounded, moderate carbonation. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2025
at 18:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
28th May 2025
CBJ bottle share, thanks to Fergus for the can. Near clear dark brown beer, small tan head. Soft smooth palate, a very mild dryness, reasonable fine carbonation. Light bodied dark malts, some earthy coffee and mild roast. Thin dark malt cream. Bruised red berries. Airy finish. Drinks very easy if not the most luxurious flavour palate.
CBJ bottle share, thanks to Fergus for the can. Near clear dark brown beer, small tan head. Soft smooth palate, a very mild dryness, reasonable fine carbonation. Light bodied dark malts, some earthy coffee and mild roast. Thin dark malt cream. Bruised red berries. Airy finish. Drinks very easy if not the most luxurious flavour palate.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2025
at 18:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can split at the Craft Beer Junction Tasting, thanks to Fergus, 28/05/2025.
Black topped with a khaki head.
Nose is chocolate shavings, roast malts, spice, charr.
Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, roasted bite, spice, cocoa powder, toffee.
Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a balanced spike of alcohol.
Tidy enough old skool leaning impy stout.
Black topped with a khaki head.
Nose is chocolate shavings, roast malts, spice, charr.
Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, roasted bite, spice, cocoa powder, toffee.
Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a balanced spike of alcohol.
Tidy enough old skool leaning impy stout.
Tried
on 27 May 2025
at 23:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Jet black with dirty tan lacing around the glass. Aroma is roast malt, coffee, molasses, liquorice. Taste is roast malt, coffee, molasses, liquorice. Booze is really well balanced. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
at
Café Beermoth
on 01 Feb 2025
at 12:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the taproom. Pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roast, liquorice. Taste is rich, dark chocolate, molasses, liquorice, molasses and hints of dark fruits, roasty bitterness in the finish with a little booze warmth. Full bodied and smooth.
Tried
from Draft
at
Deya Brewing Taproom
on 24 Jan 2025
at 14:40