Northern Imperial Stout
Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.46
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It is a deep, rich, complex, intense, strong black beer. Mouthfeel is full bodied. Chocolate, coffee and roasted flavours are at the forefront, dark stone fruit is in the background. The finish is bitter-sweet and warming.
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Finn (18241) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5
8.2%. På Liverpool & Districts Beer CAMRA Beer Festival feb 2025. Delt med Rune.
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Gravicask, 8.2 % abv, half-pint, shared with Finn. Fair tan head over a jet black body, fragile lacing. Rich aromas of roasted black chocolate. Rich flavours as well, coffee-chocolate added by a note of liquorice. Lingering roasted malty ending, on the sweet side. Fine depth to it. Nice.
Second session at the 44th Liverpool Beer Festival, Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle from the brewery. Pours deep black with a very beige head. Aromas & tastes of rich chocolate, coffee, liquorice, smoke, earth, treacle & prunes. Medium body. Full chewy light bitter finish. Highly enjoyable
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ITFCDan (2323) ticked Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 2 years ago
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
25/3/2023. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Shared at SBGP1. Pours black with a frothy tan coloured head. Beautiful pour. Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, roasted malt, nut, cocoa, light coffee, liquorice and treacle. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium to full bodied, smooth and creamy, soft carbonation. Very good.
Arsol (4810) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Mørk brun farge med beige skum. Lukter malt, kaffe. smaker av mørke stenfrukter, kaffe. Rated 4. August 2018
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
23rd September 2020
Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Light semi dry and fairly smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, a little dark malt cream. Trace of chocolate but the dominant flavour from mid to finish is a bitter salty licorice thing. Modest ripe fruits before a light finish. Long spicy bitter linger. Nah! Not my kind of RIS, thin and aggressive in an unpleasant way. Twiggy on PCP.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Jet black colour with small, creamy, moderately lasting, and lacing, beige to tan head. Sweet-ish, roasty, chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of dark caramel, cocoa, hints of dark chocolate, a touch of Bourbon, vanilla. Taste is sweet-ish, roasty, chocolately dark malty, notes of caramel and treacle, cocoa, hints of dark chocolate, a touch of vanilla and cinnamon. Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally sticky palate.
DSG (25989) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
[9/4/2018] Draught at Craft Beer Co. Clerkenwell in London. Black, creamy tan head. Roast, licorice, berries, dark fruits, sweetish, some coffee, chocolate, malt, caramel, bitter finish, full-bodied.
Sigmund (14673) reviewed Northern Imperial Stout from Hawkshead Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 9.5%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Aroma of roast malts with some vinous notes, also mild coffee, chocolate, tar and woodwork. Excellent flavour, roasty and medium sweet with chocolate and some vinous notes.