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  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Winter
Score
7.88
ABV: 9.6% IBU: - Ticks: 7
RUM BA IMPERIAL STOUT WITH SALTED CHOCOLATE & TONKA BEAN
A playful Imperial Stout aged in Rum barrels and infused with salt, cacao, and tonka.

Rum opens up first, followed by bubblegum, salted taffy, cinder toffee and amaro bitterness.
 

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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

bottle at home ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet chocolate Roast malts ..big Tonka nose ...dark sweet chocolate roast ..heavy rich sweet chocolate ..dark heavy rich sweet

Tried on 12 Sep 2025 at 13:11


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at Cloudwater taproom, Bermondsey, London. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Rich, sweet, malty, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, tonka action. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2025 at 23:38


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

15th February 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly dark tan head that doesn't last. Smooth and somewhat viscous palate, good fine carbonation for the style. Good rich dark chocolate malts, a little dark chocolate cream. Fruity and spicy rum barrel, this is good shit, except I'm sure I can taste the accursed feckin Tonka bean. Smooth and slightly boozy spicy finish. A rich and rewarding brew, would have been even more rewarding if I didn't have to taste Tonkaz either real or imagined!

Tried on 15 Feb 2025 at 21:48


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours black with a dirty tan heD. Loads of tonka, chocolate brownie, rum, boozy fruit on the nose. Taste is tonka, chocolate brownie, vanilla, salted Caramel in the background with the rum notes. We'll balanced and lovely!

Tried from Draft at Cloudwater Unit 9 Taproom on 15 Feb 2025 at 14:25


9.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Aroma: Rum, salted caramel, chocolate, vanilla, almonds, cinnamon. Tonka.

Appearance: Black, no head. Red hue.

Taste: Sweet and salty.

Palate: Smooth, quite light carbonation, full body.

Overall: Balanced, silky, salted chocolate goodness. Spectacular.

Tried on 24 Jan 2025 at 20:06


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Appearance- oily jet black, not really any head. Aroma- tonka, chocolate, nutty malt, coffee, treacle toffee, roast malt, Nutella. Taste is caramel, chocolate, vanilla, fudge, tonka, coffee, salted caramel, cocoa, caramel brownie. Peppery bitter chocolate finish. Nice and sweet.

Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 07:04


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home, from Cloudwater online, 23/12/24. Black with a khaki head that thins to a swirl. Nose is dark chocolate shavings, tonka bean, spice, molasses, brown sugar melt, caramel fudge, mellow barrel strokes. Taste comprises big tonka vibes, getting the salted aspects pretty easily, rummy depths, chocolate melt, caramel, hint of marzipan. Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid tonka powered BA impy ... the rum comes through nicely and the salted aspect tempers the sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2024 at 23:46