Downton Brewery Roman Imperial Stout

Roman Imperial Stout

 

Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.30
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 27
Roman Imperial Stout has an abundance of chocolate and roasted coffee flavours and aromas.

Inspired by our brewers Italian family, this silky smooth, rich stout is balanced by a plentiful supply of powerful resinous hops to match the high alcoholic strength.
 

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

500ml bottle @ Belgian Beer Geeks Autumn Gathering 2025. Pours pitch black with a deep tan head. Aroma of roasted malt. Quite a roasty, layered stout profile, medium to full bodied with a lasting roast linger. Nicely done.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2025 at 15:49


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

Bottle at BBGG. Black with tan head. Huge roast, earthy, licorice, smokey, coffee, dark chocolate. Medium sweet and bitter. Solid medium bodied, dry roasted finish. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 21:50


7.5

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 10:56


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bouteille 50cl à Belgian Summer Beer Gathering, merci Matt.
Brune foncée, col blanc-cassé.
Arôme sur un bouquet marqué par le smalts – pas mal de grillé, chocolaté, avec une certaine note de café qui perdure en rétro-nasal. Balance discrète par les houblons que j’attendais plus dans la lignée anglaise classique.
Palais sur un malté assez sec, note cendrée, le tout avec un suivi de fruits noirs – chocolaté en support, petite note de grillé avec ce distinct caractère anglais malté rehaussé par un amérisant plus sur le terreux/herbacé.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 08:44


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

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep black with a light brown head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, licorice, smoke. Taste is rich roasted malts, smoke, coffee, big bite, bitteness.

Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 01:12


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 16 May 2025 at 20:53


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Dark brown black colour, bubbly brown foam head and aroma of roasty malt, dark chocolate, liquorice, coffee. Taste is roast malty, ashy, chocolate & coffee, dark fruits, smokey, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry tangy roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried on 15 Mar 2025 at 19:02


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

7/12/2024. Bottle bought at Boojam & Snark, Sandown. Pours black with a frothy tan coloured head. Aroma is black treacle, dark chocolate, liquorice, roasted malt. Moderate sweetness, quite heavy roasted bitterness, quite drying. Medium body, quite fizzy.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2024 at 12:30


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Wyndham Arms, Salisbury. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel and hops. Heavy on carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2023 at 23:51


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Wyndham Arms, Salisbury. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Very fizzy. 090323

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2023 at 23:51