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Cerveses La Pirata in Súria, Catalonia, Spain 🇪🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.62
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Buque insignia de la nave Pirata, nuestra Russian Imperial Stout de 11,2% es una cerveza con mucha presencia, mucho cuerpo, mucha densidad y absoluta oscuridad, potente y redonda, para los buenos amantes de las stout. Balanceada, bastante dulce y de ligero amargor final, resinoso y de licor.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
From one beer shop in Madrid, years ago. Best before 06/23, great and classical imperial stout, full of happiness, syrupy, full body, roasty, chocolate, generous flavour of vanilla, coffee, complex boozy, liquorice, taking time to drink it, 11.03.24 at Epalinges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2026
at 18:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle at home, thanks to Áron for this one. Pours jet black and short lived, beige head. Nose is a big fat cocoa powder and chocolate of a beauty with hints of fruit. The taste actually perfectly reconstructs the aroma: there's chocolate, cocoa, fruits and some warming booze, too. Short chocolate-y, alcoholic finish, soft carbo, medium to heavy body. Excellent brew, and it could be even better if it was a bit more complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, fruits, some coffee. Flavour is sweet with a moderate roasty bitter finish. Slightly boozy, smooth and nice full body. Very tasty Imperial Stout.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 13:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Black with a tall, firm tan head. Bold roasted malt, a bit of burnt malt, cocoa, light soy sauce, molasses, earthy hop notes, light spice notes. Body is lighter than I expected- it’s almost thin but not quite. Savory and charred malt finish. Has a layer of sweet over everything though it doesn’t come across as a sweet stout. It’s quite an interesting beer. Has many of the hallmarks of a classic Impy stout yet it comes across somewhat unbalanced with an aroma and mouth that don’t really come together as they should. Its tasty enough, but not something to inspire awe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2024
at 21:36
7.4/10
A nice throwback to a classic style that no one brews anymore, and imperial stout with nothing but malt and hops in it. Lorien mallorca
Tried
on 31 Oct 2024
at 17:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 20C). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L20230706 (BB: 06/2026). AROMA: medium to medium-high fruity notes (orange rind) followed by medium roasted malt (cocoa) and alcohol (rose-like). APPEARANCE: very dark brown color and opaque. medium-low brown head, creamy, with good retention for style. leg formation. TASTE: initial medium estery notes similar to the aroma (orange-like) followed by medium alcohol (rose-like). medium roasted malt in the background with chocolate-like character. medium bitterness with a dry and slightly roasty finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium-high body and velvety. medium-low carbonation. alcoholic warmth noticeable. slight astringency. OVERALL: an imperial stout with fermentation issues that distract from the base malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2024
at 15:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle bought at La Boutique de la Cerveza - Estucerveza.com in Valencia. Bubbly, tan head over a coal black body, rings of lace down the glass. Inviting aromas of roasted dark malts, bread and earthy chocolate. Dark malt-forward taste of chocolate, liquorice, and syrup. Roasted chocolate malty finish, earthy. Warming on the swallow. Decent sipper on a Friday eve. A bit heavy to drink, though. (Apartment, La Vila Joiosa, 23.02.2024).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2024
at 19:41
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Catada en schnifter, sobremesa del domingo, en calma, escuchando jazz beats, precediendo a una agradable siesta. Color negro opaco, aspecto oleoso, espuma marrón que sin ser muy abundante ni de gran retención no termina de desaparecer. Aroma a malta torrefacta, café expreso, pan tostado, cacao puro. En boca entra sedosa, densa, oleosa, con notas dulces de fondo y una superficie rica en matices torrefactos y amargos, licorosa y placentera. Ciertas notas de regaliz, chocolate a la taza, madera, licor, tabaco puro... Un cervezón de puta madre, para disfrutar en calma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2023
at 23:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg Haket Beer Fest #9 2026-05-15 Göteborg
AR: thick roasted chocolate, BA rum - keep old rating!
Keg Haket 2023-09-12 Göteborg AR: thick coffee chocolate, warming feeling , soy AP: thick black, wee sand brown lid F: thick coffee chocolate, warming feeling , soy
AR: thick roasted chocolate, BA rum - keep old rating!
Keg Haket 2023-09-12 Göteborg AR: thick coffee chocolate, warming feeling , soy AP: thick black, wee sand brown lid F: thick coffee chocolate, warming feeling , soy
Tried
from Draft
at
Haket
on 16 Sep 2023
at 09:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at La Pirata Malasaña, Madrid, Spain. Pours black, with very fine cream foam. Aroma is intense, with coffee, salty licorice, some vanilla, dark chocolate. Body is thick, with good tickling carbonation, maybe even excessive, given the type of beer. Taste is violently roasty, with some sweetness too. Leaves quite some salivation, with a long final.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2021
at 14:33