Fuller's Brewery Imperial Stout (10.7%)

Imperial Stout (10.7%)

 

Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.85
ABV: 10.7% IBU: 60 Ticks: 194
Rich, dark and special, Imperial Stout delivers roasted dark chocolate notes against a slightly fruity acidity. Sovereign and Centennial hops, meanwhile, bring floral flavour, enhanced by dried rose buds that hint at Turkish delight. There’s a taste of liquorice there too, ahead of a lasting finish with fairly high bitterness.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

2025 Bottle conditioned. Pours a black colour with a tight beige head, plenty of roast malt in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle at Fuller’s Brewery on 24 Dec 2025 at 21:32


4.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 18

A big, dense light tan head with top to bottom lacing. A near black body. An appealing nose featuring chocolate, cream, roasted caramel malt and a touch of booze. A big molasses, chocolate and dark berry burst leads off the taste profile. Slightly burnt butter, booze, fruity hops, malt, and raisins blend in underneath. A touch of vanilla and coffee round out the blend. Love the roasted elements and they grow and blend along with the butter as the taste grows. Didn’t expect an epic from Fullers!

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:07


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at home with my dad, after cellaring it for over a year. Nose is intense malty, showing notes of chocolate, booze, light coffee, smoke, dried fruits and licorice. Taste is molasses, sweet booze chocolate and light smokyness with a hint coffee and roasted malts. Closes with a sweet, sticky boozy chocolate finish, medium to heavy body and soft carbo. Solid non-adjunct RIS.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:00


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

Bottle from the lcbo. Pours a typical jet black, with a big fluffy beige head. Very roasty nose, with alot of ripe fruit. Touches of soy, and coffee, with some alcohol. Silky mouth feel, with a soft carb. The finish is quite fruity, lends a solid sweetness to counter the medium bitterness. Loads of roast, and soy in the end, with a little alcohol warming.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:05


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma of dark malt, roast, big chocolate, toffee, hints of red fruit, coffee, sweet licquorice. Flavour is medium sweet with a dry bittersweet finish. Nice.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 13:39


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle brought from Waitrose some 7 or 8 years ago. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, dark berries, wood, liquorice & roasted malt. Medium to full body. Light bitter roasted finish. Highly enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2025 at 21:47


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 0.5l, trade with pivnizub. Cheers to you, Günter, to good lager heaven! Probably vintage 2018. Clear, dark red to black colored. AROMA- roasted malts, pleasant alcohol, dark chocolate, sherry, vanilla, rum. FLAVOR- smooth, slightly sweet, lightly bitter, spicy, roasted, dark chocolate, pralines, sherry, rum. Full bodied. Really good.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2023 at 21:19


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

0,5l bottle at home courtesy of Barna, big thanks. BB 12/2024. black color, small coffee colored head. smells roasty, dried fruits, raisins, nutty, vanilla, doughy. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes roasty, raisins, nutty, vanilla, marzipan, coffee, spices, bitter chocolate, some soy sauce. finishes roasty and lightly sweet with ntoes of raisins, coffee and marzipan notes. good stuff, liked the taste better then the smell, a tad old school, but not in a bad way. good one!

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2023 at 15:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle - Pours a deep dark brown, almost black colour with an average sized creamy tan head. The aroma is dark roasted malts, bitter chocolate, dark berries and a little liquorice. A rich roasted taste, dark malt, bitter chocolate, liquorice, plum and dark fruit flavours with a warming alcohol and bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2022 at 18:26


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours virtually black with a creamy, beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, plums, berries, brown sugar. Taste is slightly sweet up front, followed by a long, burnt, bitter finish over a berry tang. My only complaint is the increasing acidity at the finish, which is just a touch too much. Medium-bodied, mostly mild carbonation, sticky. Pleasant drinking.

Tried on 10 Jan 2022 at 17:34