Imperial Stout
(has 2 batches)
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.33
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Samuel Adams Imperial Stout is our take on the stouts brewed by 18th century English brewers for the Russian Imperial Court of Catherine II. The special malted barley in this intense and massive brew delivers rich flavours like dark chocolate, coffee and anise.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black pour, dark brown head, Incredible lacing.
Dark roasted/burnt malt, soy sauce, smoke, leafy hops. Oily mouth feel, low carb. Deep dark roasted malt finish. Loads of sweet soy, and smoke. Lingering bitter espresso finish.
Dark roasted/burnt malt, soy sauce, smoke, leafy hops. Oily mouth feel, low carb. Deep dark roasted malt finish. Loads of sweet soy, and smoke. Lingering bitter espresso finish.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Aroma of roasted malt, liquorice, dark chocolate, dark fruity notes, coffee, creamy notes. Flavour is moderate sweet with a moderate roasty bitter finish. Smooth and creamy, fairly enjoyable, but I’ve had far better Imperial Stouts.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 13:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Jet black colour with late awakening, average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and fruity aroma, notes of dark chocolate, blueberry, blackberry, some cherry, a touch of molasses, cocoa, minimally smoky overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, roasty and chocolately dark malty, fruity hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, hints of blueberry, blackberry, a touch of cherry, minimally smoky overtones, a minimally metallic touch as well, some aniseed; vestiges of alcohol in the finish. Not the most complex Impy Stout, but focussed, pursuing a clear idea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2019
at 03:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Licorice and chocolate. Heavy bitter very roasted flavor. Some coffee notes. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2016
at 07:00
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours opaque black with huge espresso brown head. Aroma is deep roasted notes is malt, coffee and bread but also soy sauce and port wine. Taste is medium sweet, medium bitter, medium umami and light salty. Body is oily with light carbonation. Finish is long and mostly bitter with notes of heavily roasted malt, soy sauce, burnt sugar, salty Amarelli licorice drops, espresso and roasted coffee beans. Very intense and rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2016
at 18:58