Romanov Empress Stout
Brodie's Beers in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.42
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An all malt black beer made in the same style as the London stouts exported to the Russian Empress in the 19th century.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
bottle at home ... dark black... thin tan lacing ... dark chocolate roast malts nose ... big sweet berries chocolate roast nose ... dark sweet malts .. rich full body malts .. berry sweetness ... ligth dry chocolate roast malts ... big full roast ... big malts ... soft chocolate ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 13:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Shortlived beige head over jet-black beer, lively carbonated. Quite aromatic nose with green leaves; holly, aucuba; alcohol, spirit, liqueur. Dry, faintly sourish stout features, with lots of roasted/burnt grains and malts. Hint at coffeecream; liquorice in the finish. Full bodied, viscous, rich. Rather burning MF, good carbonation, alcoholheat. Somehow it misses a little extra compared to its USA (or Italian,...) brethren. Maybe in this aspect, the B.A. versions might come out superior.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2015
at 14:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (3 years old?) at Stout 3 & Freestyle Tasting, thanks to Leighton for this Brodies Whale. It pours near black with a medium tan head. The nose is roasted malt, light tanginess, cocoa powder, caramel, toffee, smooth coconut, vanilla and wood. The taste is mellow, roasted malt, earth, toast, charcoal, cocoa, ashy bitterness and some alcohol warmth, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium-full body and fine carbonation. Tasty and well-balanced. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2013
at 07:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the Stouts Pt. III & Others Tasting - London. Picked up at the first London Brewers Showcase in September 2010. Best before date of 12/2010, so I suppose this beer is vintage 2009. Pours clear, black-brown-red with a modest, creamy beige head. Leathery dark fruits in the nose, some dry cocoa, some burnt leaves and burnt wood. Medium to big sweet flavor, some dark berries, dark lightly bitter chocolate, burnt sugars. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warm finish with notes of burnt marshmallows, burnt wood, dried dark fruits and berries, some leather. Lots of kick in here still. Very few signs of oxidation. The beer is holding up quite well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2013
at 12:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask@King William IV, London. Pitch black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is nutty, roasted, mild toasted and tobccoish notes as well. Flaavour is nutty, chocolaty, coffeeish and roasted notes with a bunch of liquorice as well. Hides the ABV very well.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2012
at 02:30