Rain Shadow
(has 8 batches)
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.90
|
|
A brooding, heavyweight stout, crammed with intense, deep roast specialty malts.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.6/10
โ
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, bitter, herbal and chocolate. Bitter, dark malty. Dry and roasted. Bitter and chocolate malty. Lingering roasted dark malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2017
at 10:56
7.9/10
โ
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at my place thanks to Matt I think. Todd? Anyway, thanks. Pours a jet black hue with a small beige head. A big licorice and roast nose. Huge dark malts, licorice, some light ash, metallic roasted notes, a bit of char. Very smooth. Awesome beer. Rating number 9000! Quite a run it has been.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2017
at 13:21
8.9/10
โ
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Cellared bottle shared at home. Pours opaque black with small diminishing beige head. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, light carbonation, dry bitter-sweet finish with intense coffee aftertaste. Incredible aromas of roasted malts, dark chocolate, espresso coffee beans, hints of vanilla beans. Similar tastes on the tongue along with balancing citrus hops, molasses, plums, dried fruits. When time passes by, it gets better and better revealing its complexity. Mouthwatering, fully enjoyable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2017
at 19:36
8.6/10
โ
Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,33 l bottle. Pours almost pitch black with small espresso colour head. Aroma is huge, as soon as you open the bottle it fills the room. Roast, coffee, dark chocolate, some light dried fruit and plenty of malts. Taste is quite overwhelming, roasty as it can be, coffee, some chocolate, heavy sweetness, it is also quite heavy bitter, roast bitterness more than hop bitterness. Body is full to say the least, texture is thick, carbonation soft. Finish is long bitter sweet coffee, dark roast second crack coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2017
at 04:27
7.9/10
โ
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
BOTTLE 33 CL. Black as crude oil, dark espresso head. Thick inky roasty sweetness. Just a touch of alcohol to make things more interesting. The roastiness is as big as can be, sharp and acid, but the malts make it feel right - dark chocolate and even some fruit. The bitterness, more roasty than hoppy, is trying hard to make a statement to no avail. Extreme.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2017
at 16:47
8/10
Bottle shared at home. Vintage 2016. Black with medium tan head. Deep roasted chocolate malts, charcoal, ash, licorice, dry grassy hop pellets, dark chocolate. Moderate sweet and quite bitter. Full body, low carbonation. Deep dark roastedness. I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2017
at 22:07
7.8/10
โ
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Black with light brown head. Strong roasted malts, toffee, blackberries, blueberries, marzipan, strong black chocolate, earthy leaves. Enormous roast with sweet malts and nice fruity notes. Over medium sweet and strong bittersweet with some roasted tartness in the finish. Full bodied. Very very roasted but quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2017
at 16:04
8/10
โ
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt,s ome spices.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, roasted malt, spices, coffee. Some alsohol in the finish.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt,s ome spices.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, roasted malt, spices, coffee. Some alsohol in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2017
at 10:15
8.4/10
โ
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 25th February 17. Pours dark and luscious. Aroma is complex, rich, dark fruit, leather, liquorice. Taste is slight sharp, liquorice, wood, almost barrel, but itโs not aged, leather, cocoa, more sharpness, which takes the sweetness away. Really well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2017
at 16:09