Rain Shadow
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.90
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A brooding, heavyweight stout, crammed with intense, deep roast specialty malts.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can, 0.44 l - canned on 20.01.2020 - BB 20.01.2020, from Alko, 20201211)The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had dark chocolate, cocoa powder and burnt malts. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, liquorice and bitterness. Aftertaste had burnt malts, ash and bitterness. A delicious burnt brew with pleasant and complex burnt notes.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2020
at 22:45
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottled 16NOV17. Pours black, good thickness, little head of brown foam. Smells oldschool roasty. Great smooth and thick mouthfeel, some efficient carbonation. Taste is heavy, roasty, bitter, pretty licorice-forward. The way classic stouts should be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2020
at 23:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Dark brownish black with a thin ring of tan head. Ciffee grounds, salted caramel on the aroma. Perfectly bittersweet taste with the sugary caramel being held back by earthy hop. More caramel, underripe blackberry and ash on the finish. Thick, syrupy body. Low carbonation. Masterful!
Tried
on 04 Nov 2020
at 17:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Now three years old. Has a dark brown to black colour with a small light brown head. Aroma of rubber, vinegums, nougat. smoke and dark chocolate. Flavour of smoke, oak, dark chocolate and ash. Has a slick and soft mouth feel, full-bodied and a medium bitterness. Rich with smoke and bitter, dark chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2020
at 20:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Beer 5,600. 440ml can. Pours jet black with a medium head. Aroma is heavy roast and liquorice. Taste has lots of heavy roast and liquorice. Some dark berries. Oily mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2020
at 20:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
44 cl can @ home. Canned 20.01.2020, BBE 20.01.2022 Aroma has cocoa, herbs and salty licorice. Flavour has salty licorice, some herbal vibes and some ash. Too salty for my taste.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2020
at 17:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can split at James, from the Buxton Brew House, 19/09/20. Pitch black with a decent tan cap that clears to a swirl. Nose is bitter roast, dark chocolate, treacle toffee, light spice. Taste comprises dried fruits, more bitter roast, scorched brown, dried fruits, cocoa powder, charr. Full bodied, fine carbonation, balanced rising boost at the curtain call. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2020
at 07:18
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tried at the canal house Nottingham. Jet black with a thick tan head. Aroma and taste roasted malty light smoked taste sweet to smokey bitter. Full body.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2020
at 13:59
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, many thanks Fin! Opaque darkest brown color with nice beige head. Aroma is chocolate, roast, caramel, iodine. Taste is strawberries at firsr, chocolate, iodine, full-bodied, rich. Thick oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Very classic Imperial Stout, very good!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2020
at 18:05
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, thanks a lot Fin! Darkest cramy brown, dark brown cream. Dry dark chocolate, caramel, allspice, fruity coffee. Medium full, sweet but balanced, dark chocolate sauce, tobacco, wood, berry, light nut, salt/iodone nut caramel. Chewy, very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2020
at 18:04