Talk Is Always Easy
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special|
Score
7.60
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With an intoxicating combination of candied apple syrup, dark-spirit-led cocktails, liquorice, dark soy sauce notes, subtle barrel char, and luscious, complex malt, this BA Imperial Stout was brewed, barrel-aged, and bottled to celebrate our 10th Birthday.
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8/10
Tried
on 31 May 2026
at 08:57
8/10
Draught @ MBCC2026 - 🟥 Red Session 🧙♂️🍺🇩🇰 - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2026, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [20260523] 8/4/8/4/15
Tried
on 23 May 2026
at 12:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
bottle at home ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet rich sticky apple ..soft sweet sticky rich ..dark chocolate roast malts nose ..heavy meaty chocolate roast malts ..Light woody riast..Light bitter
Tried
on 24 Oct 2025
at 14:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sweet and oily, some iodine, liquefied dark fruits, some smoke, earth, light roast, dried berries. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2025
at 20:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Boytlat shared at the craft beer junction. A thick dark brown black coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is plummy jam dark roasty. Super thick chewy, hot alcohol, harsh alcohol.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oiky, light tangy,.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2025
at 19:48
7/10
Liquorice, soy sauce, dark chocolate, heavy weight!
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jul 2025
at 20:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
25th June 2025
Keg at Cloudwater. Oily black brown beer, good dark tan head. Airy smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, slightly bitter dark chocolate. Mild caramel. Mellow coffee. Whisper of maple. Smooth finish. Whiskey barrel? Some whiskey soaked ripe fruits and some alcohol spice. Tasty, couldn't drink a pint.
Keg at Cloudwater. Oily black brown beer, good dark tan head. Airy smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, slightly bitter dark chocolate. Mild caramel. Mellow coffee. Whisper of maple. Smooth finish. Whiskey barrel? Some whiskey soaked ripe fruits and some alcohol spice. Tasty, couldn't drink a pint.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2025
at 17:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at 73 Enid Street, 25/06/2025.
Pitch black topped with a dirty tan cap that hangs around.
Nose is dark malts, chocolate, vanilla, spice, charr, mellow barrel tones.
Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, chocolate shavings, sultanas, spice, liquorice, modest barrel, roasted bite.
Full bodied, light oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Tidy sipper if perhaps lacking some barrel edge.
Pitch black topped with a dirty tan cap that hangs around.
Nose is dark malts, chocolate, vanilla, spice, charr, mellow barrel tones.
Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, chocolate shavings, sultanas, spice, liquorice, modest barrel, roasted bite.
Full bodied, light oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Tidy sipper if perhaps lacking some barrel edge.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2025
at 10:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@375ml, ABV@13%, Når@2025.06.13.
Hvor: DGB Invitational 2025
Navn: Talk Is Always Easy
Stil: STOUT - PASTRY - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Cloudwater Brew Co
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Skum/kullsyre: Ikke skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@375ml, ABV@13%, Når@2025.06.13.
Hvor: DGB Invitational 2025
Navn: Talk Is Always Easy
Stil: STOUT - PASTRY - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Cloudwater Brew Co
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2025
at 09:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Pours jet black with solid dirty tan head. Loads of chocolate brownie, candied apple, roast malt, liquorice, coconut, boozy barrel notes. Really rich and definitely filthy. Well balanced. Delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cloudwater Unit 9 Taproom
on 24 May 2025
at 19:38