Imperial Stout
Outsider Brewing in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan 🇯🇵
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.16
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at the Watering Hole. Dark brown, no head. Aroma is booze, roasty malt, bit of dark chocolate. Taste is similar, slick and thick, touch of coffee, choc sweetness. nice and drinkable. Creamy and roasty finish. Rerate: at Popeye. Aroma is more fruity this time but still very boozy. Maybe goes up a point as it seems to be a bit more rounded this time. And rerate again, this time at Server Land. Good, tasty, roasty, bit of cola, oaty. Taste is good, oats again, roast, chocolate, bit of smoke. Really nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Popeyes. Pours a pitch black hue with almost no head. A big malty nose, rich molasses. Very smooth, roast, some licorice, heavy dark fruit. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2019
at 11:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From tap (half pint) at Lodi, Higashi-Nakano. Black color. Dense off white to beige head. Aroma’s: roasted malts, mocha, berries. Retronasal it’s red fruit, roasted, coffee/mocha. Flavor is over moderate sweet, roasted, berries. Medium bodied. Finish is roasty, sweetish, light bitter. Maybe a tad bit too sweet, but I liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2017
at 05:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tap at Waseda Oktoberfest. Pours dark brown, almost black. Aroma has strong coffee roast malts, deep black bread maltiness. Tastes bit sourish, sweet and chocolate bitter. Would expect a bit more body from an Imperial Stout and maybe less sour notes. This one is not bad though, has a decent roast profile,chocolate and cocoa. Unfortunately also a bit watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2016
at 08:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from the tap at Ant n Bee. Pitch black with minimal beige head. Coffee and mild ash, dry finish, medium light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2016
at 07:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draft - Roasted malts and coffee, Jet black with a thin brown head. Roasted malts, black coffee and not nearly enough body to match. So big on flavor and light on palate just doesn’t do it for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2013
at 01:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
8% at Bungalow on tap. A nice dark cola brown pour with a thick beige head. Weak chocolate aroma & smooth but thin body. The taste is well balanced between sweet syrupy chocolate & roast coffee bitterness but is more sweet by a hair. Decent. ----new, Dec 2013----- 8% Glass 950 yen at Aoi Beer Stand. A great black pour with a tan head with ridiculous staying power. Nice rich smooth chocolate+cocoa aroma. Medium to full bodied. The taste is chocolate, vanilla, roasted notes, cocoa paste, creamy. Really good stuff.---March 2014--- On tap at Molto, a really nice rich creamy chocolatey aroma. Dark black pour with a light beige head & good lacing. Nice med-full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. The taste is potent, a little boozy but with good chocolate, dark chocolate, fudge kind of flavors.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2013
at 04:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Watering Hole, Tokyo. Black colour with a beige head. Malt, chocolate aroma. Flavour is somewhat bitter, alcohol, malt, chocolate, licorice.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2013
at 04:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Q-Brick. Roasty nose, dry chocolate, coffee and mil, a bit of smoke and a touch of vegetables. Tangy flavor, orasty, some fruit, dark chocolate, coffee. Very flavorful and drinkable, with a dry, bitter finish. Like most in Japan, this is more a foreign Export than Imperial Stout. Damn good one, though.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2013
at 03:53