6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Coast Mountain, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out crisp crackery malt and gentle grassy hops. Flavour is crisp, with punchy grassy hops and crisp crackery malt. Grassy, spicy and crisp. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2022
at 20:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Coast Mountain, pours a hazy golden orange with a medium white head. Aroma is gentle, with doughy malt and earthy hops. Flavour is full of earthy hops, some doughy malt, and some bready notes. Decently hopped and balanced okay. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2022
at 20:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This is basically black. The aroma shows chocolate, raisins, other dark fruits, wood and toast. On the palate, it's got a medium body...the base beer seems relatively light, but there's a bit of fruitiness and woodiness that makes me wonder if fermentation continued slowly in those barrels to get us here. Whatever the reason, I am thinking it needs a bit more body. The barrel may lend some sweetness but we're talking rhum agricole (~cachaca) here, not a molasses rum. It's lighter and fruitier than I was expecting. Probably closer to a burly Caribbean stout than what I was thinking a rum BA Impy would be like.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2022
at 08:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery, 1 year old
Black colour, medium sized tan head. Cacao and moderate sweetness, not very complex but I guess it's enough for the area of origin; the rum is evident, never the best option for an Imperial Stout though, spirit; body at European level, which means the finish is a bit shorter than you get with American Imperial Stouts.
Good.
Black colour, medium sized tan head. Cacao and moderate sweetness, not very complex but I guess it's enough for the area of origin; the rum is evident, never the best option for an Imperial Stout though, spirit; body at European level, which means the finish is a bit shorter than you get with American Imperial Stouts.
Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2021
at 08:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml (thx, !) @ Sales Force office. Appearance: dark brown with a big a bit dirty beige head. Aroma: fruity, roasted malts, inky, some rum. Taste: inky, roasty, a bit woody, as expected from the aroma, dry. Overall: nothing special, too roasty, on the thin side.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2021
at 06:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery, 1 year old
Dark brown colour. Aroma of dark bread. Not too weak, semi-dry, mild malt base, moderate bourbon character.
Nothing special, and not worth the $10+ price, but drinkable.
Dark brown colour. Aroma of dark bread. Not too weak, semi-dry, mild malt base, moderate bourbon character.
Nothing special, and not worth the $10+ price, but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2021
at 07:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml @ Phill's. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: some a bit harsh barrel, roasted malt, some chocolate as well. Taste: along the same lines, somewhat roasty, very light barrel. Overall: not bad.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2021
at 02:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Dark brown with small light beige head. Roast malt, touch of chocolate, barrel hints. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2021
at 02:30
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500mL bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out lots of cheap JD bourbon and a touch of roast. Flavour is simple, with cheap JD bourbon, light toasted malt, and dry bready notes. Simple and lacking depth. Not convincing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2021
at 02:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown, not much head. There's a bit of tartness, some chocolate notes, and a touch of residual sweetness. The barrel notes aren't bad, but the overall beer doesn't bring any stellar elements.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2021
at 02:27