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Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Fire When Ready from Emperor's Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Tried at the 2022 Nottingham Camra Beer Festival. Jet black with a tan head. Growing warmth from the chili work well with the chocolate well balanced and very smooth full bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle online from Hoptimism. Pours dark brown towards black with a tan cap. Aroma: dark malts, toffee, liquorice,, molasses, dark fruits, vanilla, some coffee. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet, jammy dark fruits, rich chocolate cake, molasses, black cherries, dried fruits, run barrel. Medium+ body with soft carbonation.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Hunk Of Junk from Emperor's Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
On tap at the Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2022. Jet black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty chocolate and slight tart cherry. Blanched and crest drinkable.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Echo Base from Emperor's Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Keg at the Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2022. Jet black with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted bitter chocolate. Then more chocolate to finish. Smooth full body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Keg at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Dark brown pour with a light tan head. Nasal tingling aromas of liquorice toffee, molasses, dark fruits, vanilla, coffee. Gullet warming flavours of jammy dark fruits,molasses,black cherries raisin, chocolate, heavy notes of dark rum.Exceedingly medicinal, soothing, warming, bloody marvellous!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10
Bottle from Drew at Boutilliers Tap at Coachworks Ashford. Black beer thin tan head thick strong dark chocolate. aroma. intense. oily well that is really quite intense. that is one of the best imperial stout Dark chocolate cake and icing. genuinely one of the best beers I've ever had. cherry dark chocolate cream. wow. a little rum. delicious. amazing.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
330ml bottle. Black with a thin beige head. Aroma of cherries, rum, chocolate, vanilla, honey. Taste of cherries, rum, chocolate, vanilla, honey, quite sweet, slightly boozy with lingering woody notes. Full bodied, smooth. Rum barrels worked wonders on this! Outstanding once again!
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Black Forest Moon from Emperor's Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
25/01/2020. 330ml bottle. Black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, honey, cherries. Taste of rich, expensive tasting bittersweet chocolate liqueur, sweet vanilla, honey, cherries (minor criticism: more like cherry flavoured sweets than actual cherries), dark malts. Full bodied, thick, and luxuriously smooth, and incredibly easy drinking considering the ABV. He's done it again, another absolutely outstanding stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Hoptimism. Black pour with a beige head. Black cherry, red apple, white chocolate, sweet spice aroma. Cherry chocolate, black cherries, vanilla, whisper of cappuccino in the flavour. Very good.
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Fly Casual from Emperor's Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
330ml bottle, #11/48. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, dark malts. Taste is is rich, dark chocolate, light roast cacao/coffee, pineapple is thankfully subtle, and brings a touch of acidity to the finish which is also quite bitter. Full bodied, thick, smooth. Another excellent stout.