6.5/10
Tried
on 15 Jun 2014
at 05:20
8/10
Tried
on 26 May 2014
at 15:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
600 ml bottle into snifter, unknown bottle coding. Pours pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, molasses, toast, dark bread, licorice, raisin, herbal, light char, and roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt, dark sugar, and light yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, molasses, toast, dark bread, raisin, licorice, light char, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Light amount of earthy/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, roast, molasses, toast, dark bread, raisin, light licorice, light char, herbal, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity of dark/roasted malt, dark sugar, and light yeast ester flavors; with a nice roasted sweetness/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a very creamy and lightly slick/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent imperial stout. All around great complexity and balance of dark/roasted malt, dark sugar, and light yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2014
at 19:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a deep brown with lots of floaties, head was thin and tan to light brown in color. Aroma is roasted malt, licorice, and light chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate malted balls, a bit bland old finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2014
at 20:47
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured golden copper with creamy thick off white head. Aroma is grassy hops. Taste is earthy hops, dirt, veggie, roots, malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2014
at 20:34
7/10
Tried
on 05 Mar 2014
at 17:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Chocolate fudge malt and light alcohol aroma. Black with moderate tan head. Sweet chocolate fudge malt flavor. Mild alcohol and bitter herbal finish. Not bad - by far the best South American Impy Stout I’ve ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 20:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Orange malt and orange peel aroma. Cloudy amber with moderate head. Sweet earthy orange malt and moderately bitter citrus peel/quinine flavor. Nice body. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2014
at 16:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Pours cloudy, orange with a short, heavy yellow-tan head. Slightly bready, tropical fruit scent. Taste is tangy-sweet fruits.....orange, pineapple, grapefruit...almost a pulp-like feel and intensity.... Malty, strong grapefruit/floral bittering. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2014
at 16:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours black with a yellowish brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has rich dark grains and roasted malts with a bit of chocolate underlying. Flavor has nice combination of dark grains and roasted malts with a hint of bitter chocolate underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2014
at 15:54