9.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
375ml bottle, 2017 vintage. Rich, roasted malt aroma with notes of chocolate, licorice, molasses, vanilla, oak and bourbon. Pours inky black with a thin mocha brown head that has very little retention and lacing. Starts with rich roasted malt, chocolate, licorice and oak flavors as well as having a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with molasses, vanilla and bourbon flavors. Excellent imperial stout, chewy and flavorful.
Tried
from Bottle
at
River North Brewery
on 01 Jun 2025
at 07:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma is nutty, wet river rock, toffee, dark bread, black pepper. Taste has a moderate roasted malt sweetness with some hop bitterness in the background. They really nailed the Englishness character.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 31 May 2025
at 02:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle picked up from the brewery and shared - clear dark ruby a starts with a slight lace that completely dissipates quickly - quite melllow and balanced for the strength (though very warming in the finish) - very British in expression, with earthy malts, treacle, caramelized sugars, dark fruit, brined cherry - finish is long and warming, with lingering dark fruit is bread pudding - they usually don’t do great with this style, but this is an exception.
Tried
from Bottle
at
River North Brewery
on 25 May 2025
at 23:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
4 ounce at the Washington Street location - dark purple, pours looking still - nose is fig, coconut, treacle, tamarind, port wine - feels flat in the mouth - strong fig and tamarind, and the back end tastes like tawny port - like, so much that if I went in blind I might mistake it for port, especially with it’s lack of carbonation - now, I like port, so I suppose that isn’t a problem - lots of plum sweetness on the back end, some dark chocolate and oak - very warming alcohol, but not boozy - quite a dessert sipper here - it’s growing on me - okay, I dig it.
Tried
from Draft
at
River North Brewery
on 25 May 2025
at 20:54
8/10
Dank juiciness
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2025
at 18:50
8.8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2025
at 20:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: hazy brown with a thin head
Aroma: banana, pear, citrus, cloves
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Appearance: hazy brown with a thin head
Aroma: banana, pear, citrus, cloves
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2025
at 20:45
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
375ml bottle, 2017 vintage. Caramel malt aroma with notes of dark fruit, toffee, spicy yeast, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep toffee brown colored with a thin tan head that has no retention and no lacing. Starts with caramel, spicy yeast, oak and toffee flavors as well as having rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes smooth with dark fruit, vanilla and bourbon flavors as well as some warming booze at the end, but still well hidden. Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
at
River North Brewery
on 20 Apr 2025
at 05:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 ounce can. Translucent medium brown color. Small tan head. Sweet toasted malt hints at coffee and vanilla. Flavor is light and toasty. Bittersweet notes of coffee and earthy hops. Underlying notes of vanilla and toffee. Medium bodied. Some stickiness on palate. Dry, bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 01 Apr 2025
at 04:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery - clear amber with an off-white lace - nose of raisin, cherry, caramelized sugars, dates - smooth texture, full body - flavor is bready and sweet, but not overly so, with a slightly warming finish - flavors of raisin, caramelized sugars, dates- lightly bitter finish - it’s solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2025
at 22:22