7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 02 May 2026
at 20:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle on the train back from Newquay, thanks to the Wingmane, 02/05/2026.
Black topped with a khaki cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, roast malts, marshmallow, mellow barrel.
Taste comprises chocolate, rocky roads, coconut Bertie Bassets, bourbon kissed, dark malts.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost.
Tidy enough sipper.
Black topped with a khaki cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, roast malts, marshmallow, mellow barrel.
Taste comprises chocolate, rocky roads, coconut Bertie Bassets, bourbon kissed, dark malts.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost.
Tidy enough sipper.
Tried
on 02 May 2026
at 17:11
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
From the sterk, Amsterdam, during one of my trip, bottled in 2018, opening and enjoying a lot this nectar of imperial stout, flavour of vanilla, toffee, chocolate, little note of coffee, roasty malt, a bit woody, a lot of things coming in your mouth, 08.10.24
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2026
at 15:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
This one is coming from the sterk, Amsterdam, buying it a long time ago, opening this bottle, yesterday coming back from urba kids, a stout with a dominant side of cherry, fruity, a bit sour, sparkling, roasted malt hidden behind the cherry, subtle, 03 04 23.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 29 Apr 2026
at 18:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
From the sterk Amsterdam, opening this bottle on thursday, at home, during the dinner. A classic and lovely imperial stout, not too boozy, dry and roasty with a note of dark chocolate and coffee, some hop at the final, not too syrupy, 16.04.22, at Epalinges.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 29 Apr 2026
at 11:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Greg, thanks! Pours black with a yellowish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains with a nice bourbon note, roast with a bit of chocolate coming through. Flavor has boozy bourbon dark grains with a growing roast and a bit of chocolate coming through.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2026
at 22:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
12oz can. A decent enough IPA. Pretty straightforward, down the middle. The Chinook and Cascade give it some classical depth. The Mosaic and Citra are sort of muddled and don't add much to it. OK.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2026
at 02:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From the sterk Amsterdam, opening this bottle yesterday in my hotel room. A pleasure for the lips and a good surprise, not all the scotch ale are well brewed but this one was perfect, boozy, so malty with a genious touch of toffee, vanilla and oak, 08.05.22
Tried
from Bottle
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 05 Apr 2026
at 19:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pitch black beer with a russet rim. Leather, liquorice, vanilla. I can imagine blackberries - but then I know they're in there. Caramel, toffee. Very sweet, Bourbon, vanilla. And blackberry liqueur - syrup. Lots of alcohol/fusels. Lipsmacking stickyness. Thick, viscously full bodied. Alcoholheat. Nice, as expected - but for me, the Tay - sorry - Marionberries might have been more prominent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Café Pardaf
on 28 Mar 2026
at 08:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can c/o Ryan. Really big, bourbon depth. Sweet and heavy, but not quite as sugary as some out there. OK...still rich and full bodied. The base Barleywine is really nice, still has some hop character, bold enough to stand up to and complement the barrel. Intense, well done.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2026
at 02:58