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Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Stout - Imperial
Tadcaster, England
Serve in Snifter

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RATINGS: 2926   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.85/5   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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This distinctive type of beer was originally brewed to withstand the abuses of shipping in foul weather to Imperial Russia. It was a favourite of Russian nobility whose taste for the finest food and drink was world famous.

A rich flavourful brew; deep chocolate in colour with a roasted barley nose and flavour that is a complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast. Fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’.

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FACambridge (1122) - Chelmsford, Essex, ENGLAND - DEC 22, 2021
UPDATED: DEC 22, 2021 Aroma : Rich chocolate malts but only very light roastiness. Hints of milky coffee & dark autumnal fruits with a distinct alcohol note. Taste : Full bodied, ultra smooth creamy texture. Moderate to high roasty bitterness at first...much more roasty than aroma suggests. Overriding flavour is a rich malty chocolate throughout. There is a distinct drying alcohol note in the finish. Great!

4
czlowiekwiadro (2441) - POLAND - DEC 13, 2021
UPDATED: DEC 13, 2021 zapach intensywny, ciemne nuty, palone ziarno, orzechy ziemne, lukrecja, melasa, dojrzałe owoce, czerwone owoce, cukier puder i lekki kurz w tle. kolor czarny, klarowny, pod światło rubinowy, głęboki. piana jasnobrązowa, dość obfita i trwała. w smaku intensywne, sporo kwaśnych nut palonych, palone drewno, popiół, czerwone owoce, melasa, wiśnie, z czasem nuty beczki i drewna przechodzące w zioła i piołun. lekkie nuty kawowe i lukrecjowe. goryczka umiarkowana do wysokiej, palona, piołunowa, lekko alkoholowa. po jakimś czasie lekko grzeje w usta, ściągające. nasycenie niskie do umiarkowanego, bardzo drobne bąbelki

4.2
Yorona (69) - - OCT 30, 2021
UPDATED: OCT 30, 2021 What a great stout! Nothing to fault here. Can’t believe I can get it so cheaply; could easily pay 3 times the amount for the equivalent.

4.4
dragnet101 (2331) - Birmingham, West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 26, 2021
UPDATED: AUG 26, 2021 Bottle from Beers of Europe Pours black, small beige head, leaves nice top, some retention. Aroma of toffee, licorice, alcohol, blackberries, figs, roasted malt background, some cocoa. Taste is caramel, licorice, figs, dark chocolate, moderate bitter coffee finish, tingle of spice. Creamy mouthfeel, fine carbonation. Superb

4
BBHansen (2416) - Køge, DENMARK - JUL 14, 2021
UPDATED: JUL 21, 2021 Bottle @ Hugos w friends/Boilermaker.. Appearance: pours clear dark brown with good beige soapy head and lacing. aroma/taste: caramel, coffee, chocolate, light alcohol, light dried fruit, light wood, light smoke, light nuts, leather and light earthy notes. palette: strong roasted malty aroma, light to average carbonation, medium to full body, medium to notable sweetness, balanced by a medium to notable bitterness, average to long duration, light dry finish and an oily texture. Overall: a classic

3.7
Arbitrage411 (73) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 20, 2021
UPDATED: AUG 16, 2021 Pours a brown-black opaque liquid under a cinnamon color head. A rich cake foaming Head, milkshake like in substance with residual lacing. Dark raisins and blackberry or raspberry pungent in the nose. Chocolate and non-biting to the taste. Subtly calming. Sophisticated delivery of flavor - finishing as mild on the palate.

4
czgr (1662) - Opole, POLAND - APR 27, 2021
UPDATED: APR 27, 2021 Ocena wystawiona na podstawie wspomnień w celu uzupełnienia profilu na RateBeer. Degustacja odbyła się jakiś czas temu. Instagram/czgr_

3.7
ctipping (3902) - Florida, USA - APR 13, 2021
UPDATED: APR 13, 2021 355 mL bottle. Pours black with a medium khaki head. Smells of chocolate, a slight acidic twang, and some light grassy and earthy hops. Tastes of hops right up front with chocolate and roasted malt behind it. Creamy with a very light lactic tang. Finishes with hop bitterness. Medium body. Distinctive in flavor because of the creaminess and tang, but very drinkable and flavorful.

3
Goldbarren (4264) - Vienna, AUSTRIA - MAR 20, 2021
UPDATED: MAR 20, 2021 Ein recht bekanntes Bier, das zudem Bio-Zertifiziert ist. Aber wirklich begeistern tut es mich nicht. Ws ist gut süffig, aber für ein Imperial Stout ist es verdammt wässrig und schon fast schon fade. Es mag einige nette Aromen haben, aber so toll finde ich es nicht.

3.7
DoctorHU (1832) - Transcarpathia, UKRAINE - MAR 9, 2021
UPDATED: MAR 9, 2021 355 ml bottle. Pours dark brown color with brown head. Mild aroma of chocolate, licorice and dark fruit. Taste is roasted, grainy malt, a strong chocolate and dark fruit presence, with notes of raisin, plum and fig, lighter coffee and hints of licorice and herbal, earthy hops.


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