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Bethlehem Brew Works Blast Furnace Imperial Stout


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
183.69/5.03.61/5.0Special8.5%31.2Snifter
Commercial Description:
The King of all stouts, Imperial stout was originally brewed by English brewers for export to the Baltic sea and Russia. Said to be a favorite of the Russia royal court. Brewed with Chocolate and roasted malts, Blast furnace has a sweet malt flavor backed by a solid hop bitterness to balance it out. At 8.5% this is a sipping beer to be enjoyed in a snifter glass.
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 JAF737300 (797), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/519/20
Mar 11, 2007  
This was awesome. It was deep black and had wonderful notes of chocolate, espreso, and oaked smoke....killer!


 obxdude10 (1559), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/516/20
May 26, 2007  
Very nice impy stout, black in color, big but soft brown head, excellent lacing left around the glass, aroma full of coffee, chocolate & burnt malts, lots of roasted notes in both the aroma & flavors, medium in body & mouthfeel, pretty drinkable & smooth, big & bold flavors with more notes of dark chocolate, burnt malt, oak, a touch of vanilla & slight hops just for good measure, long lingering finish with a little hint of cream & alcohol, a very nice stout


 Jine (896), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 7, 2007  
3.30.07 on tap. Very roasty. Dark. Powerful Stout. Not syrupy or over-bearing. Lit and stoked our fires that night in preparation for the Steelgaarden


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Apr 13, 2007  
thanks to Ty5592 . I loved this. poured black with small brown head. nose was chocolate, roasted and a touch of smoke. I drank the whole growler in one sitting. LOVED THIS, can’t understand the lower ratings?


 goldtwins (4080), Nesconset, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Tap @ the pub. Now 9% ABV. Poured opaque with a copper edge and tan head. Semi-sweet roasted malt with light alcohol notes. Roasted and sweet malt flavor with some smoky notes. Warming with a medium body and silky mouthfeel.


 Firemoose15 (540), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 9, 2008  
On draft at the pub. Aroma of coccoa and roasted malts primarily. Poured a nice black with a decent chocolatey head. Flavor was nice meld of coccoa, roast malts and tad of vanilla and molasses. Palate was medium bodied and nicely creamy. Overall, I think this could be the best I’ve had at the brewworks. Very tasty.


 TomDecapolis (3173), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/515/20
Mar 31, 2007  
On tap at the BBW as part of the sampler. Pours a deep black with a medium size creamy dark tan head that left some lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, vanilla, some chocolate and caramel. Flavor had lots of roasted malts, caramel, chocolate, kind of on the sweet side and not much in terms of hops in the flavor or aroma.


 illinismitty (1797), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Draft at brewpub. Pours black with a thick brown head and nice lacing. Medium to full bodied with a smooth creamy texture. Flavor of chocolate cake, dark fruit, vanilla, and roasted malts. I like the level of residual sweetness. Bitterness is rather subdued on this one, as well as the burnt coffee traits, which works in the beer’s favor in my opinion. Sometimes I want to have an imperial stout, but without killing my palate. This beer does the trick. This is sort of a session Impy, and would be a good crossover beer for noobs.



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