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Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout

Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Imperial Stout

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
16643.9/5.03.89/5.07%80.2Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Available filtered and pasteurised in clear glass bottles.
Rich, flavorful, deep chocolate color, scented and roasted barley nose. Complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast.
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 DuffManOhYeah (124), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
Feb 19, 2009  
Very good, although there are stouts out there that I like more. It’s actually very crisp for a stout and the flavor doesn’t linger for very long. Depending on what you’re eating, that can be nice. I’d recommend it, but only if you can’t get Sam Smith’s Oatmeal Stout or the Rogue Shakespeare Stout.


 trayns (237), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark but thin with little to no head. Aroma is not big, subtle notes of burnt malts and chocolate. Taste is sweet, and rather thin for an impy stout. Its more of a junior imperial stout.


 glennmastrange (807), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Bottle. Moderate malt aromas of dark bread, toasted and molasses, light herbs and resin for the hops, a faint meat note for the yeast, with raisin, charcoal, vanilla and alcohol in the background. Head is between creamy and frothy, light brown with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is black with a red tint. Flavor is moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes lightly bittersweet and acidic and a bit salty. Palate is medium, oily and has a lively carbonation. It finishes lightly dry. A great Imperial Stout with a nice array of aromas and flavors, but not quite as bold as I expected. It definitely improved as it warmed a bit.


 jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Bottle. Rich brown head, aroma: hints of coffee. Flavor’s strong with some bitter chocolate.


 Narnad (681), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Pours a dark black with a thick tan head. Aroma has a lot of rich roasted malt notes, prune, light coffee and some chocolate. Flavor is bitter up front of black patent and lots of roasted malt which moves into a very light coffee and coca flavor with some sweet prune flavor and a slight metallic and salty taste as the end. The beer has a moderate mouth feel with a bit of a creaminess. Overall its a good beer but there a far batter ones for this style.


 milljam (562), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 12, 2009  
An ok stout...but was expecting more from all of the hype. Typical nose of roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate...some hints of hops. Flavor profile was similar, with mainly roasted coffee at the front. Bitter finish.


 Strangebrewer (208), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/59/20
Feb 9, 2009  
bottled. Poured almost black with small creamy tan head. Light metallic coffee aroma. Sweet malty with roasted fruit flavour. Moderate mouthfeel with bitter finish.


LawBadger (24), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 8, 2009  
12 oz bottle: Pours a very dark brown or nearly black color with a creamy tan head. Smells of chocolate, cocoa, malt, molasses, and coffee. Very nice bitter flavor of molasses, malt, and coffee with subtle spices. A full flavor with a surprisingly smooth finish. I really recommend this if you are a fan of stouts.



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