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Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Imperial Stout

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
16713.9/5.03.89/5.07%79.9Snifter
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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samoman (1), Chandler, Arizona, USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Jan 23, 2009  
First Imperial stout, glad i decided to get this one.dark,bitter chocolate taste, looking forward to trying more stouts


tugg407 (12), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 21, 2009  
This is a great stout ...it was my favorite, but I just had a Bell’s Expedition stout which took the lead! Try both!!.


 Sparky27 (1583), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a black with reddish hues and a one finger tan head. The nose is metallic, cocoa and light coffee. Taste is roasted malt, black licorice, dark chocolate and coffee. Taste is much better than the aroma. Medium semi creamy mouth feel. Good stuff.


 Soonah (910), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 21, 2009  
The pour was dark as one would expect. A short lived tan head popped up and then was gone. The aroma was fairly standard imperial stout, maybe a bit heavier on the malts than one would normally find. Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt and thin hops come through. The flavor was malt heavy with chocolate and faint hops. Average, borderline unexciting mouthfeel. A nice traditional example of the style.


 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 21, 2009    Updated: May 9, 2009
Dark brown with a hint of red perhaps? I’m drunk, stupid and it’s dark. I could turn the lights on but that would mean standing up. Coffee, chocolate, as expected but not shouting about it in those areas which made for a very drinkable brew. The man from del monte said yes to this mother hubbard.


 beerchugger (292), Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/513/20
Jan 21, 2009    Updated: Oct 14, 2009
Pours very dark and black and a decent head forms that doesn’t seem to last long enough. Some deep rich raisins and other dark fruits are extremely strong in the nose. Smells a bit boozy as well. The dark raisins really come through on the palate as well as a bit of a tar-like flavor in the finish. Other notes of roasted malts and is also a bit spicey.


rene676 (5), , Texas, USA
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/59/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark and thick with a tan head that dissipated quickly. Nearly jet black in the mug. Complex sweet-and-spicy and roasty aroma. Pleasantly dense mouthfeel. Flavor is strong, but smooth. A pleasant hint of hops, with a bit of chocolate and coffee and other earthy flavors. Very nive stout, and not too difficult to find. This is a favorite in our household.


 Dervock (178), Emu plains, Australia
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jan 20, 2009  
I had never tried an Imperial stout and was looking forward to this one. As soon as I opened the bottle the rich roast malt aroma really hit strong. This increased with the pour. The beer was velvety black and looked wonderfully rich. This beer has been described as "liquid Christmas Pudding" and with the complexity of the flavours I can really understand why. The beer had rich fruity flavours and a bitter roast malt aftertaste



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