Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout

bottle thanks to girlfriend. poured a dark brown with a tan/brown head. i dont think the head would go away if you wanted it to. aroma was usual for a stout with coffee and chocolate. flavor was excellent with chocolate and a robust bitter quickly fading to an apparent alcohol flavor. samuel smith does it again!!

04.10.2003, 0,33. Can. Deep black colour. The beer tastes a lot and the body is full.

This is not for the rookie beer drinker. I must admit that I though I was somebody who thought had a good taste when it came to stouts. I love Murphy’s and Guiness but this is much more stronger than that. It is very thick and has a very memorable/distinct flavor. I could try and explain how it tastes, but then I’d just be repeating everything that everybody before me said. Just trust me when I say that if you"re not sure about stouts yet, that you skip this one for now. Not for beginners!!!!

Poured a very dark brown almost black with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, coffee, caramel and a bit of hops. Flavor of dark roasted malt and dark roast coffee, raisins and black cherries. A little bitterness balances the flavors. Good mouthfeel makes this a pretty easy drinking imperial stout. Very good.

Bottle as shown. Pours a dark brown almost black with a large frothy tan head. The aroma is a strong roasted malt with coffee and dark chocolate. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste is a burnt malt with a sweet finsh and quite thin for an imperial stout. A very good imperial stout from Sam Smith.

Dark brown with little to no head. Smells of raisins, roasted nuts, chocolate, and coffee. Flavor is balanced but could have been a little more complex. Fantastic and easy drink. Highly recommended.

7/5/08 at the Seattle International Beerfest. Aroma is richly creamy with very fruity molasses. Appearance is very dark brown with a well maintained cream colored head. Flavor is even richer than the aroma, sweet with great roast, dark fruit and molasses. Mouthfeel is full bodied with a medium carb texture. Overall, one of the best I’ve had; amp up the aroma a bit and you may have a perfect Imperial Stout.

Very dark brown , nearly black with a good sized tan head. Aromas are of roasted malts dark chocolate, coffee, and prune. Tastes are dark chocolate, roasted malts, and prune with a light hop flavor.