 Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 3, 2009 Poured out in to a large snifter. They call this the "queen of beers" on the botttle and then they suggest drinking this with Espresseo coffee in their "serving suggestion"!
. WTF?. Nice beige bubbley head ..black/purple base. Big rich chocolate flavours. I picked up prunes , raisins ,burnt coffee beans .Marmite and wet paint too. Mild hop bitterness glides down your organs cool with the roasty palate. I could drink a lot of this !
McGarnigle (307), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 2, 2009 550 ml bottle. Has the benefit of being the 1st Imp Stout of the season for me, on a cold wet day. Thick, rich, dark, smooth. More chocolate than coffee, and roasty without being harsh. Any licorice is fairly subtle. Really good.
GardenGabe (125), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 Rich dark pour with a billowy dark long lasting tan head. Smells of molasses ginger, cinnamon, tar and tobacco. Taste is sweet with a moderately smoky bittersweet finish. Tasting also brings our dried fruit primarily plumes and cherries. Feel is soft, with little carbonation. Goes down very smoothly.
davidm (154), Melbourne, Australia
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 Bottle 355ml. This is luxury. Aroma of dark chocolate, raisins, port, coffee, and a touch of smoke. Flavour is predominantly sweet, with bitterness at the end, just a bit short to get full marks. Medium body, the mouthfeel is creamy and exuberant. Black colour, with an off-white head that stays for the whole trip.
BrewingFan (62), Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 Another great beer by Samuel Smith. Rich, coffee, and malty with some good hop bite.
Fratto (704), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 16, 2009 Bottle purchased from the Big Daddy’s on Pioneer. Looks, smells, and tastes great.
bw1982 (75), , Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 10, 2009 550 ml bottle. Pours very dark brown to black with a nice tan head. The aromas are nice and strong, strong smokey scent, and some chocolate as well. The flavor has a little bit of coffee and chocolate. It tastes like a very strong beer, somehow the 7% seems light for the flavor, which is nice. Palate is medium, not too bitter that it puckers but nice balance.
SHANER4 (372), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 Updated: Oct 23, 2009bottle 550ml - Poured dark brown with medium tan head.
Aroma - Dark fruits, alcohol, cherries, hint of chocolate and smoke.
Flavor - light coffee with subtle chocolate taste. Alot of plum and alcohol taste.
Palate - medium somewhat soapy mouthfeel. Finish is alittle dry and ashy.
Overall - very nice stout. Falls inline what I expected. Tastes stronger than 7%, more like 10%
|
Rate This
Statistics
Find This Beer (Want/Have)