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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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LeMunche (66), Orland Park, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Overall ranking is dead on with this one. A great next step after guiness for those breaking into the good stuff.


daddyslick (36), Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Mar 23, 2008  
All of the beers from this brewery share a similar/unique taste. It comes from the stone fermenting vessels and the water from that region. This beer shares a taste similar to their nut brown, of course with a distinct imperial stout flavor as well.


ciuspan (94), Hillerød, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Helt enorm god virkelig tyk, olieret og fed som en rigtig imperial stout bør være det


 kidmartinek (975), austin, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/511/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Imperial means "suck" right?, or i mean runy stinky shits in the morning. Pours dark brown almost black. Too big of a dark tan foa m head to be practical without wasting beer. Smells like sweet, darkly roasted, barley malts. Tastes liquidy, slightly warming, which is kinda nice, link dark malts, that are mild enough to enjoy. Slight carbonated mouthfeel. Dark chocolate, cofee, toffee undertones. Not bad actually, if you’re drinking your desert, or having your taddy, after your dark chocolate, raspberry doohickie.,


 NosirIwont (1168), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours pitch black with a big brown head. Sweet aroma. Dry. Roasted malt. Tar. As it warms it develops notes of apple which mixes with the roast and tar. A bit weird. Notes of coffee as well as fruity notes also develops, which makes it resemble a strong ale or a bock. Flavour is sweet with roasted malt. Wood. Faint licorice notes. Finish is much like the initial flavour but without the wooden notes. Lingering apple notes and notes of filled chocolate. Nice palate. 20-03-08.


 Chapel (330), Levittown, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Pours dark brown (not quite black) with a very non-imperial off-white/tan head. Flavor and aroma are rather chocolate and alcohol, but something about this strikes me as more similar to a dry stout instead of an imperial stout.


 Fukito (604), Buenos Aires, Argentina
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Bottle, february 08. Beatifull opaqe black color with a nice, creamy, beige/ brown head. Very nice, raisiny butterscotch tofee, burnt sugar aroma. Fruity, toasty, raisins flavors with a touch of bitter chocolate and plums. Comforting. Medium mouthfeel, warming, silky with a nice, bitter/ fruity aftertaste. Nice, gentle, fruity imperial stout.


 acearl (211), J-Town, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 18, 2008  
16.whatever oz’er, black hue with tan creamy head, chocolate smell over roasted barley a little alcoholic in fragrence and taste despite moderate alcohol content at first then mellows, sour taste, decent for the style, minor hint of chocolate, a little thin as far as texture, lacked complexity, not the best simply average.



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