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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
16853.9/5.03.89/5.07%80.1Snifter
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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 Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Oct 15, 2006    Updated: Jan 15, 2007
Or though this is in the light scale of an Imperial stout, I thought it was really great. Bottle 355 ml. Pitch black with a must impressive cream-dark head. Aroma was dark chocolate, coffee. Medium body. With a aftertaste of chocolate and coffee. Flavour is not that heavy, but slightly bitter. Great Stout!


 Braudog (3766), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/102/515/20
Mar 20, 2006  
Bottle: What a beautiful pour ... midnight red-black with a cascading brown tower of bubbles. Invitingly warm aroma. Robust flavor of nut, bitter chocolate, and alcohol. Bit more thin-bodied than I had hoped, but pretty darn good.


 Theis (3756), Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 9, 2006  
Bottle. Shared with Mette. Black big head. A lovely thick black stout. Malts, roasted, prunes, fruits, sweetness, coffee, hop and some licorice. Very nice and complex.


 Dedollewaitor (3736), Odense, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Black with a little off white head. Roasted malts - coffee, liquirice & chocolate. Little alcohol feel & warmth. Filling body closer to watery than thick. Little sweetness before a pleasant bitter finish makes it appearance. Great British product!


 sayravai (3733), Helsinki, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 27, 2007  
(Bottled) Almost black color with a medium, foamy and firm, beige head. Very malty, roasty, sourish, salty and lactic aroma with oaky port hints. Roasted, very malty flavor with salty seaweed/soy sauce, coffee, and a milky, sourish and mildly bitter, ashy-burned finish. Medium to full-bodied, neutral and slightly foamy-carbonated palate. Could be fuller in body - it’s an Imperial Stout after all - but nevertheless a very enjoyable brew. With three times the ABV and maltiness, this would be pretty close to the Sam Adams Triple Bock, as the basic flavors are quite similar.


 joss (3671), Garching b. München, Germany
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 18, 2002  
Pitch black, and with aromas of burned sugar,raisins and chocolate - delicious


 Rciesla (3645), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Bottle and one of the first stouts to have ever touched my tongue and so i have a lot of love for this brew. A black body with a tan head. Chewy chocolate light licorice, hints of roasted malt and a light bitterness. Full bodied with a slight mineral finish. Nice brew.


 egajdzis (3626), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 13, 2003  
Poured a dark brown, not opaque color with a large tan. It left some lacing on the glass. Had an aroma of chocolate malt, and fruits, most notably raisins. Taste of coffee, chocolate malt and some hops as well. It finished with a quick oily taste. The best session Imperial Stout I had tonight, if there ever was one.



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