Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Imperial Stout
Tadcaster, England

coco/coffee flavour.Dark brown head shows no skimpyness on ingredients. My flavourite smith product.

Dark black color with a frothy light brown head. Malty and chocolate aroma. Chocolate flavor with notes of smoke flavor.

Aroma of chewy chocolate, mocha, plums. Dark, thick black in both appearance and body. Taste is bready chocolate goodness, with a smooth, long lasting, long finish.

very nice imperial stout. Good balance, good depth, nice form, pleasing in every respect.

12 oz. bottle. Black pour topped by a rocky, lasting light brown head. Aromas of roasted malt and coffee. Wonderful mouthfeel dominated by flavors of roasted malt, molasses, and coffee. Hop bitterness starts to become evident and continues through the finish.

12oz. Bottle, approx. 2004. Wow! This was exquisite. SS Impy Stout, aged lovingly in my cool mid-west basement for 4+ years. Very little carbonation left, but a lovely, sweet nose redolent of caramel, molasses and dark malt. Mouth-feel is rich and creamy, with the burnt malt character shining through. Sweet, yet dry finish, not unlike a fine Port. Doesn’t leave the impression of alcohol that’s so often present in American-style Impy Stouts. Very complex. Wonderful fresh, but an excellent beer to age carefully (given the #*^#@! clear bottle).

A cold pour thows up a tall lasting head and reduces to a fine lace. Dark coffee in color w/ aromas of dark roasted chocolate. Medium nectar w/ good carbonation. A dry style with a heavily roasted malt backbone. Robust w/ strong flavors of black cocoa, charcoal, tobacco, steak, jerkey, and desicated darkfruit finishing strong w/ lingering smoke. Overall: this is a very robust style. A world class specimen sitting in a slot by itself.

Opaque ebony with a tall brown head and the aroma of dark fruit, coffee, mocha, and malt. Flavor shows coffee, plums, and chocolate, with a small bitter finish