Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Imperial Stout
Tadcaster, England

Opaque black color with a nice brown head. Very nice bacon and maple syrup aroma. Very rich smokey sweet flavors of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Very enjoyable!

This was a solid brew. The roasted coffee flavor & alcohol was nicley balanced with the hops and malt. You can just taste the alcohol, I wish this were a 10% I imagine it would have been better if it were in a dark bottle.... But still a good buy...

This stouts’ sweet overtones complement its coffee taste

12 oz bottle: Pours black w/ a light beige head. Caramel, roasty, toffee, and raisiny aroma! UMMMM!!!! Also brown sugar and dark bakers chocolate with a bit of sherry oxidation and alcohol sweetness and red wine like aromas as it warms. Well balanced with a bit of sweetness up front and a semi sweet finish. Chocolate, hints of roast, carmel, toasted malt, raisins, hints of vanilla, red merlot, and a bit of dark grain tartness. The aftertaste is toasted malt and a bit of roast with raisiny undertones. Low carbonation, fuller medium body, and a bit of alcohol warmth, very little. I’m still thinking this is the bench mark for imperial stouts! I like the dark fruit characteristics that American imperials seem to lack even with a bit of aging. I also like the fact that this beer is not dominated by hops!!!!

Pours deep dark BLACK, with a smooth tan head. Nice roasted malt and chocolate taste. Very little bitterness but a somewhat sourness to it. I like pouring this into champagne glasses.

The aroma is strong, and of licorice, caramel, coffee, slight hints of berries, alcohol, and chocolate. The appearance is pitch black with a thin brown head. The flavor is of coffee, licorice, chocolate, and again a hint of berries, the alcohol is hidden well. The beer is smooth and silky. Overall very nice.

dark in color with a very smooth and chocolaty flavor. has a dry after taste and almost no head

Bottle. Pours dark black with a thick brown head. Aroma is of chocolate and dark fruits. Taste follows, chocolate, red grapes, plums. Very complex and very good.