Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Imperial Stout
Tadcaster, England

Very dark brown/red with a creamy tan head. Sweet malty aroma with medium cherry spice. Light roast. Medium body is smooth as silk. Grape toffee/coffee bitters. Chewy chocolate chip cookie. Some pepper. Good carb. Light in alc ABV for an imp, but the flavours and palate is wonderful. And Sam products are almost always very smooth. Stands up well against the stronger of the style.

Pours a dark mocha with a head the same color. Notes of roasted coffee and malts on the nose. Sweet taste of coffee, chocolate, and raisens (or black plums). It lingers with you a while so you don’t need another sip immediately, but I think I will anyway. Great stout.

Straight black. Yum yum. What can you say? One of the hardest beers on the planet. Sick wid it. The bomb. The great rating says it all. Deschutes black butte is probably as good, but this is in a class of its own.

Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is of burnt malt and coffee. Flavor is earthy, malty, and with a alcoholic kick. More alcohol in the finish. Mouthfeel is velvety and warming. Very nice stout.

Pours a motor oil brown with a thin beige head. The aroma is somewhat standard, but good, a little weak, most noticeable black licorice which seems to be the going theme with this beer, which is fine by me cuz I happen to love black licorice. The flavour is big on that fact, black licorice is prominent from begging to end, with notes of chocolate, and roasted malts as a base line. A nice warm mouth feeling, the flavours rest on your tongue until the next sip. Really friggin fantastic stuff.

poured opaque Black, very little carbonation or foam. Strong aroma that hits you with every sip, mixture of sherry and roasted barley. Good flavor complexity, lots of malt, roasted, hints of smokiness and chocolate, slightly dry finish with a little sherry. A true world class ale. One of my favorite stouts.

Sam Smtihs does it again. Jet black. Malty and sweet on the tongue. Maybe some dried fruit to be found as well. Nice rich body and perfect carbonation. Delicious!

Pours dark brown with a large, light brown head that lasts a while. Aroma contains hints of yeast, soy and chocolate. Drinks pleasantly dry and is full of roasted coffee, dark chocolate in front. A hint of oak flavor to start followed by cream that stays to the end. Finishes dry in the mouth with lingering malt flavor. Very easy to drink.