4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
[keg, The Hanging Bat, Edinburgh] Black, heavy. Huge thick marzipan and raisin nose. Alcohol, prunes. Oily and viscous. Interesting. Only realised afterwards the sweetness I thought was marzipan must have been the maple syrup. A great imperial stout though, despite my flavour muddles [25042013]
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask, Leicester Fest 13. Very dark brown with a beige foam. Aromas are coffee and winter fruit with earthy notes and dates. Berries with fig juice anf marzipan. Flavours are figs with spices. Dark chocolate with pepper and coffee. Brandy with a dry, woody finish. Rated on the fly - very good.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from Coppers, Newcastle. Inky black with liquorice, chocolate, orange and maple syrup flavours with a slight sour red fruit and roasted finish. Superb!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines drank at home; pours almost jet black with a thin brown head, the aroma is coffee with a hint of chocolate, it has a silky smooth mouthfeel. It tastes of coffee with a fruity undertone. Love the bottle artwork and name.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Pours an attractive black, with beige top layer. A creamy, rather tasty Imp Stout. Super smooth roast, some fruit in the finish. Liked it, yes.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at jens ... deep black ... thin tan head .. dark rich chocolate malt ... light meaty nose... soft mellow meaty roast.... dark malts ... little coffee ... little meaty ... rich and full ... nice
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Black with a small head. As you would expect it is quite powerful but not overpoweringly so. Full of maltiness and dangerously drinkable.
A winner.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml bottle. Pours pitch black with a medium, tan head. Aroma is milky coffee, not that intense. Taste is milky coffee with a dusting of cocoa. Yeasty meaty finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Craft Beer Co, London. Black pour with a beige head. Meaty old nose. Dark roast coffee and licorice aroma. Full on rich flavour. A splash of coffee and licorice. Very vinous. Quite sweet. Throat burning but in a nice way. One to savour. Good stuff.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
11th June 2012
Cask at the Craft. Opaque black beer. Little tan head. Light palate, smooth and low carbonation. Immediate sweetness - chocolate, coffee, sweet red berry fruits. The intensity builds up with the beer becoming rich and very tangy. A pinch of salt. Finishes with hop spice.
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