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Brewed by BrewDog
Style: American Strong Ale
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Serve in Snifter, Tulip

bottled
common

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common

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RATINGS: 115   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.72   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 345   ABV: 11.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The beer is an 11.5% Imperial Brown Ale which we have aged in amazing Spanish sweet red barrels from Malaga. Stewart Bowman, our Head Brewer, devised an Imperial Brown Ale designed to perfectly complement the wine flavours and extract maximum depth and character from the giant barrels. We also felt the Imperial Brown Ale was ideally suited to be barrel aged and as well as the infusion of the Malaga wine character will also benefit added complexity and maturity from the time in oak.


most recent ratings

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
RichTheVillan (836) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - OCT 7, 2012
Bottle at BrewDog Manchester really drunk by now but remember this to be an awesome expensive beer great malts some bitter wine like aftertaste.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
hcalsos (130) - Rælingen, NORWAY - SEP 29, 2012
Bottle, pours a deep redish brown with a offwhite medium head. Roasted caramel and coffee. Taste of chocolate, coffee and liquorice with hint dark fruits. Medium body with a nice aftertaste. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
VsXsV (1222) - Linköping, SWEDEN - SEP 28, 2012
Bottle. Muddy dark brown liquid with medium to big light tan head. Aroma of red wine, biscuit, caramel, port, dark fruit, biscuit and a bit roasted malt. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter with notes of red wine, caramel, dark fruit, raw sugar and a bit booze. Quite tannic from the red wine. Full bodied with low carbonation. Wow, one of the better abstrakts in a long while.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Psytron (875) - Turku, FINLAND - SEP 19, 2012
Black colour, brown head. Smell of nuts and candy. Very sweet. Oily, flat carbon. Viscous.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rasmus40 (7004) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - SEP 15, 2012
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy reddish brown with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, chocolate and toffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. 150912

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
chrisv10 (7860) - DENMARK - SEP 15, 2012
Bottle #6944 @ FOneFan. very dark brown/red with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel and nutty. Flavour is light roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, sweet, vanilla, wood with notes of alcohol.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Dedollewaitor (12287) - Odense, DENMARK - SEP 15, 2012
Bottle @ Really late Summer Tasting Ulfborg, 2012. Pours nearly black with a small head. Vinous and roasted nose and flavor. Caramel, toffee, fruit and a bit of alcohol. Quite some alcohol warmth. Dammnn.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
saxo (11241) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - SEP 15, 2012
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, caramel, fruits, wood, candy sugar and hops.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
larsga (5325) - Oslo, NORWAY - SEP 12, 2012
Medium tan head. Nearly opaque dark brown body with lots of small floaties. Vague fruity alcoholic aroma with roasty soy sauce and chocolate notes. Sweet-dryish chocolatey licorice taste with earthy nougat notes. Full-bodied. Sharpish, hot, fizzy mouthfeel. Dryish earthy nougatey chocolate taste with alcoholic soy sauce notes. Interesting and balanced, but a bit harsh, and could use more harmony. (0.375l bottle, Fish & Beer, Copenhagen.)

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
meerbier (1197) - Pijnacker, NETHERLANDS - SEP 12, 2012
Bottle@Home. Cacao, sweet fruit aroma. Brown, beige head, good lace. Very sweet (too sweet), cacao, rather bitter to too bitter in the finish.


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