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

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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
dEnk (2638) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - SEP 12, 2012
UPDATED: DEC 30, 2012 Bottle @ tasting. Aroma is molasses, caramel, sugars and some spices. Flavour is quite sweet again with bg molasses and caramel, some spices and a touch of fruit. Expected more. EDIT: tried an older bottle which was way nicer. +.6

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jbeatty (506) - New York, USA - SEP 11, 2012
Bottle, 09/11/2012. Pours deep brown, near black, thick frothy tan head. Aroma of dark malts, toffee, chocolate, dark berries, port wine and wood. Taste is chocolate, dark fruitiness, plum prominent, vanilla and toffee, dark wine finish, some alcohol, not too sweet. Smooth, thick palate. Really dug this.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BoBoChamp (4190) - Gent, BELGIUM - SEP 7, 2012
38cl, Bottle 8811/9987, new exclusive Scottish brew Anno 2012, from The Bottle Shop Canterbury, very complex brew, woody/sweet and slightly vinous/roasted, not too heavy, balanced, hazy, nearly no head, very good brew, yet very expensive!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Frovigalning (2028) - Örebro, SWEDEN - SEP 7, 2012
Sample at a tasting. It poured a dark brown liquid. Smel of chocolate, dark malts and booze.. whisky? Sweet malty taste with some caramell and roasted sugar. Chocolate and some sweet cake. Nice beer to sip at.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
erickok (2292) - Tours, FRANCE - SEP 7, 2012
Dark brown, murky and beige head. Looks good. Not as rich as expected. Sticky dark fruit, dark malts, nutty. Oily palate, sticky and rich. Well developed. Nice.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Vaiz (2681) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - SEP 7, 2012
Bottle. Brown pour. Flavor is fruity, somewhat roasty, sugary, some wood. Flavor is quite sweet fruity, some sugars and a decent body. Not very outspoken and too sweet.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
anders37 (12756) - Malmö, SWEDEN - SEP 5, 2012
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty spicy caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor with weak hints of chocolate. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tommann (1996) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - SEP 1, 2012
375ml bottle. Pours black with a large head. Aroma is sweet, raisin, a little smoke and hints of wine. Taste is sweet and raisin. Dark fruits and red wine notes. Boozy aftertaste. Good stuff.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
daje (1291) - NORWAY - AUG 29, 2012
Bottle at Grünerløkka Mat- og Mikrobrygg Festival 2012. Dark brown color, small light brown head. Aroma of malt, rum and vanilla. Taste of chocolate, vanilla, red winw, blueberries. Really nice, maybe the best Abstrakt I’ve tasted yet.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Tide (723) - Espoo, FINLAND - AUG 29, 2012
Bottle from a friend. Black color, beige head. Strong malty taste with coffee, raisins, chocolate and plum. Roasty finish with some alcohol. Great brew.


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