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Harveys Imperial Stout

Harveys Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Harveys

Lewes, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Commercial Description:
Usually only available bottle conditioned as Imperial Extra Double Stout. Has occasionally appeared on cask as Harveys Imperial Russian Stout.
Also known as A le Coq Imperial Stout - bottle only.
Ingredients: Pale, Amber, Brown and Black malts; high levels of Fuggles and Goldings hops
"Regarded as one of the World’s most unusual and prestigious beers. The recipe contains a dense concentration of varied malts and hops to produce a bottle conditioned stout. This brew will improve over six months to one year to develop its complexity. This beer has an intense flavour which is complex and distinctive. The roast, alcoholic and spicy notes combine in this unusually sweet & sour beer."
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 mspindler (237), Alta Loma, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 4, 2009  
4 oz. taster from 2003 bottle at Seattle IBF. Pours pitch black with no head. Aroma is a ton of dark cooked fruits, coffee and a touch of alcohol. Flavor has more dark fruits, a good deal of roast, a little bit tangy. Medium to full bodied with virtually no carbonation.


 ditmier (729), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/102/510/20
Jun 22, 2009  
2003 Bottle - Pours a thick almost black with a slowly forming tan head...aroma is cocoa and coffee, with some charred wood...flavour is completely salty and burnt bitterness, soy and char, with only fleeting chocolate and harsh malt...bleh...


 Lubiere (3966), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 12, 2009  
2001 bottle. A deep dark stout with a thin dark moka head. A really interesting aroma of alcohol, licorice, light pine solvents, like an old fashioned cough syrup with loads of herbs. In mouth, black strap molasses with lactic notes, strong coffee, soy sauce, flat chinotto, oily and intense, maybe a bit too much, lingering harshness. Interesting in aroma, a bit too much in mouth. BB 2006.


 kiefdog (1263), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/512/20
Jun 12, 2009  
2003 bottle from Beer World (Largo, FL). Pours a murky and muddy dark pitch black, used motor oil black color with no head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, toffee, slight notes of vinegar, light coffee, brown sugar, wood, and caramel. Flavor is sweet and vinegary with notes of sour ripe fruit, sour coffee, some light toffee. Generally medium body with a nasty finish. I agree with ChefChad that this 2003 bottle is a total mess. Would make a great steak sauce, but not a beer that ages well.


Chef Chad (78), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/56/20
Jun 4, 2009  
WOW.... Very Weird.. . Smells great... looks great... now if we can just work on taste....2003 bottle and I was excited to see it.... But is was a total mess... Let us be honest.. I spent $6 on this and I cannot pour it out... but I want to.. . there is know way that it will get better with age or taste better if it warms up.. I could sit here and describe the beer for you.. I would rather tell you DON"T DRINK IT!!! this was crap..... I fell ripped off


 Cybercat (655), Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/510/20
May 31, 2009  
The first whiff of this beer was like a barleywine, but the second was more like a stout - smoky with hints of coffee. Still there is a decided barleywine or cider overtone. It pours a deep opaque sable with a decent tan head. Flavor is rich, oily and smoky with a mocha undertone and a strong alcohol bite. Texture is smooth, a little fizzy, and just a bit slimy. Aftertaste is a rather strong alcohol bite like brandy.


 ketchepillar (407), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
May 29, 2009  
Bought awhile ago, so it has probably a year and half+ on it? Very similar to Bells Cherry Stout with age on it. Less cherry of course but still some. Still syrupy. Pretty good really. Finishes with nice chocolate. Vinous nose, but good. Still some gross sweetness? though.


 gracefullypunk (109), Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
May 13, 2009  
2003 bottle. Near-black with no head to speak of. Strong smelling. The alcohol really comes through, smelling almost of whiskey. Oakey, resiney, raisiny. Palate similar to a bourbon stout. Oak, molasses, smoked cheese, licorice tastes. Bitter finish. Odd taste. Not bad, but wouldn’t want to kick back with an entire bottle.



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