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Harveys Imperial Stout

Harveys Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
79
overall
Brewed by Harveys
Style: Imperial Stout

Lewes, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7393.36/5.03.36/5.09%14.1Snifter
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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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 Naven (864), Poway, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Aug 4, 2007  
Bottle. 2003 vintage. Purchased @ Holiday Wine Cellar for $5.99 several months ago. What an interesting beer this is. Pours like motor oil. Thick and viscous with a nice tan head. Smells like a sour belgian ale. Flavor is strong on the dark roasted malts with some sourness in the finish. The flavor is kind of salty, almost tastes like soy sauce. Alcohol is not well hidden. Very different beer, bordering on weird, but screw it, I like it.


 crazyvin (1245), New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 23, 2007  
Enjoyed at the Brewhouse in Norwalk. Poured an oily black hue with out a head. It looked really thin but it wasn’t. Aroma was rich with malt notes, coffee, cocoa, alcohol. There was a slight hop presence to it. Flavor was a little more hoppy then i expected, but otherwise the flavor matched the aroma. It seemed to be higher alcohol then 9%. Not my fav imperial stout but still decent.


seandwyer (10), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/510/20
Jul 22, 2007  
99 vintage. This is my second time around with this one after my first bottle was not a positive one. Pitch black pour. No head with a flat pour. Brandy/Port? on the nose with the slightest taste of fuggles. Taste is roasted oak. Great finish. Starting to understand this beer a little more. Would like to taste a fresh vintage to see exactly where this beer went. Super interesting beer. Worth two tries.


 daniele (1642), Italy
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/518/20
Jul 21, 2007  
datata 2001 assaggiata nel dicembre 2006 piatta schiuma ssente carbonatazione quasi inesistente profumi aromi sapori decisamente tostati ma molto variegati leggermente acida assolutamente da assaggiare


 jlruthven (134), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/54/102/57/20
Jul 12, 2007  
I don’t know...maybe I just don’t "get" this one. Wonderful nose, full of figs, spices, and roasts, a bit of mahogany actually. Pours like motor oil, but absolutely no head. Tastes like it might have aged TOO much, very woody, a bit acidic. I set it to the side and went after an Old Rasputin.


 hapjydeuce (763), Del Mar, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/514/20
Jul 11, 2007  
2001 vintage. With some good age on this stout, I was expecting what I got, quite a similarity to a port wine. Pours a smooth charred wood color with red edges. Aroma was the best part of this experience, very vinous, with a nose of fermented cherry, licorice, and roasted coffee bean. Dry smoky flavor that fades into a tart yet bitter finish. Notes of malt, currants, light ginger and a moderate hops profile. The palate somewhat disappointed me, after the bitterness the nose just fades too quickly for me. Nice mouthfeel though...the age is definitely making itself known. Mediocre overall for an aged stout, I would prefer a vintage Speedway when available in contrast.


 Soonah (900), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/52/102/58/20
Jul 10, 2007  
1999 vintage. Poured an oily dark brown with some red highlights. No head. No lacing. The aroma had tiny rush of chocolate when it was first poured. As it opened up I got funk, roast and salt. The flavor was sour with salt and a slight roasted characteristic. Slick, unappealling mouthfeel. My first drainpour.


 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 6, 2007  
Bottle, 2001 vintage , at københavnske øldage 07. Black colour with no head. Aroma is smoked, dried fruits. Flavour is cellar notes, dried fruits, alcohol, smoked, hop, coffee. Nice beer.



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