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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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 Skinnyviking (4142), Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 11, 2007  
Bottle. Thick and creamy yellow head indicated that here you will have to take care. When then pitch black beer is poured this impression is increased. Relatively vineous aroma with acidic notes gave the impression of a good port wine. The flavor of the expected coffee choccolate with a bit of licorice and a slightly bkitter note just contributed to my good impression of this beer.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Apr 9, 2007  
Aroma was dominated by dark fruit and alcohol.Pours pitch black with no head at all.Dark fruit and alcohol was very dominating in the flavor.Mouthfeel was very thin with a very dry wine like finish.


 Rune (2765), Tromsø, Norway
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/58/20
Apr 9, 2007  
330ml bottle from Utobeer, London. 2001 Vintage. Coal black body with a dark reddish foam reduced to no head at all after a short while. Aroma of dark fruits and berries. Lots of dark fruits like plums in flavour. Port- and sherry-like impression. Not more than alright and a bit too vinous for my taste (08.04.2007).


 Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/105/516/20
Mar 30, 2007  
Bottle. [Enjoyed with thewolf on Plan B] Vintage 2001. This was defiantly the highlight of the evening with Rene. The years that this bottle has been cellared might have vastly improved this one. That is properly why we are rating this one quit high. Pours out like greasy black motor oil. No head or lacing what so ever. Aroma is heavy and smooth malt with notes of chocolate, coffee, berries, hints of wood, roasted. Gave me the impression of a good cherry or port wine. Going down, experience of fresh berries, roasted and licorice notes are evidence. Full bodied with a flat carbonation and light alcoholic texture. Flavor was moderated sweet with burned bitter notes to balance it. Sweet notes starts off as you finish the sip, but some bitter notes can also be detected at the very end. Excellent!


 TheBeerOrg (1563), Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 30, 2007    Updated: Jan 28, 2008
Vintage 2000 - Pours pitch black with no head. Aroma of mild sour cherry, dark malt, toffee, and oxidized chocolate. Taste is slightly sour, papery chocolate and toffee. Mouthfeel is full bodied with little to no carbonation.


 thewolf (5662), Kolding, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Bottle. 2001 Vintage. Shared with Grovlam. Pours absolutely pitch black with no head whatsoever. Not even a slight film - nothing! Feels like tar, when you pour and when you look at it. Great aroma - roasted, vinious, sherry, cognac and a touch of berries! Extremely low carbonated making drinking it like downing tar (not that I’ve tried!). Flavour is dominated by a clear and very present roastiness, balanced out well by some sweet berries again. Very complex in its taste.


 nick76 (2636), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/56/20
Mar 20, 2007    Updated: May 11, 2007
There is definitely over aged. The bottle say 2000 on it so 6+ years was too much for this beer. There are raisins, prunes, coffee, smoke, and heavily toasted malt. But now the aroma only has remnants. The appearance is black. It’s the darkest beer I have rated. But it has no head as it’s totally flat. The flavor is like the aroma but I also detect salt and leather. I think it’s oxidized. The palate is not as thick as I had assumed from the appearance. This is no good. 2001 Update. This one is not quite as strong as the 2000 (but still powerful) in taste but it favors molasses, vinegar, and rubber a little more.


 Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/54/103/56/20
Mar 20, 2007  
2000 vintage. Perhaps I drank past its optimal maturity date. The more I drink this, the more I can taste is off flavors off salt, bitter and dark fruit. I want to enjoy this beer more, But I find it hard to enjoy.



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