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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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 GarethYoung (1110), Glasgow, Scotland
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Jan 15, 2006    Updated: Dec 14, 2006
[bottle from beers of europe] extremely complex aroma, dark chocolate, lots of fruits, cherry, vinous, lightly acidic (balsamic?) wood shavings. body has almost no carbonation finish is long, smooth with a port coming through, very slight acidic edge again. great stuff.


 whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jan 11, 2006  
Thanks Paul (Dickinsonbeer). Dark bloody brown body with a flat pour. Aroma is of leather, brett, bread, plums, and a touch of acetic acid. Dark fruity flavors with elements of molasses, soy, and tart raspberries. Gives the impression of an aged imperial stout mixed with a mature English old ale. Flat and syrupy but not unpleasant given the complexity of flavors. Nice and distinct and a very tasty sipper.


 IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 29, 2005    Updated: Jan 10, 2006
1999 vintage, thanks to my friend Terry. Brought it up from my cellar and removed the paper covering the cork. While waiting for it to warm a bit, the cork spontaneously erupts out of the bottle. Thank goodness I wasn’t leaning over it at the time. Pours black with a semi-fizzy dark brown head. Aroma of roasted chocolate, tart cherries, raspberries. Taste is of mild chocolate and coffee with some acidic cherries, leading to a semi-dry somewhat tart and bitter finish. Modest alcohol warmth. The flavors are well-balanced, perhaps slightly restrained. A smooth nice stout.


Salsgebom (20), North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/513/20
Dec 24, 2005  
2001 Bottle. I cant rate this accurately as it’s very hard to compare to anything I’ve had. Ignore the numbers, you might love or hate this beer. The last review is pretty accurate. Smells like an aged port wine. Kinda smells like grandma’s attic. No head, dark and thick. Coffee/roasted flavor is noticable but almost overpowered by the port-ish qualities. One of the most difficult beers to drink I’ve ever had. If you’re a beer connoisseur its worth a try, it will expand your perception. I see it as an experimental "oh wow" beer thats put down after a couple sips. For its strength in flavor, 9% is a little low. If it were more like 15+ I might buy it again.


 sandwichpants (117), Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/53/104/510/20
Dec 23, 2005  
Yep, this was wacky. Some 2000 Vintage of this stuff was recommended to me by RJ at Holiday Market as a...uh...different experience. The aroma first off was quite incredible, lots of alcohol and the character of something that has been aged for years (which makes sense since it was over 5 years old). There was a little beer in there, but it was more like whiskey or some other liquors that I don’t know the smell of. It was dark black, prettymuch no head, coated the glass like motor oil. Then the taste, just like I was told, Worchestershire sauce. Really nice worchestershire sauce, but still, this wasn’t a beer, it was a sauce. The mouth feel was great (light for a sauce though), handling the tremendous body and thickness without becoming syrupy and unpleasant. Still, I coulen’t finish a small glass of it. After I take the bottle over to my parent’s so my Dad can try it, it’ll probably stay in his fridge with a masking tape lable that says "Worchter Sauce" and we’ll put it on some hamburgers. This probably tasted like great, crazy beer a couple years ago....


 presario (2955), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 21, 2005  
Dark colour. Thin head. Strong prune raisin alcohol aroma. Body is light. Flavour is big prune and alcohol. A classy beer. More wine or liquer like than beer.


 TipsyMcStager (900), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2005    Updated: Dec 22, 2005
(2001)sherry, portish, lovely aroma. Pours a reddish-brown, thin head. Strong bitter fruits. Strong alcohol finish. Cherry and prunes also.


CharmCityHops (12), Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 20, 2005  
The 2001 vintage was pitch black with no head. Extremely vinuous, more like grappa or mediera than a good stout. Soy sauce like flavor and bitter coffee grounds stuck on tongue flavor detract.



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