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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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 OlivierMTL (712), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/54/102/59/20
Jun 27, 2005  
Noire extrêmement foncée sans aucune mousse. Puissantes odeurs de bouchon de liège et de cacao amer. Cave moisie, terre humide, mousse de tourbe et sauce soya sont espérament un faux portrait du résultat final souhaité. Mince et vineuse en bouche, aucune effervescence. Bouteille Charlie’s Liquor, Janvier 2005.


 DYCSoccer17 (2187), Davis, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 25, 2005  
Vintage 2001. Vinous, raisiny, grape-like aroma. Quite vinous and smells wine-like. Hints of molasses are also present. Opaque dark brown with a quickly dissipating tannish head into flatness. Wow, this is really thick. Start is extremely chewy with some chocolate roasts to start. Some oxidation in the middle finishing acetic figs and molasses are also in the end. Alcohol is noticeable. Quite warming. Not your every day imperial stout, but unique in its own way. I’d like to try a 2003 bottle...


 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Jun 22, 2005  
2000: Pour is black with no head...I mean no head...smell is portlike with alcohol...so far, I would not guess this is an impy stoud...how’d they get that head in the picture...oaky in the nose too...five years and the alcohol is overwhelming at only 9%...dark fruits and a hint of coffee...interesting mouthfeel, but this is really not very good....


 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
Jun 20, 2005  
Version 2000. Robe noire très opaque avec une trainée brune visqueuse sur le verre. Aucune mousse. Bois, alcool, réglisse, café, chocolat amer, houblon. L’alcool est peut-être un peu trop présente pour 9%, mais c’est bien bon!


 KUEric (632), Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/101/54/102/56/20
Jun 18, 2005  
Bottle: 2000 vintage. I was suprised to see absolutly 0 head and carbination at all. The aromas were prunes/raisians/figs and the slightest touch of chocolate. The mouthfeel is THICK. It felt like cough syrup on the way down. And like a kid not wanting it, it tasted about as bad. The taste was prunes, woody, bitter chocolate, but I didn’t taste any coffee like people were saying.l I know I prefer lighter beers, but this stuff was just too much for me. I can taste a little nutty flavor, salty taste.feel, and having a sour/bitter end it was honestly just too strong for me to distinguish any other flavors. I didnt like it at all.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Jun 12, 2005  
Rating # 500. 2001 vintage. Black coloured with no head. Aroma of dried figs with notes of cheese and liquorice. The flavour is dominated by liquorice with notes of dried fruits especially dried figs.


 ratman197 (3137), Arvada, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 10, 2005  
2001 vintage. Pours inky black with no head. Vinous aroma with dark fruit and a hint of chocolate. Rich oily mouthfeel. Flavor is vinous up front, with chocolate and a bit of coffee right behind, with a roasty finish. Agood complx impreial stout.


 dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 8, 2005    Updated: Oct 27, 2005
Very stout in smell and appearance. Headless-uniqure for a stout. This’ll make you think Guiness is light, being the heaviest beer I’ve had and looking like car oil. the only flavoring word i can think of is heavy. Perhaps its tarrish and painty feeling have something to do with its age. Had it again and it was even worse. I think something had to have happened to this beer to be so bad.



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