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Harveys Imperial Stout

Percentile
80
overall
Brewed by Harveys
Style: Imperial Stout

Lewes, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7423.36/5.03.36/5.09%14.4Snifter
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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 Ungstrup (15099), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 2, 2004  
[Vintage 2001, sampled January 28th, 2004] A pithc black beer with a chocolate brown head, though disappearing. The aroma is light though complex containing notes of wood, burnt caramel, prunes, raisins, and chocolate both sweet and bitter. The flavor is very complex too; at first it is very woody, in the middle: fruity, combined with hops, oil, soya, spices, licorice and chocolate. To end on a dry woody finish combined with notes of licorice and chocolate. The palate is great and all in all this beer is great!


 Papsoe (14881), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/514/20
Jul 3, 2005  
(Bottle 27,5 cl) Pitch black, completely opaque, tar-like appearance. Absolutely no head. Extremely thick and - again - tar-like. No carbonation whatsoever. Fatty, earthy aromas, some cork also. Dry with a bitter finish. Actually not overly complex, but completely extreme in body. A very difficult beer to finish. 250605


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 21, 2002  
Dark black. Very malty, very salty, very fruity, liqurice aroma. Huge beer.


 yespr (12019), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 29, 2008  
33 cL bottle, 2003, Harveys Imperial Extra Double Stout. Pours pitch black with a little bubbly dark brown head fully disappearing in an instant. Aroma is overripe fruit towards wineous notes. Solid malt note too. Flavour is quite intense fruity at first before a solid tar and soy sauce flavour hits the tongue. Hardroasted and with a gradual increasing fruity note towards the finish. Solid bitterness and acidic touch into the finish with a dense fruit note and even more tar.


 fonefan (11044), VestJylland, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 27, 2007  
Bottle. 2001. Clear black color with virturually none head. Aroma is port, soya sauce, licorice, alcohol, dark fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter, sour with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. Very nice ;o))


 MiP (9055), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 26, 2004  
Bottle. Very black colour, NO head. Aroma totally like sherry. Sweet... liquorice... bitter... salty... Very good effort. I thought I’d never say this, but there may be too much flavour in this beer.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 22, 2007  
Bottled. Dark brown colour with small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, sweet sugary notes, raisins and some fruity hops. Flavour is acidic and sour coffee along with some roasted malts and caramel. Not too exciting, but still a pleasant impy stout.


 joergen (8523), 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.



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