Harveys Imperial Stout 3.35 748

Harveys Imperial Stout

	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
748	3.35/5.0	3.35/5.0	9%	13.7	Snifter

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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ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	10/20

Dec 1, 2004

Bottled 2000. Pours pitch black with no head or carbonation. Aroma is somewhat fruity but dominated by vinegar. I thought maybe the bottle had gone bad until I read some of the other comments. Tastes include dark fruits and wine as well as the vinegar. Also as someone else wrote; Worcestershire sauce. It’s there! I really don’t know what to think about this beer. I love sour ales but this may be a little too out there for me. Perhaps I’ll try a second bottle. Definitely could use carbonation of some sort.

estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Nov 24, 2003 Updated: Jan 2, 2004

1999 Harvey vintage, consumed 11/03. Black body, no head, vinous nose. Flat, thick, rich oily mouthfeel, roasty malts, wine, salty, mildly bitter, alcohol in finish, cork flavors come through. Some notes reminiscent of Harvey's Elizabethan Ale - a yeast thing? Warms the belly. The lack of carbonation is a minus and perhaps due to a bad cork. (3.4 rating). Rerate 1/04: 2001 vintage. This pours with a small tan head; dark roasted nose. Much better mouthfeel than previous sample. Rich, dark, complex.

dberger624 (1028), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA

1.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.2	6/10	2/5	2/10	1/5	1/20

Feb 16, 2003

2000 Vintage: I was looking foward to this beer. Man what a major let down. When was the picture of this beer taken. Flat, Flat, Flat. No head whatsoever. Poured like syrup. The malt flavor was way to overpowering.

fidel (1021), Livermore, California, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	4/10	4/5	3/10	3/5	8/20

Aug 14, 2008

2003 Dark brown, roasted malts, molasses, chocolate, alcohol, soy sauce?, spice, fruity. "sweet, sour, and salty. ??? " Strange!

malrubius (1005), Valley Stream, New York, USA

1.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.7	4/10	2/5	4/10	1/5	6/20

May 24, 2007

2003 bottle. Buyer beware. Dry cork crumbled into beer. Completely flat. Like motor oil. Might have been decent had it not suffered from aging, poor packaging, and handling.

erway (1002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jul 27, 2004

99’ opened in July 2004. Pours a deep black with a brown head. My friend had one aswell with much less CO2 and head. This is a "Kitchen sink" of beers. Every aroma and flavor imaginable. Aromas of vanilla, burnt toast, licorice, anise, mint, and oak. Flavors add a sourness from the oak to the mix. Not much hops to speak of. I am glad I tried it. Very interesting.

JonR888710 (999), Cochabamba, Bolivia

1.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.9	6/10	2/5	4/10	2/5	5/20

Jan 18, 2004

Black as night, pours like spent oil. No head, no carbonation. Smells of English hops, dirt, bitter chocolate and port wine. Tastes of chocolate, earthy mud, salt, hops, soy sauce and roasted hickory. Aftertaste is dreadful, drying and deadening. Poured out the final quarter of the glass… and I had been poured only half the bottle. Don’t buy this crap.

blank (998), Washington, Washington DC, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	5/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 25, 2003

2000 bottle - very watery pour , little head. the sweet aroma hides the dark flavor. heavy malts and chocalate match the fruit and raisin flavors. it is definatly and sweet and sour flavor

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