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OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Imperial Stout
Tadcaster, England
Serve in Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 2240   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.87   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available filtered and pasteurised in clear glass bottles.
Rich, flavorful, deep chocolate color, scented and roasted barley nose. Complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast.


most recent ratings

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Hugerat99 (26) - USA - FEB 1, 2002
Oh yeah! Big burnt chocolatey flavor. One of my absolute favorites.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
budguy2142 (24) - USA - JAN 30, 2002
I would drink this all the time if I had the cash. Pricey but well worth the occasional expense. Great coffee, and fruit notes. Long on the palate, which is good because it tastes so good

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Pablo McStouthead (69) - L.A, California, USA - JAN 29, 2002
UPDATED: APR 9, 2004 Not the biggest, but one of the classiest.

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
tourette (200) - Seattle, Washington, USA - JAN 27, 2002
Truly amazing beer. Incredibly complex. Its not something I would drink often, but perfect for a special occassion.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
hennes (934) - Fountain, Michigan, USA - JAN 23, 2002
Good strong imperial with heavy chocolate and assorted dried fruit notes, like a quality brandy laced, spicy fruitcake. Yup, I like this beer a lot and I’m coming close to officialy changing my favorite style to imperial stout.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Trappist (284) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 20, 2002
This one give off a very sweet aroma, with a smell hinting of caramal and molasses. A very unique a pleasent tasting stout.

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Darkover (1497) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - JAN 19, 2002
UPDATED: OCT 25, 2003 Black with a big brown head. Chocolate and malt aroma. Thick and malty, rich and pretty sweet. Well balanced.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jonas (5040) - Garching b. München, GERMANY - JAN 18, 2002
Pitch black, and with aromas of burned sugar,raisins and chocolate - delicious

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
erway (1004) - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - JAN 14, 2002
UPDATED: APR 1, 2006 A beautiful, robust stout that would please the most descerning of beer lovers, lots of roasted malts. The only thing I would change is the abv which should be higher for an imperial. 9,5,10,4,17 re-rate (4/1/06)-Pours a deep black with a lasting tan head.Aroma is heady and with that SS diacetyl kick and a lot of ripe dark fruits like raisins and plums. The Body is med. with a perfct amount o CO2. The flavors are chocolate coveed fruits with a distiguished amount of diacetyl that somehow fits the beer perfectly. The finish is slightly burnt making it somewhat dry.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
NYDennis (64) - Port Jefferson Station, New York, USA - JAN 9, 2002
Impressive stout. The aftertaste was excellent. Didn’t last too long. Beer didn’t have the extremly dark taste to it as some other stouts do.


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