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Scotch Irish John By Imperial Stout

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Heritage Brewing Limited
Style: Imperial Stout

Carleton Place, Canada

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1313.84/5.03.79/5.0Winter6.7%68.4Snifter
Commercial Description:
Our John By Imperial Stout is so deep brown in colour you might as well say it is black. This ale’s powerful malt flavour is not overwhelmed by its alcohol content. Just the thing to ward off the cold of a Canadian winter.
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 nimbleprop (844), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 18, 2009  
Sampled at the DC Local tasting. Pours an opaque black with a HUGE frothy, tan head. Aroma is a little boozy, coffee, toast. Flavor has coffee, toast, dark molasses. Finish has a lactic sourness that’s off putting.


 alexsdad06 (1080), Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 15, 2009  
341 ml bottle from weeheavySD. Pours dark brown to black with a tan colored head that is dense and lasting. The rich aroma carries a really nice assortment of cherry and dark chocolate, but has a slight tart note as well. This beer has a very good roasted malt flavor also containing dark fruit, dark chocolate, and a slightly burnt characteristic. This was a decent beer, but I had a hard time seeing anything imperial about it.


 Fred82 (378), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 17, 2009  
Bottle. Pours pitch black with a medium brown head. Head retreats quite fast leaving some lacings. Aroma fills the room as I pour it. Big roastiness, sweetness and chocolate. Very rich and sweet. Some green olive hints. Carbonation is very low. Taste is roasted malt, very malty. Not as sweet as nose suggests. Small sour hint there..not sure if I’m imagining it. There is something weird with his brew. Not much alcohol. Ok beer.


 ChrisThomson (394), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours black with thick tan head. Black cherries, dark hocolate and light coffee. FInish is long and bitter. Tasty brew.


 Tmoney99 (4718), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured black color with a moderate frothy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy roasted tart fruit sweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Another standout brew.


 Bejaaamin (110), London, Ontario, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/518/20
Jul 29, 2009    Updated: Aug 1, 2009
Aha, this is nice. Very full-bodied, very malty, very low carbonation. Its aromas and taste were both chocolate and coffee. As dark as night, its bitterness made it an instant classic. I wish I only had more.


 shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 1, 2009  

5/26/2009: John By Imperial Stout has a tan-colored cascading head that is dense and lasting. The acutal color of the beer itself is black. The rich, deep aroma carries a really nice assortment of blck cherry and dark chocolate. This beer has a very good roasted malt flavor also containing blackberry, dark chocolate, and maybe even a slightly burnt characteristic. It seems like a full-bodied, succulent red wine! It is VERY good and I am very impressed.

341 ml. bottle (6.7% alc./vol.) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating #125 for this beer.


 CaptainCougar (5420), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2009  
Bottle shared by Sammy on 2/07/08: Pours a very dark black with a frothy, well-lacing tan head. Semi-sweet toasty dark caramel and chocolate malty nose has some earthy dark fruity notes. Body starts fairly full with some earthy roasty sweetness and good rich bittersweet dark chocolate complexity before a drier lightly roasted finish. Pretty well-balanced but could use some more flavor and body.



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