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Sweetwater Tavern High Desert Imperial Stout

Sweetwater Tavern High Desert Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Sweetwater Tavern (Great American Restaurants)

Falls Church, Virginia USA

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923.98/5.03.96/5.010.8%77.7 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
an exceptionally rich, powerful stout in the style originally brewed in England for the Tsars of Russia...warming and complex with flavors of dried fruit & chocolate...a silver medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO in September ‘01

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 jcwattsrugger (3757), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20

May 4, 2008  
growler@Vero Beach Throwdown-pours a tan head that dissipates to a ring of bubbles and black color. Aroma is dark malt-licorice/chocolate, some acidic. Taste is dark malt-licorice/chocolate, some acidic-hops/alcohol bite. Thanks hopscotch for sharing.

 Immy (1477), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Richmond Gathering. Growler shared by maniac. Black with no head. Big coffee and wood smoke nose. Fleshy fruit and grape flavors under coffee and woody smoke flavors. Nice!


 wetherel (905), Carlsbad, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
May 25, 2008  
Tried from bottle with Atlanta ratebeer crew at 5 Seasons North tasting. Very luck to try a sample from this hand bottle. Really strong (in a good way). Lots of malty aromatics. Some mouth burn. Black. Sweet. Low carbonation.


 kp (6000), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 25, 2008  
Name: High Desert IS
Date: 05/22/2008
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting

Appearance: black, scant beige head,
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate aroma with a fruity winey character,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor with a nice roastedness for balance, milky sweetness from a dark caramel character, light bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
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 shp555 (1347), lilburn, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
May 24, 2008  
Pours a deep dark brown color with a thin brown head. Aroma is malty, roast, and milk chocolate. Flavor is malty, milk chocolate, roast, and a bitter cocoa finish.


 unclemattie (1520), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/515/20
May 22, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours dark brown, thin tan head. Aroma of roast. Flavor is sweet, lots of toasted malt.




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