Slightly aged sample Medium but dense, creamy off-white head; orange-foxy beer with a slight haze all the same. Bit of caramel or even toffee, yet not overly sweet nose. Some extra smell that reminds me both of honeysweets and... stinging nettles? Caramel, and a discreet hoppy bitterness that has a metallic, even galvanic tang to it. Bit smoked, but not as smoked malt nor ashes. Reasonably refreshing, bit gassy. Something vaguely (hazel)nutty in the aftertaste. The "Imperial" name is less than clear. It’s a decent bottled ale, for sure. Thanks to podge, who yielded to my stubborness.

Bottled, Pasteurised. Brown to amber beer with a white head. Decent enough mid roast malt bitter, nothing special but never expacted it to be. Smooth and a little bitter. Middle of the road.

Bottled. A mid brown coloured beer with no head. The aroma is malty with fruits and some toffee. The taste has a bit of butterscotch; caramel and malts. Quite a good effort.

For starters, the aroma is nice and floral with touches of caramel. Tastes OK, too. Toffee, caramel and some nutiness are present. Nice burnt toffee bitterness to finish. Suprisingly OK for a Tetleys.

Bottle. This is actually a very nice bottle of beer. Tastes of confidence and experience. Nice brown sugar flavours, caramel and toffee with a gentle balance of hops. Very drinkable. [2.8]