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Samuel Smith: Imperial Stout

This Russian imperial stout is/was brewed by Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. It's achieved an overall score of 80.51%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 7.00%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Bottle. Poured black with a dark brown head. Powerful and sweet aroma. Lacing well as the beer settles. Smells like Kahlua on Quaaludes--chocolate and coffee so intense I want to bite it instead of drink it. Flavor is powerful--not necessarily in a good way. Tastes like chocolate covered coffee beans with an intensely deep roasted nut flavor.
Pours black with tight tan head. Aromas of coffee, chocolte, a slight hint of alcohol, and deeply roasted malt. Thick rich flavours of espresso, molasses, roasted barley and hops. Very complex rich, and well balanced. Perfect amount of hops. Thick mouthfeel with a finish of bitter chocolate and hops. This stout is just wonderful.
Pours wonderfully blach with thick tan head. Lots of smoky malt on the aroma. Medium body. Sweet taste with hints of fruit. Not to much bitterness. One of the easiest drinking imperial stouts and one I have been enoing fo r almost 20 years.

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In Book 257 on page 12 (visualisation):

Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
9th Apr 2008 at 9:00 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.00 black Taste: 94.12%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 100%
Ease: 77.78%
Clarity: 100%
 80.511% candy-fruit 246

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Other Beers (etc.) by Samuel Smith

Apart from Imperial Stout, Hop Horizons lists 27 others by Samuel Smith. These are:
Alpine Lager
Ayingerbrau D.Pils Strong Lager
Ayingerbrau Prinz Strong Lager
Cider Reserve
Dark Mild
Extra Stout
Fruit Beer Cherry
India Ale
Nut Brown Ale
Oatmeal Stout
Old Brewery Bitter
Old Brewery Pale Ale
Organic Apricot
Organic Best Ale
Organic Chocolate Stout
Organic Cider
Organic Lager
Organic Raspberry
Organic Strawberry
Pure Brewed Lager
Sovereign Best Bitter
Strong Golden Barley Wine
Taddy Lager
The Famous Taddy Porter
Winter Welcome Ale
Yorkshire
Yorkshire Stingo

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