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Dark Angel Imperial Stout
McNeill's Brewery
- From:
- McNeill's Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 13.12%
- Reviews:
- 77
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 24, 2010
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 9
No description / notes.
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Ratings by nkersten:
Reviewed by nkersten from Illinois
3.95/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle poured into Leffe glass. Thick black viscous liquid with a 1/4" tan head that fades to a cap with a bit of foam sticking to the glass. Smell is dominated by chocolate and some alcohol, very dark roasted malt, some licorice. Taste is much roastier then the smell. Very hoppy and bitter, coffee and roasted burnt malts, charred marshmallow and a touch of alcohol in the finish. Medium thick body and a medium light fizzy carbonation. A good beer, I wish there were more imperial stouts at this price in the midwest. Definitley worth trying out.
Jan 03, 2011More User Ratings:
Rated by sosbombs from Vermont
4.68/5 rDev +22.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +22.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
The blue print for many RIS. Ray has been brewing this for 20 years and it tastes like it did from the start, boozy, creamy and bitter.
Jan 04, 2018Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
3.86/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Super roasty (almost charred) and chocolatey. Very traditional British-tasting stout, but with a more extreme hop bitterness and ABV. Lots of sticky lacing and a moderately fluffy mouthfeel to boot. Great in the sub-freezing Vermont environment this time of year!
78/100
Dec 31, 201778/100
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: black opaque 1” rocky foam head, excellent lacing
S: Dark malt, a little sour fruit, alcohol, hints of espresso and chocolate.
T: Coffee at the start that intensifies into an espresso coffee bean bitter in the end. Lingering dark burnt malt after tastes blend in with hop bitterness.
F: Thick luscious body with medium low carbonation creates a fine soft body almost like nitro beer.
O: Luscious carbonated iced espresso character.
Jun 09, 2015S: Dark malt, a little sour fruit, alcohol, hints of espresso and chocolate.
T: Coffee at the start that intensifies into an espresso coffee bean bitter in the end. Lingering dark burnt malt after tastes blend in with hop bitterness.
F: Thick luscious body with medium low carbonation creates a fine soft body almost like nitro beer.
O: Luscious carbonated iced espresso character.
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
4.11/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Snow day beer tasting fun
Looks awesome. Pours jet black with a latte colored head. Really good individual parts but never really comes together. This beer tastes really sweet and thin for a 10% beer. Needs some bitter malt, may have been better fresh.
Mar 05, 2015Looks awesome. Pours jet black with a latte colored head. Really good individual parts but never really comes together. This beer tastes really sweet and thin for a 10% beer. Needs some bitter malt, may have been better fresh.
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev +1%
3.85/5 rDev +1%
In review is a 2011 Vintage.
A - Pours pitch black with a very thick toffee colored, sticky creamy-like head. Thick looking.
S - Dark chocolate roast, light char, cream, chocolate milk balls.
T - Smoke, dark chocolate bitterness, dark chocolate roast, cream, and some bitter Espresso
bite at the very end that lingers quite awhile.
M - Medium body, gentle carbonation creates a smooth texture, dry finish.
O - In the middle of the pack, but solid overall. The 10%v alcohol in this stout is very well
hidden.
Sep 21, 2014A - Pours pitch black with a very thick toffee colored, sticky creamy-like head. Thick looking.
S - Dark chocolate roast, light char, cream, chocolate milk balls.
T - Smoke, dark chocolate bitterness, dark chocolate roast, cream, and some bitter Espresso
bite at the very end that lingers quite awhile.
M - Medium body, gentle carbonation creates a smooth texture, dry finish.
O - In the middle of the pack, but solid overall. The 10%v alcohol in this stout is very well
hidden.
Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts
3.28/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.28/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
"Best before" the last day of May...doesn't state which year this. Believe this to be around 3 years old.
A: Pours black with a good sized and dense medium brown head. Good head retention and quite decent lacing given the age.
S: Pretty mellow aroma. Mild chocolate and hints of char.
T: Bitter chocolate up front. Mild burnt malts. Quite a bit of oxidation in the aftertaste, lots of dusty paper mixing with the bitter cocoa.
M: Medium-heavy body and smooth.
O: Pretty simple for a 10% IS. Mild roasted malt character and an unfortunate amount oxidation. Nothing really special but nothing horrific either.
Oct 07, 2013A: Pours black with a good sized and dense medium brown head. Good head retention and quite decent lacing given the age.
S: Pretty mellow aroma. Mild chocolate and hints of char.
T: Bitter chocolate up front. Mild burnt malts. Quite a bit of oxidation in the aftertaste, lots of dusty paper mixing with the bitter cocoa.
M: Medium-heavy body and smooth.
O: Pretty simple for a 10% IS. Mild roasted malt character and an unfortunate amount oxidation. Nothing really special but nothing horrific either.
Reviewed by irs from New Jersey
4.23/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.23/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
bottle from D&K Grocery in Jamaica Vt.
I don't know why they label this "imperial" stout. Its a really nice chocolately dark ale - a really good strong stout. but when you add the IMPERIAL label I think of Kate the Great (came close to having it), Plead the Fifth (not even close), Ten Fitty (every chance I get ) Stone IRS (that is what inspired my screen name). This isn't it. Just call it strong stout and I would be happy to drink lots of it if I lived local. a really nice regular stout. I'm guessing 6% ABV? doesn't taste imperial....
Aug 23, 2013I don't know why they label this "imperial" stout. Its a really nice chocolately dark ale - a really good strong stout. but when you add the IMPERIAL label I think of Kate the Great (came close to having it), Plead the Fifth (not even close), Ten Fitty (every chance I get ) Stone IRS (that is what inspired my screen name). This isn't it. Just call it strong stout and I would be happy to drink lots of it if I lived local. a really nice regular stout. I'm guessing 6% ABV? doesn't taste imperial....
Dark Angel Imperial Stout from McNeill's Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
125 ratings
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