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Decadence
The Marble Arch
- From:
- The Marble Arch
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8.7%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 10.42%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 10, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 21, 2008
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by MarthaK from Spain
3/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: Black color with well formed brown head. No lacing at all.
Smell: Coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol, port-like aromas and roasted grains.
Taste: Same as nose. Coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol, port-like aromas and roasted grains.
Mouthfeel: Very full bodied with noticeable alcohol. Low carbonation. Long bitter finish
Overall: An intensely-flavored dark beer. Noticeable alcohol that I felt it very sharp.
Jun 10, 2020Smell: Coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol, port-like aromas and roasted grains.
Taste: Same as nose. Coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol, port-like aromas and roasted grains.
Mouthfeel: Very full bodied with noticeable alcohol. Low carbonation. Long bitter finish
Overall: An intensely-flavored dark beer. Noticeable alcohol that I felt it very sharp.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.16/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A subtle beer, well balanced and with a variety of flavours waiting to unfold over an evening's sipping. Thick for the abv, this stout reveals a light smokiness, dark chocolate, bitter roasted malts, tobacco, and briny peat, each in turn. Elegant and smooth, but without any outstanding qualities or intensity that would really help it to stand out. As such, I'm glad to have tried it, but will likely pass on seeking out another, given the considerable price tag.
Dec 28, 2015Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
4.16/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I think I passed on trying other beers from this brewery in the past. Not sure why. Maybe the price was prohibitive.
This is a good ris. Thick malty profile with a sweet tone that is pretty prevalent. Mild smoke. Lots of chocolate malts. Feel is smooth. This is a very easy drinker with excellent robust character that doesn't get all the way out there on you, but shows that it's carrying muscle. Pretty pricey, but worth it I say.
Jul 11, 2013This is a good ris. Thick malty profile with a sweet tone that is pretty prevalent. Mild smoke. Lots of chocolate malts. Feel is smooth. This is a very easy drinker with excellent robust character that doesn't get all the way out there on you, but shows that it's carrying muscle. Pretty pricey, but worth it I say.
Reviewed by MrKennedy from Australia
4.3/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
310ml glass at the Local Taphouse.
Inky black, really nice looking mocha foam on top that adds some lacing as it falls.
First up a lot of licorice to smell, then some belgian chocolate and then some roasted malt. Really profound licorice smell dominates, but not offensive.
Chocolate and plenty of it to taste. Mix of dairy milk and more bitter dark chocolate. You expect a lot of licorice to follow the smell, but its a bit player here. Adding some, but not being too assertive until the very end. Some roast & coffee too.
Thick. Smooth, so smooth!! Big bodied, some licorice bite at the end to break up the smoothness. Wow!
Impressive. 8.7% really?! Very impressed. Big stout, full of flavour & body. Probably the two best beers the Taphouse had on for Saturday's event were still around on Tuesday. Says plenty.
Jun 18, 2013Inky black, really nice looking mocha foam on top that adds some lacing as it falls.
First up a lot of licorice to smell, then some belgian chocolate and then some roasted malt. Really profound licorice smell dominates, but not offensive.
Chocolate and plenty of it to taste. Mix of dairy milk and more bitter dark chocolate. You expect a lot of licorice to follow the smell, but its a bit player here. Adding some, but not being too assertive until the very end. Some roast & coffee too.
Thick. Smooth, so smooth!! Big bodied, some licorice bite at the end to break up the smoothness. Wow!
Impressive. 8.7% really?! Very impressed. Big stout, full of flavour & body. Probably the two best beers the Taphouse had on for Saturday's event were still around on Tuesday. Says plenty.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.19/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Incredibly rich, lush, and creamy- Marble's Decadence covers all the bases of complexity. From fruit to spice to roasty, and smoke- no stone is left unturned as this ultra complex Stout marches through all the flavors that define the style.
As the "decadent" ale pours a lush and creamy appearance of dark roast coffee, its black hue calmly releases a light sandy head that culminates on the surface and then holds firm in espresso-like creme form. Intricate lacing trails on the glass and gives the beer a final look of quality.
Its strong aromatic presence is of French-press coffee, bittersweet chocolate, campfire smoke, grape and aniseed fruit and spice and an underlying presence of malted milkshakes. Yet it's taste is governed by the roast- the strong taste of freshly ground espresso wraps around cocoa-heavy chocolates and is then supported by heavy whipping cream, roasted walnut, and powdered sugar. Complementing notes of licorice, fennel, and anise round out the rummy finish with an unexpected twist of hearty fruit and spice.
Full bodied for sure, the ale's restrained carbonation keeps the beer velvety and smooth throughout. Its slow and deliberate turn to rum warmth, roasty bitterness, finishing ash gives the beer a confident close with lingering chocolate and coffee in aftertaste.
Decadence is a wonderful Imperial Stout that borrows smoky chocolate overtones and subtle Scottish Ale-like estery fruit notes for added complexity and intrigue.
May 27, 2013As the "decadent" ale pours a lush and creamy appearance of dark roast coffee, its black hue calmly releases a light sandy head that culminates on the surface and then holds firm in espresso-like creme form. Intricate lacing trails on the glass and gives the beer a final look of quality.
Its strong aromatic presence is of French-press coffee, bittersweet chocolate, campfire smoke, grape and aniseed fruit and spice and an underlying presence of malted milkshakes. Yet it's taste is governed by the roast- the strong taste of freshly ground espresso wraps around cocoa-heavy chocolates and is then supported by heavy whipping cream, roasted walnut, and powdered sugar. Complementing notes of licorice, fennel, and anise round out the rummy finish with an unexpected twist of hearty fruit and spice.
Full bodied for sure, the ale's restrained carbonation keeps the beer velvety and smooth throughout. Its slow and deliberate turn to rum warmth, roasty bitterness, finishing ash gives the beer a confident close with lingering chocolate and coffee in aftertaste.
Decadence is a wonderful Imperial Stout that borrows smoky chocolate overtones and subtle Scottish Ale-like estery fruit notes for added complexity and intrigue.
Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured into a Maudite snifter. Pours pitch black with a two finger fine light brown head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, licorice, light and dark fruit. Flavor follows with toasted malt, char, licorice, dark dried fruit, charred coffee. Finishes somewhat dry with roasted malt and a hint of smoke and char. Medium bodied, a bit light for an imperial stout. A nicely made RIS with rich flavor with a less complex finish. Like the 2010 review, this is bottle listing 8.7% ABV, so slightly changed from the original entry.
Oct 01, 2012
Decadence from The Marble Arch
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
22 ratings
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