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Brewers Reserve Imperial Stout
Old Schoolhouse Brewery
- From:
- Old Schoolhouse Brewery
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,658 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #10,039 - Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 9.45%
- Reviews:
- 34
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 07, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 06, 2011
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 27
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Ratings by Ozzylizard:
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.43/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
$ 15.34 (Including shipping and PA tax)/22 oz bottle ($ 0.697/oz) from Tavour, Seattle, WA. Reviewed 8/16/19.
Undated bottle. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 54 degrees in a hand-washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Dark brown, translucent.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque. Some effervescence. When held to light, still opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum five cm, aggressive center pour), brown, dense, average duration, diminishing to a five to seven mm crown fed by effervescence and a thick partial cap. Prominences of tiny bubbles remain as the head collapses.
Lacing – Good. The prominences drag a wide band of tiny to medium bubbles behind them.
Aroma – 3.5 – Moderate cocoa with a hint of licorice.
Flavor – 3.5 – Begins moderately bitter with some weak cocoa flavor. Ends moderately bitter. No alcohol (9.9% ABV) flavor or aroma, no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3 – Just short of medium, almost creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation – 3.25 - (-0.25 points for undated individual container). A very basic impy stout, totally unremarkable. Looks good but the other characteristics are hovering around average or slightly above.
Aug 16, 2019Undated bottle. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 54 degrees in a hand-washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Dark brown, translucent.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque. Some effervescence. When held to light, still opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum five cm, aggressive center pour), brown, dense, average duration, diminishing to a five to seven mm crown fed by effervescence and a thick partial cap. Prominences of tiny bubbles remain as the head collapses.
Lacing – Good. The prominences drag a wide band of tiny to medium bubbles behind them.
Aroma – 3.5 – Moderate cocoa with a hint of licorice.
Flavor – 3.5 – Begins moderately bitter with some weak cocoa flavor. Ends moderately bitter. No alcohol (9.9% ABV) flavor or aroma, no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3 – Just short of medium, almost creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation – 3.25 - (-0.25 points for undated individual container). A very basic impy stout, totally unremarkable. Looks good but the other characteristics are hovering around average or slightly above.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bomber received in Bif15 from @snaotheus, a new brewery for me
Poured into a pint glass produces a massive three finger brown foam cap over black motor oil
Aroma is roasted malts, baking chocolate
Taste is roast malts, baking chocolate, cocoa
Mouthfeel has a gentle bitter nip at the finish
Good beer
Aug 07, 2022Poured into a pint glass produces a massive three finger brown foam cap over black motor oil
Aroma is roasted malts, baking chocolate
Taste is roast malts, baking chocolate, cocoa
Mouthfeel has a gentle bitter nip at the finish
Good beer
Reviewed by Orca from Washington
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22oz (indeterminate vintage, but marked "best after 9/5/2012--so assuming maybe 9 years old and in any case, pretty well aged) into a tulip. Pours a deep opaque brown/black with a 1-finger reddish mocha head.
Aroma is rich, chocolatey, and nutty with notes of dark roasted malt, bitter cocoa, and hazelnuts.
Taste is likewise bitter and chocolatey. Nice roasty dry finish.
Mouthfeel is smooth and medium bodied, nicely balanced.
Overall a solid, straightforward imperial stout. Highly enjoyable and well made.
Sep 03, 2020Aroma is rich, chocolatey, and nutty with notes of dark roasted malt, bitter cocoa, and hazelnuts.
Taste is likewise bitter and chocolatey. Nice roasty dry finish.
Mouthfeel is smooth and medium bodied, nicely balanced.
Overall a solid, straightforward imperial stout. Highly enjoyable and well made.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.75/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bomber from Tavour. Normal pour, black with small beige head. Nose is faint, doesn't give much away. Chocolate, roast. Tadte picks up the roast malts, instant bitterness, behind lurks some dark chocolate, cocoa. Minute amount od sweetness.
Jan 07, 2020Rated by pkalix from California
3.67/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
super smooth but can taste the age on it.... all in all, not too bad but i'm done aging stuff....
Sep 07, 2018Reviewed by brewaddict from California
4.13/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L - Pours a motor oil black with hints of ruby color. Mocha head.
S - I get nice toasty char. Some chocolate and vanilla. Slight hop bitterness.
T - The flavors are predominately medium roast malt, chocolate, sweet vanilla, and a slight bitterness.
F - Medium body and a little slick.
O - Reminds me a lot of Ten Fidy. Just a little toned down.
Mar 15, 2018S - I get nice toasty char. Some chocolate and vanilla. Slight hop bitterness.
T - The flavors are predominately medium roast malt, chocolate, sweet vanilla, and a slight bitterness.
F - Medium body and a little slick.
O - Reminds me a lot of Ten Fidy. Just a little toned down.
Brewers Reserve Imperial Stout from Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
124 ratings
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