Brewers Reserve Imperial Stout
Old Schoolhouse Brewery

Brewers Reserve Imperial StoutBrewers Reserve Imperial Stout
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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:
124
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 07, 2022
Added:
Feb 06, 2011
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  27
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Ratings by Ozzylizard:
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

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, 2019
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

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, 2022
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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
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, 2020
 
Rated: 3.99 by Eman17 from Illinois

Aug 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Aug 21, 2020
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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
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, 2020
 
Rated: 4.02 by ppavlick from New Jersey

Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Jul 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.13 by Thirstygoat from Illinois

Jan 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.31 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Jan 05, 2019
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Rated 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
super smooth but can taste the age on it.... all in all, not too bad but i'm done aging stuff....
Sep 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by VashonGuy from Washington

Aug 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.02 by RBuckley73 from Nevada

Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Gkruszewski from New York

Apr 25, 2018
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Reviewed by brewaddict from California

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, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by ncherf from Washington

Feb 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by user785335 from Florida

Jan 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Dec 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.67 by Cgobin57 from Washington

Oct 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Jul 07, 2017
Brewers Reserve Imperial Stout from Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 124 ratings