Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 Tomore & Port Dundas
The Kernel Brewery
- From:
- The Kernel Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 10.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 01, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by aleigator from Germany
3.48/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.48/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours an oil black color with a small beige head, which collapses to a fluffy ring of lacing, producing big bubbles at the rim of the glass.
Offers a very unique barrel characteristic on the nose with figs, candied cherries, peat and bitter chocolate, entangled into coconut shell and cinnamon. Very complex and well put together, the aromas produce a pleasant warmth, which gets balanced by the chocolate and toasted hazelnuts.
Very silk, but thin, on the tongue with only a hint of carbonation, lots of creamy chocolate and a very dry, long lasting alcoholic finish, which is a tad too powerful on the back end, as all other flavors slowly drop out, while the alcoholic barrel remains its zing.
Cherries from the nose are prominent on the palate as well, developing an alcohol soaked dryness instead of a glazed sweetness, soothed by bakers chocolate. Bitter chocolate adds to the dryness while producing a creamy softness, which fades too fast during the finish, revealing peat, earth and a licorice alcohol bite, establishing a long lasting dryness.
Misses some balance, as well as a thicker mouthfeel to handle the barrel impact properly. It is able to produce a nice sherry profile with some peat to it, which unfortunately is not enough to prevent the alcohol from taking over after the swallow.
Jul 01, 2016Offers a very unique barrel characteristic on the nose with figs, candied cherries, peat and bitter chocolate, entangled into coconut shell and cinnamon. Very complex and well put together, the aromas produce a pleasant warmth, which gets balanced by the chocolate and toasted hazelnuts.
Very silk, but thin, on the tongue with only a hint of carbonation, lots of creamy chocolate and a very dry, long lasting alcoholic finish, which is a tad too powerful on the back end, as all other flavors slowly drop out, while the alcoholic barrel remains its zing.
Cherries from the nose are prominent on the palate as well, developing an alcohol soaked dryness instead of a glazed sweetness, soothed by bakers chocolate. Bitter chocolate adds to the dryness while producing a creamy softness, which fades too fast during the finish, revealing peat, earth and a licorice alcohol bite, establishing a long lasting dryness.
Misses some balance, as well as a thicker mouthfeel to handle the barrel impact properly. It is able to produce a nice sherry profile with some peat to it, which unfortunately is not enough to prevent the alcohol from taking over after the swallow.
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.48/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
330 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Almost black. A little transparent at the edges. Medium khaki head. Wispy surface.
Smell - Dark chocolate and some brown malts. Not a lot of whiskey, but it's there.
Taste - Chocolate. Deep caramel malts. Oak. Still not a lot of whiskey. Dry finish and a bitter aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Medium body, a little boozy. Low carbonation.
Overall - Kinda torn on this. Good beer, not a lot of barrel, though.
May 26, 2015Appearance - Almost black. A little transparent at the edges. Medium khaki head. Wispy surface.
Smell - Dark chocolate and some brown malts. Not a lot of whiskey, but it's there.
Taste - Chocolate. Deep caramel malts. Oak. Still not a lot of whiskey. Dry finish and a bitter aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Medium body, a little boozy. Low carbonation.
Overall - Kinda torn on this. Good beer, not a lot of barrel, though.
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