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Ex Umbris
Mike Hess Brewing - Miramar
- From:
- Mike Hess Brewing - Miramar
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.8%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 7.23%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2010
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 6
Imperial Stout brewed with Rye
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Ratings by benclimbs:
Reviewed by benclimbs from California
4.62/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.62/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had on tap at the Hess brewery - without a doubt, the head and shoulders standout of their craft. This is one of the most interesting beers I've had in a long time.
Pours dark, mysterious and beautiful.
Smell is something unique and amazing - very very wine like super oaked yet somehow fruity and deep tons of Pinot Noir character...having a light fruityness but big dark woody earthy notes.
Taste is just beautiful chocolate and coffee, bitterness is just right, maintains a lightness and is totally drinkable
feel is as it should be for the style.
Overall this is a simply gorgeous brew - something wholly unique and a stand out among imperial stouts, a style all its own! Keep kicking ass Hess!
Sep 13, 2011Pours dark, mysterious and beautiful.
Smell is something unique and amazing - very very wine like super oaked yet somehow fruity and deep tons of Pinot Noir character...having a light fruityness but big dark woody earthy notes.
Taste is just beautiful chocolate and coffee, bitterness is just right, maintains a lightness and is totally drinkable
feel is as it should be for the style.
Overall this is a simply gorgeous brew - something wholly unique and a stand out among imperial stouts, a style all its own! Keep kicking ass Hess!
More User Ratings:
Rated by jooler from California
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
nice initial coffee taste with a subtle imperial alcohol taste. great stout
Jan 01, 2015
Ex Umbris from Mike Hess Brewing - Miramar
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
68 ratings
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