Joshua Norton Imperial Stout
The Tap Brewing Company
- From:
- The Tap Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.1%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 10.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 72
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 03, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2008
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 18
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
You love stouts. Or you love colonial swords and this color scheme. We add just a touch of smoked malt for another layer in an already intensely deep and roasty brew. As far as the name goes: Joshua Norton was the self-proclaimed emperor of the United States in 1859. He was crazy and probably fun to talk to -- like us.
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can poured into pilsener glass
Brown liquid with two finger brown foam cap
Aroma of roast malts, chocolate
Taste of burnt chocolate, roast malts
Feel the abv on the first sip
Nice beer
Feb 13, 2017Brown liquid with two finger brown foam cap
Aroma of roast malts, chocolate
Taste of burnt chocolate, roast malts
Feel the abv on the first sip
Nice beer
Reviewed by jdhilt from New Hampshire
3.44/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a two-finger brown head that fades slowly leaving traces of lace. Black color, no highlights. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Burnt chocolate nose and flavor is burnt chocolate with a burnt/bitter after taste. $6.49 for a 22oz bottle from Julio’s Liquors Westborough, MA.
Feb 05, 2017
Reviewed by kalosjakar from Rhode Island
4.09/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark black pour with a 1 finger tan/mocha colored head.
Aroma: milk chocolate, more milk chocolate, faint roasted note, Oats? sweetness, sugar cookies.
Taste: milk chocolate, roasted finish. simple but good.
Feel: full body, slightly silky, wet.
Overall: I prefer this to the barrel aged version, which is rare for me.
Nov 30, 2016Aroma: milk chocolate, more milk chocolate, faint roasted note, Oats? sweetness, sugar cookies.
Taste: milk chocolate, roasted finish. simple but good.
Feel: full body, slightly silky, wet.
Overall: I prefer this to the barrel aged version, which is rare for me.
Reviewed by JohnnyB from Massachusetts
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 16oz can dated 11/4/16. Really dangerous! Smooth, easy drinking stout for the 9.1% ABV. not a whiff of alcohol. Smokey, Cocoa with a touch of citrus at the finish.
Nov 14, 2016
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours with a rocky beige head; big bubbles hang over the fudge colored liquid; sticky dots and dashes of lacing
Smell: Chocolate, ashy and slightly smoky
Taste: Chocolate and burnt toast forward; earthy hops in the middle and a dry finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; rather thin for the style
Overall: I picked this up in a 2013 trade so the bottle is at least two years old; not sure why so many are complaining that this is not a true RIS as the bottle says that it is an Imperial Stout (perhaps earlier versions were labeled differently); still as an American Double Stout it comes up a little bit short in both the mouthfeel and the boldness of its flavors
Thanks, Prost76, for the opportunity
Nov 23, 2015Smell: Chocolate, ashy and slightly smoky
Taste: Chocolate and burnt toast forward; earthy hops in the middle and a dry finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; rather thin for the style
Overall: I picked this up in a 2013 trade so the bottle is at least two years old; not sure why so many are complaining that this is not a true RIS as the bottle says that it is an Imperial Stout (perhaps earlier versions were labeled differently); still as an American Double Stout it comes up a little bit short in both the mouthfeel and the boldness of its flavors
Thanks, Prost76, for the opportunity
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