Dragoon Imperial Stout
Fuggles Beer
- From:
- Fuggles Beer
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 3.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 09, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 07, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Originally brewed in England to withstand the journey to Imperial Russia. This rich ale boasts caramel and roasted malts with spiced hops. A decadent profile begins with chocolate and coffee before elevating to rum soaked raisins, vanilla and french oak.
50 IBU
50 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
4.24/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Opaque dark brown color. Poured a short head that dropped down to a ring around the glass in about half a minute. Too dark to see the carbonation level. Left fat strings of lacing.
Mostly dark roasted malt. Some coffee and a little dried fruit. Light condensed milk scent. Some yeast shows up after it has sat for a while in the glass. Swirling the glass kicks up a nice light barnyard for a couple of seconds that fades into a stronger dark malt.
Rich dark malt with a moderate bitter coffee and maybe some chocolate blended in. Light touch of dried sweet fruit; could be raisins or something else with a mild flavor. There is a range of flavors that could be in some dark rum, or they could just be from the malting process; peaks with some light caramel. Light wood near the end; could be oak barrels. The aftertaste is medium bitter with a strong wash of coffee. This turns to a stronger sweet, dried fruit and more of the dark rum-adjacent caramel flavors. Fades out with light bitter and maybe a hind of something like vanilla.
Tongue tingling only for a second as it grows to a creamy foam. The cream feeling only lasts for a few seconds as it turns to coarser bubbles. Heavy body.
I tried this on a hot summer day that was better suited to something much lighter. It didn't really matter as this is a flavor delight. However I did chill it colder than I normally would, around 13 degrees C / 55 degrees F. F&W continues to impress me with their sparing use of fruit. In this case the fruit is gently adding to the flavor instead of taking the front stage. I would like to try this in a radler, but it will have to wait until I get another couple of bottles.
Aug 09, 2022Mostly dark roasted malt. Some coffee and a little dried fruit. Light condensed milk scent. Some yeast shows up after it has sat for a while in the glass. Swirling the glass kicks up a nice light barnyard for a couple of seconds that fades into a stronger dark malt.
Rich dark malt with a moderate bitter coffee and maybe some chocolate blended in. Light touch of dried sweet fruit; could be raisins or something else with a mild flavor. There is a range of flavors that could be in some dark rum, or they could just be from the malting process; peaks with some light caramel. Light wood near the end; could be oak barrels. The aftertaste is medium bitter with a strong wash of coffee. This turns to a stronger sweet, dried fruit and more of the dark rum-adjacent caramel flavors. Fades out with light bitter and maybe a hind of something like vanilla.
Tongue tingling only for a second as it grows to a creamy foam. The cream feeling only lasts for a few seconds as it turns to coarser bubbles. Heavy body.
I tried this on a hot summer day that was better suited to something much lighter. It didn't really matter as this is a flavor delight. However I did chill it colder than I normally would, around 13 degrees C / 55 degrees F. F&W continues to impress me with their sparing use of fruit. In this case the fruit is gently adding to the flavor instead of taking the front stage. I would like to try this in a radler, but it will have to wait until I get another couple of bottles.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.92/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Fuggles & Warlock 'Dragoon Imperial Stout' @ 8.5% , served from a black waxed 650 ml bottle
A-pour is a dark cola from the bottle to a near black in the glass with a small tan head , leaving a streaky lace along the tulip
S-hints of booze , rum
T-kinda big , really big tasting RIS , roasted malts
MF-mild carbonation , big full body
Ov-don't deny the Dragoon , sip & enjoy , possible cellar worthy
prost LampertLand
Feb 13, 2021A-pour is a dark cola from the bottle to a near black in the glass with a small tan head , leaving a streaky lace along the tulip
S-hints of booze , rum
T-kinda big , really big tasting RIS , roasted malts
MF-mild carbonation , big full body
Ov-don't deny the Dragoon , sip & enjoy , possible cellar worthy
prost LampertLand
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