This Imperial Stout has been matured in a Bowmore 1987 cask. This aging process infuses into the beer all the threatening smoke, the encapsulating peat, the Atlantic essence and raw power of Scotland's most distinctive Whiskies
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer once. (6/11/2008 2:58:53 PM)
"Powerful strange aroma burnt dirt mixed with bacon and roasted nuts. Beer appears dark brown with a very small cap. Hints of bitter chocolate are appearing in the aroma but that can’t compete with this massive smoke presence. Flavor is smoked dirt with a chalky bitterness. Oak and charcoal is starting to appear when warmer. Cigarette ashes ?!?!?! I didn’t notice them until beercronic said something but yep there in here. So complex so very interesting so hard to drink. its very unique but nothing that I overly enjoy it just way to smoky."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $10.34 Unit Cost: $14.83 per Pint
[2] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer once. (6/11/2008 2:35:35 AM)
"Nobody should smell this and want to willingly drink it.
Colossal heavy HEAVY smoke aroma decimates everything else. HUGE peat, slight licorice pipe candy smell, the smoke is thick and wet, I feel like I have a helmet filled with this shit, cigarettes! damn! just cigarettes! slight candy, cherries, no, raspberries...this is coming out as a faint smell as it warms. it's all smoke and peat and cigarettes. Wow. Oh, beer is a super dark red / brown with a small brown cap and seemingly endless retention at a rim level with silty, spotty, slippery lacing. The taste early on is solid smoke. Heavy roast, peat, dry dirt, earth, coffin, etc... LOL. So intense. chocolate, maybe cherry? dates? wood? tar? (thx ante, I see it now). I'm finding that this is even more smoky than the 006 version and that I am not enjoying as much despite the fact that it blows me away. Too much smoke, and now that is it room temperature, the smoke, burnt quality and bitterness isn't working for me. The 006 toned down, this has not, Smooth, where is the alcohol? Full bodied. Aftertaste of smoke, peat and cigarettes. Slight burn under all that heavy flavor and a bit of severely burnt malt. At one point, the smoke and bitterness combined to annoy. I don't know what the hell to give this beer. Over the top smoke and peat. Too mcuh to be exceptional despite the amazing process."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sample Size: 330ml @ $7.21 Unit Cost: $10.34 per Pint
[3] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (2/11/2008 1:38:47 AM)
"Bottled. Very deep ruby red, close to black, colour. Aroma is vanilla, tar, licorice, peat and some wood. Flavour is almost exactly the same, but has a bigger touch of smoked wet wood than aroma. The smoked wet wood stays in the aftertaste along with the peatyness. Pleasantly balanced, and alcohol is wellhidden. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer once. (2/5/2008 2:32:13 PM)
" Pours out in a hazy dark brown colour with a low creamy pale brown foam. Smokey aroma with touches of tar, iodine, salt, wood and burnt malts. Full flavour of peat, burnt malts, salt, wood and tar. Full and creamy mouthfeel. Long peaty finish with touches of wood and tar."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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(3.3)
