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Beau's All Natural Pro-Am Series No. 9: The Bottle Imp

Beau's All Natural Pro-Am Series No. 9: The Bottle Imp

Rated 3.600 by BeerPals

Brewed by Beau's All Natural Brewing Company

VanKleek Hill, Ontario, Canada

Style:  Imperial Stout

9% Alcohol by Volume

81 International Bittering Units

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The Bottle Imp is a strong, dark, roasty and rich creation. This rendition of a Russian Imperial Stout is also infused with a blend of Mexican and Ethiopian fair-trade organic coffee. Complex and contemplative, and with well-integrated alcohol warmth, The Bottle Imp is best served in a snifter, sipped slowly and savoured. History & Style Beau’s Pro-Am Series is a salute to homebrewers, true innovators of our craft. These beers are designed by amateur brewers, and brewed at Beau’s. The Bottle Imp was brewed in collaboration with David Thompson, winner of the 2012 Toronto Beer Week Homebrew Contest. The Russian Imperial Stout style is brewed to weigh in high on alcohol, with the roasted, malty character typical of a stout. The style was first brewed in England in the 18th century, and exported to Russia for the pleasure of Czarina Catherine II and her court. The Bottle Imp is a haunting turn-of-the-century tale by Robert Louis Stevenson about risking eternal damnation of the soul to have everything on earth one’s heart desires. We suggest pairing the beer and the story on a cold night by a crackling fire. Tasting Notes The Bottle Imp is black, rich and malty, with a mouthfeel best described as liquid silk. The roasty dark malt character is complemented by fruit notes that suggest dates and figs, as well as subtle notes of black licorice. It is well-hopped to provide balance to the malts, keeping the residual sweetness in check. The coffee character is fully integrated, and a complement to the roast of the malts. The experience is rich and intense, with gentle alcohol warmth, and a long, complex finish. The coffee infused into The Bottle Imp are a Mexican dark roast from Chiapas region (chocolate malt, toasted spice flavours) and a medium-roast Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (floral, berries, tropical fruit flavours), both roasted by Bridgehead in Ottawa.
 Food Pairings Pumpernickel bread, trifle, dark chocolate fondue, coffee cake, grilled steak, truffle-oil-infused mashed potatoes, & sharp cheddar or stilton. Technical Specs •Alc./Vol.: 9.0% •Ingredients: Local Spring Water, Organic Barley Malts, Organic Oats, Organic Fairtrade Coffee, Organic Hops, Brewer’s Yeast •Malts: Pale Ale, Munich, Oats, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Black Patent, Caraaroma, Caramunich (All Organic) •Hops: Fuggles, Pacific Gem (All Organic) •IBU's: 81 •OG: 21.2°P •FG: 5.5°P •Ideal Serving Temperature: 7-9° C •Serving Glass: Snifter

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Statistics

Overall Rank1879
Overall Percentile96.5
Style Rank293 of 2434
Style Percentile88
Lowest Score3.9
Highest Score4.1
Average Score4.050
Weighted Score3.600
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • GIVMEBEER 795 reviews
    rated 4.1 9 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Very tasty beer. Quality all round. Very robust coffee flavour with dark chocolate and a piney hop bitterness. Say no more, I'm going to sit back relax and savor. Cheers.

  • PALEALERIDER 2314 reviews
    rated 4.1 9 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Pours a huge frothy brownish head and has a dark brown appearance. Lacing is fairly thick and dirty. Aromas of toasty and nutty malts, hints of vanilla. Flavours are mainly sweet and toasty malts with strong notes of coffee and chocolate. Also some vanilla and earthy type hops. Fairly smooth mouthfeel with a bit of bitterness on the palate. At 9%abv, the alcohol is very well hidden. Goes down extremely well.

  • CYRENAICA 2408 reviews
    rated 4.1 9 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    600ml bottle
    9.0% ABV
    Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
    December 26, 2014
    $7.85
    The beer pours a solid black colour with a generous bubbly brown head which takes a while to dissipate. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and plums. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is strong coffee, some dark chocolate.rounded out with some caramel sweetness.

  • CHOPZ 7089 reviews
    rated 3.9 10 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Sampled at the 2014 Winterbrewed Craft Beer Festival on Valentines' Day. Poured a dark brown colour with a small beige head and a decent ring. Good coffee nose with the roasted feel and some dark fruits (prune). Smooth mouthfeel with a medium-heavy body. Nice bitterness blending the grassy hops and the roasted malts. Coffee notes lingers. A nice Impy Stout with lots of coffee.

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