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This Oat Stout has traveled over the highest mountains as well as through the fields, only to be with you… only to be with you.
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Magic Rock collab. De Molen: De Molé 10%
Collaboration with De Molen – double mashed and double brewed using 6400Kg of malt. Along with Chillies, Cacao Nibs, Cinnamon, Coriander and Pumpkin Seeds.
Whiskey Imperial Stout – ABV 7.4%
BB date May 2018 but is ageing niceley!
English pale and roasted malts give a rich, full body to this strong stout. The alcohol and high final gravity create a sweetness balanced with the bitterness the high alpha English Admiral hops. Dark chocolate, coffee, black treacle and hints of Bourbon Oak.
Unfined, naturally hazy, and suitable for vegans.
Deer Hunter – ABV 13.4%
Forget the terms subtle and tenderness, this Russian Imperial Stout is a stunner! Full in his aromas and with his 13.4% he comes in as a tank! Until he disappears in the night ..
Anthology – ABV 10.0%
Anthology Imperial Stout weighs in at 10% ABV with the recipe showcasing six different malts, healthy additions of Chinook hops along with cacao nibs to add a profoundly bittersweet chocolate taste. The beer features intense flavours of dark chocolate, hints of liquorice and vinous notes of dark stone fruit.
Monsters: With Strange Aeons Imperial Stout – ABV 10%
A warming and complex Imperial Stout, black and smooth, with lots of chocolate, rich roast, that sort of thing. We prefer stouts with low carbonation, so don’t expect a big fluffy head – unless you take its name at face value and age it for a long while.
3 Bean Stout – ABV 13%
Tonka, Vanilla and Cocoa beans combine with Caramel malts plus Aurora and Hershbrucker hops for an astounding stout with chocolate, cinnamon and vanilla notes.
Look: Jet black color with cloud-like mocha-coloured head, some soft carbonation
Aroma: Chocolate, coconut, vanilla and coffee with some roasted malt base notes.
Taste: Sugary coffee, cinnamon, even some rum and liquor warmth. Loads of chocolate, vanilla, lactose and coconut sweetness but balanced by a nice coffee bitterness for a dry, lasting finish.
Verdict: A masterpiece of a collaboration between Brazil’s Way Beer and Norway’s Lervig. Way to go!
Hemel & Aarde Imperial Stout – ABV 10%
Made with Bruichladdich distillery malt – the most peated malt in the world – this smokey stout has creamy chocolate and liquorice notes to sweeten the deal.
Look: Just off pitch black and opaque, with creamy beige head.
Aroma: Imperious smokiness backed up with spicy licorice and dark chocolate,
Taste: More sweet peatiness plus a chocolate creaminess. Massively full-bodied with a bold, thick mouthfeel that persists before floating off in a cloud of sweet smoke.
Verdict: Hemel & Aarde, which translates to Heaven & Earth, uses loads of Earthy peat to make a beer that is really is rather Heavenly. Go figure.
Vintage Imperial Stout 750ml ABV 9.5%
Here we have the 2-year aged, Vintage Imperial Stout. Brewed in 2015 and carefully cellared, ELB Vintage Imperial Stout is darkly fruity with citrus top notes. Ideal for sharing, this sumptuous 9.5% stout is wonderful on its own and excellent as an after-dinner digestif. Beautifully presented in a black ceramic 750ml swing-top bottle with hand-finished tie-on labels, ELB Vintage Imperial Stout also makes a wonderful gift for beer-lovers. It’s unfined, so suitable for both vegetarians and vegans to enjoy.
Please note that ELB Imperial Stout is brewed with barley and wheat, which contain gluten.
Goo Goo G’Joob Maple Imperial Stout – ABV 12.8%
One of IBC’s favourite beers of recent times, this imperial stout, brewed with maple syrup, is hoppy and malty with rich sticky caramel and sugary sweetness.
Look: This beer pours jet black in the glass with very little carbonation.
Aroma: Roasted malt with the sweetness of maple syrup and really gets your mouth watering for what’s to come.
Taste: Thick and oily with roasted malt, dark chocolate, liquorice and maple syrup with no shortage of bitterness the hops.
Food Pairing: We think this is a great beer to break out over dessert. Try pairing it with the sweetness of sticky toffee pudding.
Verdict: Drink it at room temperature or after a brief 15 minute chill to get all those wonderful syrupy gloopy caramel flavours.