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Russian Guinness ey?

Stout = Guinness, and Imperial = Russian. So there you have it! Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout is Russian Guinness, It’s Fact!

Samual Smiths Imperial Stout

Samual Smiths Bottle labels

Maybe my facts are off a little there… but check out that fantasticly designed bottle label. Anyone who knows me knows
I am a sucker for a pretty bottle this one looks fantastic. The artistic skill thats gone into this is easy to miss, but the little
swirls and flourishes in gold and black on a white background scream class to me. and its not a easy look to carry off.

I’m trying to take better Photo’s these days, once I have the use of a studio (watch this space) I will have some much better pictures on the blog. I used a 50D to photo this bottle, and I had to make do with the on camera flash, but I think the picture turned out ok. Back to having fun with the blog indeed.

Sam Smiths Imperial Stout Review

So, Imperial Stout here we go. Sam Smith’s is contracted to supply the Queens army, so If this is what they Queens armed forces drink then, with all the crap they go through, It should be good enough for me.

It opens without a lots of fizz and smells like I would expect. Dark and burnt but choclatley with a hint of sweetness in the
smell with a tiny bit of resin. It doesnt smell strong but at 7% I bet it tastes it.

First Impressions

My first impressions of the beer are that it is not as extreme a flovour as I am used to from this genere of beer. It does have
all the flavours in there, but a bit like admirals ale it has a burnt nutty thing about it.

The Flavours Develop

As you make your way down the bottle sip by sip you start to get some of the warmth coming through the beer along with what
you might more easily recognise as a stout ale.

It doesnt taste too alcoholic and has a medium mouth feel, it’s not at all like drinking your dinner liek the popular saying goes with Guinness.

It doesnt get too heavy and stays pretty stable all the way through drinking it at a very slighly chilled temperature.

Comparisons to Be Drawn

If I were to compaire this too a beer I would say st Austell’s Admiral ale is a close candidate, though its more like the charming
younger brother compaired to the more adult stronger less fanciful grown up sumual smiths.

I let some “Normal” people try it and they liked it too. So there you go Smaual Smiths imperial stout a winner across the board.