Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout is a distinctive type of beer that was originally brewed to withstand the abuses of shipping in foul weather to Imperial Russia. It was a favourite of Russian nobility whose taste for the finest food and drink was world famous. A rich flavourful brew; deep chocolate in colour with a roasted barley nose and flavour that is a complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast. Fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’. [#intro]A rich, flavourful brew, deep chocolate in colour with a roasted barley nose...[/intro]