TSTBRW 02 Russian Imperial Stout
Brouwerij De Koninck in Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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Russian invasion!
And that's not about the Falcon square or a Russian submarine in the port. No, an experiment of our brewer Dennis has seriously gotten out of control. Result: The Russian Imperial Stout! In the brewery known as Black Magic. Dark as the night and a troika of bitter, toasted and sweet. A foaming czar, a bear-like beer.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at Bierencafé De Heks, Deventer. Aroma is dark roasted malt, coffee, salty liquorice, salmiak, some dark chocolate, dark fruity and herbal notes. Flavour is medium sweet with some roasty bitterness in the finish. Body is above medium. I expected very little, but this is not a bad Imperial Stout!
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught. Very deep brown colour, small off-white creamy head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, some mild floral notes. Flavour is coffee, chocolate, some toffee and mild fruity and floral notes. A wee bit of alcohol to it, but still very smooth.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2023
at 14:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
100 ml sample in 2016 at the brewery. Murky black with a small head. Intense liquorice, herbal spicy hops, burnt malt. Roasted toasted bitterness. Full bodied, slick texture, soft carbonated, dry intense bitter finish.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2021
at 18:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Kulminator, Antwerpen, 18 May 2017) Black colour with lasting, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with liquorice, dark fruit, blueberries and dark chocolate. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice, blueberries and a fairly dry finish with a balanced roasty bitterness. Full body, mainly dry. Tasty and rich, fairly well balanced for its power. Very nice.
Tried
on 28 May 2017
at 15:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
At Zythos 2017. Pours black with a low beige head. Aroma is strongly coffee and roasted malts, chocolate. Body is heavy, sweet and a bit sticky, yet nkr overpowered. Palate lingers sweetly. Good.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2017
at 17:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at In de wildeman. Black with light tan head. Sweet dark roasted malts, caramel, but very vegetal bitterness. Medium sweet and bitter. Medium body, low carbonation. Bitter overhand.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 13:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ In De Wildeman, small sample courtesy of Simon, thanks! Clear dark (brown) color. Beige head. Aroma’s: sweet, red fruit. Sugar, caramel and berries retronasal. Flavor is rather sweet with moderate bitterness. Medium bodied. Finishes rather bitter after all. Within the context not so bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 01:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
@ LIBF 2016. Dark brown/black colour, beige foam. Nose of roasted malts, coffee, caramel and sweetness. Rather sweet stout, I like it more roasty, but not bad.
Tried
on 27 May 2016
at 13:50