BBA Quit Stalin
Mother Earth Brew Company in Vista, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.59
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Quit Stalin made its way into more regular production after glowing reviews and popularity although its distribution remains limited. Without being astringent, a solid roasty backbone, full body, and absolute velvet finish round out hints of nutty toffee and chocolate. The barrels impart fantastic oak and vanilla characteristics, and a muted hop aroma allows the caramel maltiness to shine. Akin to many of our 4Seasons beers, as it shares the same barrels and is often the base used for 4Seasons blending.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
On tap at Mother Earth, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is full of smokiness, dry malts, bourbon barrels, and some earthiness. Flavour is dry, with lots of smoky peated bourbon barrels, light vanilla, and dry malts. Smoky, dry, woody finish. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mother Earth Brew Company Tap House
on 12 Dec 2025
at 18:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can courtesy of Ken. 11.7 % ABV. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 20:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: Malty sweet with coffee and caramel. Flavour: Roasted malty sweet with cocoa and coffee bitter. Aftertaste is sweet and lightly bitter. Colour: Black with a tan head. From: Can.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can courtesy of Ken1. Thanks. 11.7 % ABV. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish with a little warming alcohol. Soft. 070924
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 19:43
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Black with a large creamy beige head that lingered. sweet with strong chocolate, toasty malt, caramel, honey and bourbon. Very long finish. Full bodied and smooth.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2021
at 00:27
7/10
Tried
on 24 Mar 2018
at 15:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Good to be #10. Tap at Cap Hop. Pours very dark brown with orange glints and a beige head. Aroma of smooth darkish malt and coffee notes. Med ++ body. Flavor is smooth dark malt, bourbon, wood and chocolate. Maybe a hint of coffee. Not very dry, and earth and wood cover for hop bitter. Ok, earth might be hop. Heat takes effort to notice. Just another BA IS, but one of the better ones!
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2018
at 20:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Stone Berlin. Black with beige head. Typical roasted imperial stout with some oak, dark chocolate, salty liquorice, coffee. A bit warming alcohol. Smooth carbonation and texture. Enjoyable!
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2017
at 07:19
7/10
Taster at Mother Earth Brew Co. Almost Black with little offwhite head. Chocolate aroma and taste! Smooth
Tried
on 02 Nov 2017
at 23:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Black with a brown head - Dark malt wood and some coffee and chcolate in the aroma - Good malt body with a good barrel flavour with vanilla, coffee and chocolate notes - The flavours goes into the finish with some alcohol heat - This was real good
Tried
on 14 May 2017
at 14:59