Imperial Stout
Sprecher Brewing Company in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.97
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Once brewed in Britain for the Russian Czars, this tremendously rich and thick ale uses a profusion of burnt and caramel malts. A massive mouthful of dark roasted malt and coffee flavors finishes with hints of chocolate, caramel & licorice. (aka Russian Imperial Stout).
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7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black with a light brown head. Dried fruit and chocolate aroma. Sweet flavour with some roast notes and some alcohol.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2007
at 06:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle Pours a slightly thin black with a modest light tan head. Some coffee in the aroma along with the mainly dark roasted malts. Flavor is definately roasted but was hoping for more depth and character. Basic stout even though it weighs in at over 8% Thanks Jordan
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2007
at 23:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Black pour with a thick tanned head and nice lacing. Nose is rich with coffee and cocoa, mild roast. Flavor is good up front with lots of cocoa and coffee, but falters in the tail. Comes out a bit flat and chalky. Good intentions without the followthrough. Thanks Jordan for bringing this back from your trip.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2007
at 20:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Under the explicit name of Russian Imperial Stout Yellow-brown head, fast gone, over fully black beer. Very roasted/nearly burnt nose, a bit of carbon, and not too-sweet molasses. Sweet chocolate-like, roasted flavours, moccha. Soft, milder than your usual R.I.S. Full bodied, if less than usual R.I.S. Absolutely no burning in the MF, which is a touch of class. Smooth, velvety. A very good, milder, subtler and maybe more Caesarean Imperial Stout.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2007
at 01:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Yeah this is good. One thing it has going for it is the English style. I’m pleased it isn’t filled with coffee or hops. Black, syrup like texture. Nearly no head at all. Flavor has merlot and roasted grains. Flavor is more vinous character and more roasted malt, with almost a popcorn taste but not quite there. Some salt. Good palate, but not especially good for the style.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2007
at 00:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This is the first brewery I've seen that actually sells its beer in pints, so I had to get a few of their beers. This is a decent stout, but not complex enough to be a true imperial. It's a little overly sweet, but in an artificial way; it kind of tastes like black coffee with too much sweet and low added to it. The finish carries qualities of aspartame as well, but with some slight licorice notes. A decent try, but it falls just a little short.
Tried
on 25 May 2003
at 20:04