Totalitarian Imperial Russian Stout - Espresso
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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With a beer as bold and robust as Stone Totalitarian Imperial Russian Stout, it’s not easy to build another level of flavor. That’s why we use hundreds of pounds of espresso beans to give Stone Espresso Totalitarian Imperial Russian Stout an added layer of rich complexity. The coffee flavors meld beautifully with the roasty bitterness of the dark malts for an intense complement of flavors, while staying true to the essence of this classic, historical style.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, 0.355l. Black pour, one finger creamy brown head. Excellent retention, long lasting head, thick lacing on the glass as it goes down. Nice on the nose, sweet and malty, figs, toasted caramel and latte notes. Full body, soft to medium carbonation. Thick and creamy texture, soft mouthfeel, chewy, really nice. Taste is more on the swet side balanced with subtle roasty bitterness. Aroma of caramel, toffee, molasses. Latte, figs, cocoa powder. Licorice, nutty. Mild alcohol presence, subtle, nicely warming. Sticky. Long lasting finish, dry, roasty, subtle latte notes. Good one.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2020
at 20:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
02-09-20 // 355ml can from Stumpf. Banging bitterness. Roasted bitter finish dominates everything. A little sweet body with chocolate and coffee in the front. And them the roast, little ashy, dry espresso bitterness. I like. Brewed in RVA Feb19.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2020
at 09:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
0.355 l can from 'Craft Bier Bude' (aka REWE von Wantoch), canned in 2019. Pitch black with a medium large, frothy, stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, quite roasty aroma of dark chocolate, lots of coffee and some caramel. Quite sweet, malty, rather roasty-bitter taste of massive coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, some licorice and traces of nuts, followed by a long, very roasty-bitter, earthy and a little warming finish. Full body, smooth and creamy mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Rather unbalanced with a massive amount of coffee and high roastiness as well bitterness but still likeable.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2020
at 19:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can. Poured a deep dark rich motor oil color with a tan head. Aroma was mostly coffee aromatics, with a great deal of roasted malts. Coffee, chocolate malt, roast. Very smooth and pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2020
at 03:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Canned, 355 ml at Valhalla, Zagreb. Pours black with tan head. Lots of coffee, chocolate, some sweetness, nice roasty bitter finish. Medium+ bodied.
Tried
from Can
at
Valhalla Beer Bar (-2024)
on 21 Nov 2019
at 06:56