Russian Imperial Stout
Mornington Peninsula Brewery in Mornington, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.78
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Aromas of raisin, roasted coffee and chocolate rise up from the dirty brown head atop this pitch black beer. The alcohol is prominent on both the nose and in the tasting, but in spite of that it’s very smooth. It has a lovely creamy palate and tastes a little like a Bailey’s. My only criticism is that it’s a little short.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours black with a dark tan head.Nose shows strong roasted malt and coffee along with some floral notes and booze.Big roasty and boozy flavours too, a little harsh in the finish. Some sweet malt presents itself underneath.Could use a bit more carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
[7/12] Black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasty with molasses, mocha, vanilla, anise, dark rum. Lots of chocolate and vanilla, some tar, prunes, balancing bitterness that creeps up a little. A little woody and slightly peppery at the end, too. Just short of syrupy with delicate carbonation. Classy drop. [3.8][5/14] Tan head is a coat that retreats to the rim rapidly. Somewhat rummy, which seems to be an Australian thing in big stouts. Coffee and bitterness a little more prominent than previously. Very solid stuff. [3.8][10/15] This year’s. Still a mite rummy in the aroma which I find a bit déclassé. Decent and lasting tan head. Seems slightly drier at the end. [3.9] [6/17] 2017 version. Head again lasts the journey. Aroma still doesn’t fully signal what’s to come. Seems tauter this year; cleaner with bitter chocolate, vanilla and mildly peppery bitterness. 7484 17[7/18] 2018 version. A little less pretty (although maybe the glass is too big). Aroma is subdued. But real presence and fine bitter chocolate and roasted flavours. 7384 16. Again, leaving score as (the kinda average it) is.