Imperial Russian Stout
(has 7 batches)
Southampton Publick House in Southampton, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
8.13
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Our rich, roasted black ale inspired by the strong stouts exported by Great Britain in the 1800's to the Russian Czar's court.
Editor's Note: ABV changed to 10.5% in 2008 (was previously 9.5%).
Editor's Note: ABV changed to 10.5% in 2008 (was previously 9.5%).
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of MaxxDaddy/jessbnjess. Pours opaque black with a dense and creamy, light brown jead. Fat and rich aroma of burned malts. The body is solid with plenty of hard roasted malts. Ends on a very malt bitter note. A very solid Imperial Stout indeed, just needs some more personality to be way up there with the big ones. 220308
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2008
at 16:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75 cL bottle, thanks to MaxxDaddy. 2008 version. Pours dark brown to black with a chocolate brown and with a lacing white head. Roasted malt aroma. Smooth roasted malt and chocolate. Smooth roasted finish with a light chocolate note. Dry roasted bitterness into the finish. Goes into a distinct roasted acidic flavour in the far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2008
at 03:28
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2008 750 ml bottle shared by Odeed! So black and opaque that it blots out the sun! Too black to watch an eclipse through! Small cinnamon tan head and very dark brown edges; Nose of chocolate, ltight coffee, and prunes; flavor of chcolate, light hop bitterness, toffee, and coffee; finish is a small amount of bitter chocolateyness!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2008
at 23:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Courtesy of boboski and consumed for solan’s birthday.
Also my 900th rating
Sure glad I was present to get a few tasty ounces of this. It poured just pitch black with mocha head. The aroma starts pretty light while cold with roastiness, mild burnt malts, chocolate and a hint of toffee. The flavor is highly roasted malts that slowly build toward a chocolate to charred burnt malts. Toward the finish the burnt malts become more dominant. Its smooth with rich maltiness. The after taste lingers for ever with burnt and roasty malts with slivers of dark chocolate. Wow, smooth rich and delicious.
Also my 900th rating
Sure glad I was present to get a few tasty ounces of this. It poured just pitch black with mocha head. The aroma starts pretty light while cold with roastiness, mild burnt malts, chocolate and a hint of toffee. The flavor is highly roasted malts that slowly build toward a chocolate to charred burnt malts. Toward the finish the burnt malts become more dominant. Its smooth with rich maltiness. The after taste lingers for ever with burnt and roasty malts with slivers of dark chocolate. Wow, smooth rich and delicious.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2007
at 23:19
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft. What a pleasant surprise to find this on the beer list at the Hop Devil Grill on my first trip to NYC in a year. A world-class beer in every way. Black with long-lasting tan head. A thin sheen of its oily-looking body adheres to the side of the glass after swirling. The nose is filled with roasted malts, butterscotch, vanilla, dark chocolate, peat, molasses with notes of fruit and licorice. The flavor is a nice balance of sweet and bitter — the bitterness carrying over into a long, dry finish. At first, you think the sweet taste (molasses and burnt sugar) is going to dominate, but then the bitter kicks in. Silky smooth mouthfeel from a medium body and watery texture. Wonderful balance of complex aromas, flavors and textures. Enjoyed every sip.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2007
at 22:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I made my best effort to sample this, worked out a busy weekend to come to the Hop Devil Grill at about 10pm on a Sunday. But luckily enough this had not kicked from the festivities of the weekend. Vintage 2004, Draft This is a Southampton I have been eager to try for a while, who thought I would get to actually try it on tap. Poured into a goblet glass with the darkest brown, almost black, large head. Color is opaque motor oil black. I am giving it a 5 for appearance b/c there a lot of black as night Impy’s but none have had this kind of head. Head fades in a moderate time to a halo lacing leaving behind many Rorschach-like patterns on the glass sides. Aroma is first of all chocolate (slightly bittered) with a nice strong roastiness underneath, and some charred aspects. Not overpowering, well balanced. Taste is bitter chocolate mixed with chocolate milk and an overly roastiness. Leaves a bitter roast aftertaste. Mouthfeel is extremely smooth, silky, oily, lightly carbonated - perfect for such a delicate brew. Body is lighter than one would think.
Re-rate: 1-year old 750mL bottle. Have kept on to it for the whole year and I am finally opening up. Long story short, its still too strong, lots of alcohol. Otherwise, all the regular good Impy Stout things are there. Doesn’t really separate itself much from most of the other good Impy Stouts. 8/4/8/4/16
Re-rate: 1-year old 750mL bottle. Have kept on to it for the whole year and I am finally opening up. Long story short, its still too strong, lots of alcohol. Otherwise, all the regular good Impy Stout things are there. Doesn’t really separate itself much from most of the other good Impy Stouts. 8/4/8/4/16
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2007
at 00:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz bottle 2005 A nice head of light brown comes from this one as it’s poured. Opaque black body. Roast malt, coffee and dark chocolate aroma. Smooth and rich mouth feel deliver a well balanced brew that coats the tongue. A bit of hop bitterness in the finish. Nicely balanced and it hides it’s alcohol completely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2006
at 06:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2005 bottle generously opened by Eyedrinkale on 8/19/05 and drank by me the next morning for breakfast. Thick, inky black-brown colored beer, highly unfiltered and still pours a lovely tan head, well-retained and full of lacing. Smells quite restrained, dosent blow you away with hops or coffeeish roasted malt. Light anise, spanish coffee, prunes, raisins and a light milk chocolate. A bit of dry, earthy yeast in there too, with dry peanut brittle and green hops (herbal-floral, with just a touch of minty bitterness). Pleasant but dosent make me jump out of my seat and scream. First thing I notice upon drinking it, is how soft, milky-smooth and drinkable it is. Oily, rich fudgey chocolate and light roastiness. Hops come out on the end, with a green bitterness and flavorful, leafy, almost fruity and lightly herbal (mint, wintergreen). Towards the bottom of the bottle, gets a bit gritty, which I love, due to how unfiltered it is. A bit dulled towards the bottom of the bottle too, no doubt from the sediment. Only light fruit flavors emerge in this one, much less than in most other popular examples of the style. I really like that this is not overdone with hops bitterness and has more than just roast and dark chocolate. It’s a refreshing and drinkable take on the style. As the flavors build up on the palate, light black coffee from the salty roast really get intriguing, adding a touch of smokiness. Alcohol is well-concealed throughout the entire bottle. Moderate carbonation, perhaps too much for my liking. It’s wonderful that it isn’t overdone, but just being not overdone does not a top50 beer make, in my book, anyways. Thanks again Mike.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2005
at 15:22
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
[Have had several more vintages since initial rating - still a great beer, but no as close to perfection as my initial impressions] Perfect appearance - the darkest black I’ve ever seen a beer, with a burnt brown, sticky lace - enticing aroma of port, vanilla, dark chocolate, bourbon - mildly sweet to start, with an abundance of cocoa qualities, easing into major vinous flavors, giving it the most port-like quality I’ve ever experienced in a beer - all the flavors one would expect in a world-class imperial in all the right places (I’m sure I don’t have to list them here) - moderate hops in the finish add a bit of dryness that compliments the cocoa well and keeps the beer from becoming cloyingly sweet - wow, excellent stuff.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2005
at 17:13