Imperial Stout
(has 4 batches)

Reviewed from notes. Shared with a neighbor who brought this over.
We both poured into snifters.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light speckled lacing sliding into the beer.
The smell had a nice rich dark roasted bitter coffee to combine nicely with a rich roasty chocolate indulgence, really nice.
The taste was basically the same with a luxurious chocolaty aftertaste.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body. Sessionable or sipper? I want to say it almost has the best of both worlds as I was sipping and drinking at the same time more or less. The subdued carbonation allowed a nice roasty creaminess to roll over my tongue.
Overall, this was a really nice imperial stout by Rogue, pretty sure I’d go after this again.

750 ml bottle into snifter, 2012 vintage bottling. Pours dense pitch black color with a 2 finger fairly dense dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toast, dark bread, molasses, light char, pine, herbal, floral, and roasted earthiness; with a bit of booze. Nice aromas with solid balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and earthy/pine hop notes; with good strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toast, dark bread, char, molasses, light toffee, pine, floral, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Good amount of pine/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toast, dark bread, char, molasses, light toffee, pine, floral, herbal, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Outstanding complexity and balance of dark/roasted malt and moderate earthy/pine hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy, slick and moderately chalky/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Russian imperial stout! All around great complexity, balance, and robustness of dark/roasted malt and earthy/pine hops; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Rogue Imperial Stout (by Rogue Ales):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5

2/II/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ Vintage Tasting, Brugs Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2014-161) Thanks to the person who contributed this bottle!

Clear black beer, aery beige to brown head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: chocolate, caramel, bit hoppy, mocha. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: lots of chocolate, coffee, bitter hops, little sour, some cooked red fruits, hint of barley wine, very hoppy ending, little sweet, caramel.

Key keg at pigs ear 2013. As Xs Russian imperial Stout 10.3% Aroma is wood vanilla and clean ferment and some light berry. Opaque black pour with a thin steadfast dark tan head. Flavour is big bold uncompromising rih roast and dark chocolate. Full bodied with a nice carbonation to lift it off the tongue. , Slightly acrid in the fiish.

Poured from a bottle it is chocolate brown with no head it has the aroma of prunes and the taste is of raisins and it redonates strong bitter on the palate