Imperial Russian Stout
(has 13 batches)
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.13
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Stone Imperial Russian Stout is so thick, rich and, well, sinful, you might worry that you'll be doomed to the fiery pits just for thinking about a sip. Rest assured, however, that even though this seemingly pernicious brew is indeed as black as sin, we guarantee that no actual sin was committed in making it...you'll have to add that on your own. This massive and intensely aromatic beer abounds with notes of chocolate, coffee, black currants, anise and roastiness, and its heavy palate is nothing to be trifled with.
We haven’t changed this recipe much from the original version that Stone President & co-founder Steve Wagner created in 2000. It’s a fantastic beer, and we love brewing it every year!
We haven’t changed this recipe much from the original version that Stone President & co-founder Steve Wagner created in 2000. It’s a fantastic beer, and we love brewing it every year!
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7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.15 l on tap at ’Beertemple’. Pitch black with a frothy, tan head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, some hazelnut and hints of licorice. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty taste of dark chocolate, some coffee, hazelnut and a bit of vanilla, followed by a short, roasty-bitter finish. Medium to full body, creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Very tasty and round, no alcohol detectable at all, but lacks complexity.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2016
at 15:27
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Shared 22 oz. bottle. 2015 edition. Pours brown-black with a light brown head. Moderate lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and has some earthiness to it. Very rich, and it’s smooth and drinkable for the ABV, which is well-hidden. Full-bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2016
at 23:06
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle pour from Wally’s. Aroma is rich roasted maltiness, dark fruits, cocoa and light anise. Appearance is opaque black with ring of light brown head, trace lacing. Taste is strong dark fruits, sweet roasted malts, cocoa, some alcohol. Almost ash aftertaste (but pleasantly so). Palate is medium bodied with creamy texture and average carbonation with late lively zing; finish is balance of sweet and bitter. Overall, very good but not the flirting-with-perfection, heavy, totally decadent treat I was expecting from a Top 50 beer. Definitely better as it warms.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2016
at 23:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured into a taster showing pitch black center with coffee brown rims with no head. The nose shows roasted malts and ground coffee. The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Flavors of light roasted malts and a light sweetness throughout. Light bourbon notes and a bourbon-like, vanilla finish.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2016
at 07:40
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown-black pour with a medium foamy beige head that diminishes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, dark chocolate, coffee and anise. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, bittersweet chocolate, coffee and black licorice. The finish is roasty with a dark chocolate and malt aftertaste. Good beer overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2016
at 12:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Three year old bottle. Pours a deep brown to black color with a small light beige head. Compact aroma of loads of chocolate truffles, milk chocolate, dark wood and leather. The flavor has more chocolate, coffee beans, leather, dark chocolate, harpix, some alcohol and pine in a long aftertaste. Full-bodied with a silky mouth feel, and a light bitterness. A solid, well-balanced IS with a lot of chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2015
at 13:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
1pt 6 fl oz bottle from Brewdog online store. Pours black in colour with a beige foam head and smokey, coffee & dark chocolate aroma. Taste is roast malt, sweetish with molasses, raisins, dark fruits, notes of smoke, coffee, chocolate, and some earthy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, full bodied, soft carbonation, dry spicy roasted bitter finish. Nicely balanced and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2015
at 15:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2015 on tap at Stone in Asagaya...cellared for 3 months at the bar. Pours a pitch black with a small tan head. Loads of chocolate on the nose with some cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and dark fruit. Taste is extemely smooth with good carbonation. Very rich and flavorful with a full body. Alcohol is almost non-existent...drinks like a 6% or 7% stout. Finish has some spice and some light roasted malt along with cacao and espresso. Killer.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2015
at 09:00