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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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Glass, 4-ounce, draught, during the Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 11 2014; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: roasted barley, resinous hops, light burnt barley, malt, light caramel; mouth: roasted barley, burnt barley, resinous hops, quite dry finale in resinous hops with presence of roasted barley, full body, average carbonation, quite bitter, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, lors du Mondial de la bière, savourée le 11 juin 2014; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, houblon résineux, léger orge brûlée, malt, léger caramel; bouche : orge torréfiée, orge brûlée, houblon résineux, finale très sèche en houblon résineux avec présence d’orge torréfiée, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, pas mal amère, texture rugueuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
on 28 Jul 2014
at 14:19
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 0.665l from Alko Arkadia, Helsinki. Enjoyed at Nivala. 2014 Release. Colour is black with small brownish white head. Aromas and flavors: Coffee, dark chocolate, some spices and roasted malts.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2014
at 10:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass and a snifter.
The appearance had a nice dark brown close to a black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. The lacing was there as it speckled the glass adequately.
The smell had a super nice blend of roasted chocolate tones to a slight coffee beans with light vanilla and anise.
The taste was very nice as it allowed a super nice sweet and roastiness to invade the tastebuds in a slight boozy pummeling of sorts.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with more of sipping aspect assigned to this brew. The carbonation finishes roasty and smooth.
Overall, this was a great RIS well worth your time and money.
This was poured into a pint glass and a snifter.
The appearance had a nice dark brown close to a black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. The lacing was there as it speckled the glass adequately.
The smell had a super nice blend of roasted chocolate tones to a slight coffee beans with light vanilla and anise.
The taste was very nice as it allowed a super nice sweet and roastiness to invade the tastebuds in a slight boozy pummeling of sorts.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with more of sipping aspect assigned to this brew. The carbonation finishes roasty and smooth.
Overall, this was a great RIS well worth your time and money.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2014
at 15:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewdog agm 2014. Dark caramel, mahogany brown with a lasting dark tan head. Rather viscous and oily. Beautiful. Aroma is wood, hickory smoked bacon and coffee beans. Palate is luscious full bodied velvety on the tongue. Flavour is smoky oak, roast choc, caramel, slightly salted caramel. Solid.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2014
at 14:09
3.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle. A- Meaty, smokey, chocolate. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Meaty, smokey, bitter chocolate, coffee, roasty. P- Full body, thick texture, average carbonation, robust finish. O- I’ve tried and tried again to like Stone but yet another fail. This was like a weaker version of their Smoked Porter which I absolutely hated. HOWEVER. On a recommendation, I added a teaspoon of bourbon and a teaspoon of vanilla to this and mixed it in. Holy cow does that make a difference. Smoothes it out, takes away the meaty taste, and adds an awesome toasted marshmallow flavor. I didn’t include this addition into my numerical rating, but if I had, this beer would have gone from a 1.8 to more like a 3.5.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2014
at 10:29