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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Finally another one of the classics. Pours black with a darkish brown foam. Aroma is coffee and liquorice, some chocolate in between, also booze. Body is heavy and sweet, rich, oily. Low carbonation, but it does the trick. Smooth palate, sweet. This must be one of the beers which was revolutionary when it came out, but today it doesn’t live up to its reputation anymore. Still a nice IS, but far from impressive compared to a modern lineup.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2017
at 02:09
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jan 2017
at 20:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer 2014 vintage dark chocolate with a nice mocha head. Aromas of roasted malt bitter chocolate dark fruit. Taste is smooth creamy chocolate notes forward with vanilla and dark fruit in the finish. Wow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2017
at 19:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
BOTTLE 22 OZ. Pitch black, dark mocha head. Straight impy aroma, roast barley and mild molasses, hints of chocolate. The taste is also that of a straight impy, light sweetness, strong drying grassy hops. An orthodoxal balanced impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 15:15
8/10
Раз Кирилл зачекинил годовую,то и мне можно
Tried
on 01 Dec 2016
at 21:30
8/10
Tried
on 01 Dec 2016
at 21:23
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fa, Rome. Pours black with medium light brownish head. Roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, licorice, dark fruit. Sweet with some bitterness in finish. Smooth. Full bodied. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2016
at 16:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
bottle, 2016 version (from beergium). Pours black. Aroma is chocolate, malt, roast, slight smoak. Flavor is sweet and bitter, roast, malt, dark chocolate, booze. Finish is roast bitter and booze. Overall: very good, but Yeti we had before was noticeably better. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Imperial Stout on 23 Jun 2025 at 20:59 - Score: 8. Original review text: Ilmselt sama isend, mis stone imperial russian stout, aga no uus tick on uus tick... Meeldiv vana kooli isend, röstine ja šokolaadine ja mõru, lagrits ja asjad ka. Hea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2016
at 15:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
2016 release. Big beige head quickly disappearing. Aroma full of sweet chocolate, caramel, almonds, nuts, coffee. Flavour is sweet and intensive. Full of chocolate, licorice, dark fruits with some hoppy accent. Bitter is hoppy and alcoholic, lovely warming esophagus. Full body, medium carbonation. Excellent beer.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2016
at 15:26
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
From a 650ml bottle on 25/10/2016 (2016 edition, 11.0% abv). Pours the deepest brown with the barest of heads. . Has a big chocolate, caramel nose. The flavour is sublime and powerful, with chocolate and fudge dominating, followed by some caramel and hints of soy, licorice and coffee. There’s a moderate hoppy/roasty bitterness to set of what is a relatively sweet impy. The texture is thick and the carbonation relatively soft. Exhibits great length and intensity. The big rep is deserved. Another great beer from a great brewer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2016
at 04:31