Grand River Russian Gun Imperial Stout
Grand River Brewing in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.04
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours very deep brown with tiny beige head that doesn’t hang around. Nose is coffee, chocolate and vanilla with notes of oak, caramel and dark fruit. Very sweet malty front with soya and vanilla in the middle and a dryer than expected finish without being overly bitter. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2014
at 17:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(bottle) clear dark brown colour with a small brown head; aromas of toffee, prunes; balanced flavour with a long dry medium bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2013
at 15:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma: Molasses, smoked bacon and smoked meat. Interesting mix between molasses and smoked aromas. There is also a bit of chocolate and coffee with slight ether notes. Appearance: Black, opaque, average size head color ’’café au lait’’, average lasting and lacing. Taste: Molasses hits first, with notes of coffee, smoke, wood and a solid roast bitterness as finish, lasting a very long time. Mouth feel is pleasant, round and full. A good mix of sweet and bitterness.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2013
at 13:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
21st December 2010
Dark red - brown beer. Little brown head. Quite a light palate for an Impy. Mild carbonation. Smooth dark malt with a touch of roast. Nicely tangy. Subtle well integrated fruits. Trace of chocolate. All very well joined up. The whole bottle vanished! Very drinkable.
Dark red - brown beer. Little brown head. Quite a light palate for an Impy. Mild carbonation. Smooth dark malt with a touch of roast. Nicely tangy. Subtle well integrated fruits. Trace of chocolate. All very well joined up. The whole bottle vanished! Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2012
at 07:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Strange Brew Tasting on 02/18/2012. Pours a dark brown color with a medium tan head that recedes quickly. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of cocoa and roasted malt. Medium body with flavors of smoked malt, fruit and chocolate. The finish is chocolatey with a short charred malt aftertaste. Fairly average overall.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2012
at 19:13
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
A big taste. A surprisingly good beer from Grand River. Full body, although it doesn’t pour as thick as some imperial stouts. Strong taste of coffee and alcohol, heavy mouthful. The cost is good too - cheap for an imp stout. Underrated.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2012
at 11:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(500 mL bottle from LCBO). Served at cellar temperature. Pours jet black with a medium tan head that held for a little while. Aromas of mocha, caramel, licorice and some soya sauce, the latter not my favourite. Initial taste is chocolate with coffee and malty sweetness, mid-palate rather sour with some vanilla, finish dry, bitter and somewhat roasty. Mouthfeel is a little thin for my taste of this style but it is not over-carbonated. A decent example of the style from my home province, but I prefer something either hoppier or richer, with fewer sour/soya components.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2012
at 20:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocoalte and licorice aroma. Roasted malty chocoalte and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocoalte and licorice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2011
at 06:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled November 26, 2010 and pours a dark, almost black, colour with red highlights. The head is huge, creamy, beige coloured with great retention and thick lacing. Aromas of burnt malt, coffee, sour berries, dark fruits, with notes of chocolate and vanilla. Medium-bodied with a wet-creamy mouthfeel. Roasted malt taste with molasses, coffee, good bitterness, and no burn at all. Quite a nice smooth Imperial Stout with lots of character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2011
at 23:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at papsoe tasting. dark clear amber, small white head. roasted stuff, sweet malts. flavor is roasted stuff, faint charcoal, well balanced with hops, slightly flowery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2011
at 11:21