Boris Imperial Stout (2015)
Strange Fellows Brewing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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Brewed without fennel and citrus peel, unlike the 2014 version.
Note: This is the non-barrel-aged version, which hasn't been made in several years. The annual Boris release is a barrel aged version.
Note: This is the non-barrel-aged version, which hasn't been made in several years. The annual Boris release is a barrel aged version.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2018 vintage. 750 ml bottle. Pours black with moderate head. Aromas of creamy roasted malts and bourbon. Flavors follow same with additional chocolate nougat and smoky bourbon. Still a good dose of alcohol but getting better every year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2020
at 02:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Glass from the brewery. Very nice dark brown body, dense as can be, with solid creamy head that stays for awhile. This takes a couple of sniffs to absorb: somewhere between a scotch and a barley wine and a chocolate sunday doused in liqueur. The flavour is huge and rich sweet molasses mixed with whisky, earthy and sweet and heavy like a dram of single malt dropped in your stout. Warming. Fierce. Big oozy alcohol finish. Memorable. I ain't no fanboy but this is one of those few imperial stouts that crawls above the pack and makes you remember it.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2019
at 02:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Dark brown. Thin head. Lots of bitter, coffee notes. Good body, little bit of alcohol in the finish. Balanced bitterness, and again just a lot of coffee on this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2018
at 15:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery with Alex. Pours an almost black with a dark beige head. Aroma and taste cold coffee, roasted malt. Very bitter, but not bad though.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2016
at 19:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draught at the brewery
Black color with small tan head. A bit of cardboard and chocolate, some roastiness, too dry and thin to be identified as Imperial Stout; strong final bitterness, but it seems to come mostly from the strong roasted character. I find the roastiness in the final to be excessive and out of balance.
A nice roasty beer, that’s all.
Black color with small tan head. A bit of cardboard and chocolate, some roastiness, too dry and thin to be identified as Imperial Stout; strong final bitterness, but it seems to come mostly from the strong roasted character. I find the roastiness in the final to be excessive and out of balance.
A nice roasty beer, that’s all.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2015
at 12:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Strange Fellows, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out loads of roasted malt, a touch of peat and dry cocoa. Flavour is very dry, with roasted malt, some slight peat and a fair amount of hops that contribute astringency. Highly roasty overall. Good stuff, much better than the 2014 version.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2015
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Dark roast and some coca. Jet brown with a nice light brown head. Peaty smokey notes and lots of roast. Burnt maybe, but great for a smoky beer lover. Bit of bitterness and heat in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2015
at 23:52