Bourbon The Russian
2SP Brewing Company in Aston, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.47
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Russian Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 9 months. Intensely bold with flavors of sweet bourbon, vanilla, coffee, and roasted malts.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz can from my brother. Black pour with a thin beige head which fades to ring. Aroma is sweet, chocolatey, with minor bourbon notes. Taste brings more chocolate, sweet, minor bourbon presence. A bit sweet and not overly strong. Approachable. Follow on: much better as it warms. Sweetness fades, bourbon picks up. Still chocolatey AF.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2021
at 05:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Black with a medium sized foamy brown head. Malty and doughy with coconut, whiskey, toasty malt and cocoa. Very long finish. Full bodied.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2021
at 21:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from a trade. Many thanks! Shared @ RBBWG 2017. Dark brown/black colour. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts, bourbon. Rather thin body, easy drinkable. Sweet, roasty, some vanilla notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2017
at 16:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle share at RBBWG 2017, thanks for sharing. Bottle 078 batch # 001. Brune foncée, col crémeux blanc-cassé. Arôme au nez finement malté, caramel, chocolaté et rétro-nasal de chocolat au lait. Bourbon plaisant avec petites effluves de vanille, impression de biscuité voire de Spéculoos complété par encore plus de chocolat. Palais est malté, grillé et une certaine épaisseur de grains en bouche qui apporte une belle rondeur avec une touche de café et note de vanille. Petite touche épicée rappelant le fenouil. Le tout reste bien épais tout au long de la dégustation avec une impression umami et un grillé modéré sur la toute fin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2017
at 04:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Sampled at the RBBWG2017 . Thnx for sharing, everyone ! Pours black, small to no grey head. Smell is bit sweet, some umami. Taste is full, cream, mild umami. Chocolaty, full, roasty ( malts, lactic notes ) very full. Nice !
Tried
on 27 Feb 2017
at 08:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Huge, towering dark-greige head over virtually black beer. Caramel & hops’ nose, mint. Sweet, vanilla, Bourbon, sharp alcoholic peak, as from gin. Roasted chocolate in the background. Very well-bodied, alcoholwarming. Likeable if nothing too complex.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2017
at 11:07
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thank you JefVerstraete! 750 ml. bottle sampled @ RBBWG VI (2017). Batch #001. Bottle #78. Black, little tanned head. Nose is simple but lovely molasses, sweet sugar, candy, mocha. Taste is sweet basic warming herbal cough syrup, candy, sgar, boozy, bourbon, chocolate, molasses. Body is low carbonation, molasses, sugar. Nice beer, a bit too simple and basic but very pleasant to drink all the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 05:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as 2SP Bourbon The Russian (by 2SP Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
25/II/17 - 75cl bottle @ RBBWG (Beerlovers Bar, Antwerpen) - BB: X/2017, bottle #078 batch 001 (2017-265) Thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. aroma: alcohol, whisky, cognac, vanilla, pretty roasted, hoppy touch, roasted touch. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of vanilla, caramel, malty, bit sweet, nice roast. Aftertaste: little bitter, sugary, caramel, soft roast.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
25/II/17 - 75cl bottle @ RBBWG (Beerlovers Bar, Antwerpen) - BB: X/2017, bottle #078 batch 001 (2017-265) Thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. aroma: alcohol, whisky, cognac, vanilla, pretty roasted, hoppy touch, roasted touch. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of vanilla, caramel, malty, bit sweet, nice roast. Aftertaste: little bitter, sugary, caramel, soft roast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2017
at 17:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[2/4/17] Draught/Bottle at Extreme Beer Fest in Boston. Black. Bourbon, vanilla, roast, licorice, sweet, bitter finish, a bit of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2017
at 18:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled @ Extreme Beer Fest, 4 Feb, 17. Pitch black color, no head. Aroma of molasses, rich chocolate, light bourbon, and oak.
Smooth, fuller bodied and richly sweet but it retains an easy drinkability. The bourbon cuts the base stout sweetness and really adds complexity. Alcohol is covered well. Very enjoyable.
Smooth, fuller bodied and richly sweet but it retains an easy drinkability. The bourbon cuts the base stout sweetness and really adds complexity. Alcohol is covered well. Very enjoyable.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2017
at 15:44