Koschei
Hop Hooligans in Jilava, București - Ilfov, Romania 🇷🇴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.37
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A demon's been wreaking havoc in our fermenting tank for quite some time.
He's now resting his tired soul on Pedro Ximenez Sherry barrel chips.
His wrath will be unleashed, well... When he'll be in the mood.
He's now resting his tired soul on Pedro Ximenez Sherry barrel chips.
His wrath will be unleashed, well... When he'll be in the mood.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottled, dnicolaescu! Black with coarse beige head. Tart plum brandy and licorice up front. Mid sweet with medium-full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Dates and brown sugar, licorice and caramel. Warming finish with ouzu and slivovic. Rich, harmonious and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2018
at 21:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle brought home from Bucharest, Romania. Shared with Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran. Black, small tan to brown head. Roasty, salty, chocolate, dried fruits, alcohol. Dry. Strong, thick, full body. Not impressed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 11:50
8/10
--- Beer merged from original tick of Koschei on 07 Jul 2017 at 13:59 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle at home. Pitch black pour with a tall fine-grained tan head that is slow to rise to the surface. Notes of cherries, sweet sherry, chocolate, roasted malts, smoke, ash, a bit of licorice. The sherry is subtle and nicely integrated. Full body, medium carbonation, soft, smooth texture and a roasty bitter-sweet finish. Bottle shared at the July THT. Pitch black pour with a thin tan head. Notes of chocolate, smoke, roasted malts, dark cherries. Really nice classic Rusian imperial stout. 4.1/5
Tried
on 10 Jul 2017
at 12:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
8 4 8 4 16 Bottle, shared at July THT, in front of Kwartje. Black color. Brown head, not too long retention. Aroma’s: roast, tar, coffee. Retronasal there’s alcohol, whiskey, wood, fruity sourness. Flavor is moderate sweet, light fruity sour, woody, chocolate. Medium bodied. Long finish, roasty, bitter. Good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2017
at 04:07
7/10
Tried
on 07 Jul 2017
at 20:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at THT July. Totally black with light brown head. Lots of roast, coffee, lots of toffee, some dried blackberries, vanilla, fudge, light grapes. Very sweet and under medium bitter. Full bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 14:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
THT July, outside of Kwartje. Black with tan head. Deep roasted chocolate malts, prune, black cherries, alcoholic. Big sweet and moderate bitter. Full body and soft carbonation.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2017
at 13:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at THT July. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of roast, licorice, leathery notes, dark chocolate and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 13:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
SEP-2018. Draft at BCBF 2018 (batch 2?). Smells like plastic. Tastes like a good imply kept in a plastic container. Kochei is dead. 4-4-4-3-10=2,5.
APR-2018. Batch 02/Help. Opaque black, espresso head. Smells nice - dark sugars, smooth dark milky chocolate, some heat, but... there's a kind of damp wood or molded barrel all over the malts. The taste is medium sweet, balanced by a good amount of boozy pungent bitterness, but the there's that moldy note again. Nice full easy drinking mouthfeel. Too bad, the chips seem to have spoiled the batch. 6-4-7-4-14=3,5.
DEC-2017. Same batch #1. Pitch black, dark espresso head. The aroma is full of cooking chocolate, cocoa candy, molasses, vanilla, , quite a bit of wood and some chlorophyll. Big intense taste, quite a bit of sticky dark roast malts as well as dark fruit, balancing alcohol. The bitterness has a bit too much of woody tannins to it. Still, a great Romanian Russian stout. 7-5-8-4-15=3,9.
JUN-2018. BOTTLE 33 CL. Batch 001 Cyka. Pitch black, dark espresso head. Rich and smooth dark malt aroma, sweet chocolate syrup and molasses, dried smoky prunes, spicy notes of nutmeg and clove, a little burnt rubber there too. The taste is onto the same chocolaty dark fruit goodness, sweet but in a pleasant non-sugary way, just the right amount of alcoholic burn, some soothing bitterness in the after taste. Looks like an all around winner to me. 8-5-8-5-17=4,3
APR-2018. Batch 02/Help. Opaque black, espresso head. Smells nice - dark sugars, smooth dark milky chocolate, some heat, but... there's a kind of damp wood or molded barrel all over the malts. The taste is medium sweet, balanced by a good amount of boozy pungent bitterness, but the there's that moldy note again. Nice full easy drinking mouthfeel. Too bad, the chips seem to have spoiled the batch. 6-4-7-4-14=3,5.
DEC-2017. Same batch #1. Pitch black, dark espresso head. The aroma is full of cooking chocolate, cocoa candy, molasses, vanilla, , quite a bit of wood and some chlorophyll. Big intense taste, quite a bit of sticky dark roast malts as well as dark fruit, balancing alcohol. The bitterness has a bit too much of woody tannins to it. Still, a great Romanian Russian stout. 7-5-8-4-15=3,9.
JUN-2018. BOTTLE 33 CL. Batch 001 Cyka. Pitch black, dark espresso head. Rich and smooth dark malt aroma, sweet chocolate syrup and molasses, dried smoky prunes, spicy notes of nutmeg and clove, a little burnt rubber there too. The taste is onto the same chocolaty dark fruit goodness, sweet but in a pleasant non-sugary way, just the right amount of alcoholic burn, some soothing bitterness in the after taste. Looks like an all around winner to me. 8-5-8-5-17=4,3
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2017
at 17:33