Dark Seas Russian Imperial Stout
Mission Brewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.56
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The ancient legends that abound about the Russian Imperial Stouts of yore are filled with tempestuous romance, sinful thievery and scurvy, too. So highly regarded was this historic recipe, the Russian Kings tried to keep it all to themselves. They failed. Today we bring you our own dastardly dark version, with a rich and roasty aroma, notes of plum and port and a velvety texture so luscious it just might make a grown man weep.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Mission Dark Seas Imperial Stout (by Mission Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
14/VIII/16 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: V/2016 (oops) (2016-853)
Pitch black beer, big irregular creamy beige head, little stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very roasted, lots of cocoa powder, charcoal, dusty, cookie dough. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: roasted start, bit sweet, citric touch, alcohol, bit hoppy, caramel. Aftertaste: coffee, more alcohol, very roasted, bit sweet, ripe fruits, coffee, bitter finish, charcoal, dry ending.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
14/VIII/16 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: V/2016 (oops) (2016-853)
Pitch black beer, big irregular creamy beige head, little stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very roasted, lots of cocoa powder, charcoal, dusty, cookie dough. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: roasted start, bit sweet, citric touch, alcohol, bit hoppy, caramel. Aftertaste: coffee, more alcohol, very roasted, bit sweet, ripe fruits, coffee, bitter finish, charcoal, dry ending.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2016
at 16:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
09.08.2016, 12 oz bottle @ home:
Nice light brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich, dark malts, grass, licorice, alcohol, dark sugar, weeds, bark, roasted coffee, hops, minerals. Taste is harsh mineraly, roasted grain, minerals, alcohol, weeds, bark, burnt coffee, harsh hops, grass, cardboard, licorice. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh mineraly mouthfeel. Nice aroma, not so nice flavors...
Nice light brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich, dark malts, grass, licorice, alcohol, dark sugar, weeds, bark, roasted coffee, hops, minerals. Taste is harsh mineraly, roasted grain, minerals, alcohol, weeds, bark, burnt coffee, harsh hops, grass, cardboard, licorice. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh mineraly mouthfeel. Nice aroma, not so nice flavors...
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2016
at 15:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle (from frima bier?). Pours dark brown-black with light brownis head. The head stays. Aroma is vodka like booze, roast, dark chocolate, malt. Flavor is sweet and bitter, booze, roast, dark chocolate, malt, sugar, caramel, booze. Finish is rather intense hoppy-roasty bitter. Did I say it’s boozy?! Drinkability is ok-ish. Overall: this would probably get better rating from me, but drinking this after the fantastic Wild Beer Wildebeest it feels like a real big step backward (and they are both rated the same - 99 currently int RB). This is really really boozy (not in a good way) and simple compared to the Wildebeest. Gets better as it warms up, but still rather simple and boozy brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2016
at 15:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.355l bottle. Yeah, it's undoubtedly a dark black oily one this. On top there's a super creamy but fading beige head. On the nose it has lots of marshmallows, roasted goodness and it's quite on the sweeter path. Some woody tones, chocolate for sure and a little sweet licorice thing. Smells nice. It doesn't taste bad eiter this. In the mouth it's nice and oily and it's soft on the carbonation. Much more licorice in the taste. The salty good kind, next along with espresso coffee, bitter cocoa beans and vanilla hints. It's a really flavorful one, dark and perfect for sipping. Nice. 18.12.2015
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2016
at 00:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.355 l bottle shared by markoijelena, thanks! Pitch black with a thin, light brown layer. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma dark chocolate, some coffee, molasses, toasted nuts and some caramel. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty taste of dark chocolate, some coffee, nougat, toasted nuts and some vanilla, followed by a medium long, slightly roasty-bitter finish. Medium to full body, creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Moreish, tasty and superbly balanced, maybe a bit sweet. Somehow reminds me of Jopen’s Houten Haarlemmer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2016
at 17:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a brown head - Good dark malt aroma - Dark roasted malt body with some chocolate and coffee with some bitterness and there is some alcohol heat in the back - The dark roasted malt and chocolate goes into the finish with some bitterness - This was good
Tried
on 21 May 2016
at 13:50
7/10
Tried
on 27 Apr 2016
at 23:58
8/10
Very smooth for high abv!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 18:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle in Rome-Italy, courtesy of Mortlach. Grazie Morty. :-) Pours black, incredible brownish cap. Nose: chocolate, dust, some leather. Mouth: clean, watery, fresh roast maltiness with a decent grassy bitterness. Just tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2016
at 02:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355 ml bottle, batch #472, from Vinmonopolet Verksgata, Stavanger. ABV is 9.8%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Roasty aroma, roast malts, coffee, hints of liquorice and dark bitter chocolate. Warming mouthfeel. Roasty flavour, with the same elements as in the aroma. A slight sweetness, fairly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2016
at 11:29