Russian Imperial Stout - Barrel Aged Series
Parallel 49 Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.40
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As dark as beers come. Big flavour of chocolate, coffee and roast. Aged in whiskey barrels to give a vanilla whiskey finish to this extremely strong beer. Does well with extended cellaring.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Nitro! Poured a midnight black with cream light brown head. Aroma is light roast, vanilla. Taste is silky smooth chocolate, vanilla, rich malts, sweet finish.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2018
at 02:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2016-03-05. On tap at Alibi Room. Aroma is dark fruits, alcohol, some notes of coffee and chocolate. Taste is sweet, dark fruits, alcohol, some chocolate. Roasted malt aftertaste. Just not bad as for RIS. 6-4-6-4-12=32
2016-12-26. On tap at St. Augustine’s with CPA mates. Pours a dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma is very weak, some roasted malt. Taste is roasted malt, dark fruits, roasted seeds. Quite good.
5-4-8-4-15=36
2017-03-20. On tap at St. Augustines. Vintage 2017. Pours an almost black with a beige head. Aroma is smoky, roasted malt, some coffee notes. Taste is sweet, very fruity, roasted malt. Good stuff.
7-5-8-4-15=39
2016-12-26. On tap at St. Augustine’s with CPA mates. Pours a dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma is very weak, some roasted malt. Taste is roasted malt, dark fruits, roasted seeds. Quite good.
5-4-8-4-15=36
2017-03-20. On tap at St. Augustines. Vintage 2017. Pours an almost black with a beige head. Aroma is smoky, roasted malt, some coffee notes. Taste is sweet, very fruity, roasted malt. Good stuff.
7-5-8-4-15=39
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2016
at 22:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
650 ml bottle poured. Waxed. Pour a dark reddish black with a small bubble head. Rough aroma of overly sweet malt. Flavor is much smoother with chocolate, dark fruit. And a big sweet finish. Interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2016
at 01:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
thanks alex Bottle scura non molta schiuma fine media persistenza vaniglia filo legno abbastanza morbida melassa
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2015
at 12:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2015 edition bottle, 11.9% alcohol listed. Black body with a hint of transparency and a very modest beige head. Heavy aroma of fusels and cherries, some notes of barley but the chemicals are coming off way too strong on the nose. Flavour is thick and chewy molasses and licorice, strong with a bite, and a dry finish. This hits on a few levels but it lacks the finesse that a brute of a brew like this style should have - it’s overbearing at this point.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 00:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a dark black color stout with a nice dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with some black chocolates notes with some dry woody notes. Taste is also dominated by dry woody notes with light vanilla undertones and some dry and bitter black chocolate notes. Body is about average but thinner then I was anticipating with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. A bit too dry for my taste buds and lacking body with some lack of integration between al the flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2015
at 12:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at RnH, Nyc. Opaue brown color, brown and lace, Vanilla, lactose, toasted malts. Medium to full-bodied. Delicious vanilla, some bourbon, cocoa. Nicely balanced. Good BA treatment.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2015
at 12:02
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from a trade. Shared @ RBBWG 2015. Dark brown, small head. Medium carbonation. Well balanced beer. Aroma of roasted malts, light bourbon, some vanilla, not too sweet or boozy. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2015
at 09:33
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Thanks to JefVerstraete! 650 ml. bottle sampled @ RBBWG IV. Blackish dark brown, little to no head; Nose is sweet cheap chocolate, mocha, light umami, sweet sugar. Taste is vanilla, sweet bourbon, sweet cheap chocolate, quite a bit of liquorish, brown sugar, lots of bourbon vanilla sweetness, finish is a bit bitter, faint roast but mainly sweet. Slick bodied, not the best in its category but very nice all the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 08:46
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as Parallel 49 Barrel Aged Series Russian Imperial Stout (by Parallel 49 Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.4/5
14/II/15 - 1Pt.6Fl. Oz. bottle @ RBBWG IV (Beerlover_Ben's place) - BB: n/a (2015-209) Thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, very small creamy beige head, unstable, dissipates immediately, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, caramel, bourbon, alcohol, some vanilla notes. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: very sweet start, lots of caramel, vanilla, alcohol, boozy. Aftertaste: little sourish, caramel, vanilla, sugar, coffee, soft roastedness, sweet, charcoal.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.4/5
14/II/15 - 1Pt.6Fl. Oz. bottle @ RBBWG IV (Beerlover_Ben's place) - BB: n/a (2015-209) Thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, very small creamy beige head, unstable, dissipates immediately, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, caramel, bourbon, alcohol, some vanilla notes. MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: very sweet start, lots of caramel, vanilla, alcohol, boozy. Aftertaste: little sourish, caramel, vanilla, sugar, coffee, soft roastedness, sweet, charcoal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2015
at 13:13