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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Papsoe tasting. lack with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and cocoa. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and roasted bitter finish with warming alcohol. 150313
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2013
at 14:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours an opaque lack with a creamy beige head. Sweet roast and vanilla aroma. Fairly rich body, sweet roast, vanilla and a warming pruney note. The alcohol is surprisingly well hidden. 150313
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2013
at 14:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. 2013 vintage: Pours black with full foamy, tan head. Aromas of black cherries, fresh cut wood, and light smoke. Flavor is a mixed bag: chocolate, prune juice, and burnt malts; light bitter finish, quite hot, with an odd balance. Good first start - next round should be great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 21:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
650mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is lightly sour at first, with bourbon barrels, wood and molasses. Flavour is quite hot, with sweet sugary malts, bourbon barrels and a bit of subtle tartness. Medium-bodied and not typical of a bourbon barrel aged flavour. Boozy, but well-worked in. Decent BBA stout, but perhaps time could take off some of its rough edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 17:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2019-04-23, bottle, vintage 2016, 3 years old, 11.9% ABV, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Nice malt and chocolate aroma, malt and chocolate flavour, moderately sweet, with gentle roastiness; no clear signs of age, but there is a mild Sherry note that adds a vibe, adds a fruity touch, and is well integrated with the rest.
One of the best experiences I had with this beer.
2016-05-04, bottle, vintage winter 2012/2013, 3 years old, 7-3-7-3-13=33
Pours nicely, although the head seems short lived. The aroma is mild, roasty and chocolatey. The mouthfeel has always been too weak, so the extra aging doesn't help; the beer qualities are not bad but muffled; the barrel aging character is probably more evident; slightly boozy in the final.
Still drinkable, not a product for aging though.
2016-01-29, draught at the brewery, 11.9% ABV, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Black color, small brown head. Mild aroma of chocolate and roasted malts, with a touch of vanilla. Strong body, but also strong alcohol feeling; powerful roasted malt flavor, and less dark chocolate than my last tasting; the barrel presence is minimal, and it has some liquorice; the sweetness level is rather low for an average Imperial Stout, so it should please that category of consumers. The dryness and roastiness increase the alcohol feeling.
Very good, solid, a bit too boozy maybe.
2013-01-10, bottle from the brewery, 10.9% ABV, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Black color, seems oily initially, but it forms a nice brownish and compact head, medium sized. Interesting aroma, with the expected vanilla and also with a lot of creamy nuances. It's full bodied, with round mouthfeel; the flavor of roasted malts is milder than expected, while the flavor of dark chocolate is more present but not as rich; it has instead a quite evident character of cream and of tobacco; and some Bourbon vanilla; correct bitterness level. The final is apparently shorter than usual and carries less of the flavor components.
Maybe it's missing a vibe, and depth, but it's already quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2013
at 03:41