Russian Imperial Stout (2011)
(Batch of Russian Imperial Stout)
Courage in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
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7.65
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As Originally brewed in 1795 for Catherine the Great of Russia. Enjoy now or allow to mature in the cellar.
Brewed to perfection only once a year, Courage Imperial Russian Stout enjoys a rich, espresso body with pear overtones and an intriguing fresh smokey, fruity finish.
Brewed to perfection only once a year, Courage Imperial Russian Stout enjoys a rich, espresso body with pear overtones and an intriguing fresh smokey, fruity finish.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of chocolate, alcohol, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, chocolate, and roasted malt, leading to a dry roasted and alcholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2012
at 12:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 27,5 cl. Courtesy of maneliquour. Pours a clear dark brown with an orange hue and a small beige head. Phenollic aroma with subtle roast. Medium body only, dark, dry roast and a bitter finish. Very British meaning I need some bette hops and a more distinct malt profile. 030612
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2012
at 09:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from a 9.3 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a very large creamy dark tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was chocolate, malted milk and vanilla. The flavor was very bitter roasty malts, cocoa, malted milk, vanilla and faint notes of licorice and wood. The finish was long and bitter with lingering cocoa, malted milk and roasty malts. Thick and creamy body. Initially I really liked it but my enjoyment diminished with the more that I had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2012
at 15:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice and muddy dark brown, albeit without much head. the aroma is deep, fruitiy with an almost cedary spiciness. The body is fairly full, though that only makes it moderate by modern impy standards. The flavours are rich and roasty with an underlying fruitiness. Dry, woody, hoppy finish with a healthy amount of roast and some alcohol late.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2012
at 21:22
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
9.3 oz bottle. Brewed May 2011; almost a year old. Pours opaque black with a giant beige head that hangs around for a nice long time; leaves some lace. Aroma is chocolate, licorice, hops, grain. Taste starts out sweet, then turns bittersweet and sour. Has a somewhat bready flavor. Full-bodied and average carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2012
at 17:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
275mL bottle, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma of rich roasted malt, butterscotch, burnt espresso and milk chocolate. Flavour of chocolate malt, roasted malt, butterscotch, burnt espresso and some slight metallic notes. Medium-bodied for an impy. stout with a slightly metallic, roasty finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2012
at 10:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Piney hops, coffee, chocolate and spice aroma. Rather unique aroma for the style. Cloudy dark brown with a large tan head, and some chunky light colored sediment. Coffee, ashy roasted malt, earth, alcohol, a little fruit and spicy hops. Thereโs one of those crazy aroma memory things going on that I canโt place... drives me nuts when that happens.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2012
at 15:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beer Revolution, Oakland. It pours very dark brown, with a thick beige head. The nose is roasted malt, smoke, espresso, leather, toffee and liquorice. The taste is caramel, toffee, roasted malt, coffee, smoke, toast, charcoal, meat, wood, some fruit, liquorice and alcohol warmth, with a long dry-roasted finish. Full body and moderate carbonation. Good balance. The best thing Wells & Young have done in a long time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 14:01