Russian Imperial Stout (2011)
(Batch of Russian Imperial Stout)
Courage in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
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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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
New Beer Distributors, NYC bottle ($7): Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is raisin, roasted malt, sugar, coffee, and a pinch of booze. Taste is somewhat sweet, but not cloying. Not really much on the bitter side. Lots of dark fruity flavors, coupled with a light alcohol burn. (2012 Vintage).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2013
at 08:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Watford beer fest 2013. Thanks to Beese for the pour. Dark caramel opaque pour with a thin light tan head. Aroma is soft roast, veg, salty soy. Full bodied low carb, flavour is salty soy, roast.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2013
at 13:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2012: Nose is sweet smoke, treacle, caramel, cherry, figs, plum, very inviting. Taste is smoke, leading to treacle, figs, plum, sugar, pears and coffee. It’s got a thick cream like mouthfeel. Very enjoyable I’d like to try a bottle which has been aged. 2013 Bottle drunk 2017. Nose is treacle, caramel, licorice, cherry, wood. Taste is strong soy, licorice, salt, treacle, brown sugar, coffee, pear drops, strong wood note with a tobacco in the very dry finish. I was right to want to age some. It has lost the sweetness which was in the bottle I tried in 2016/ 2013 Bottle Drunk Jan 2020.Nose is treacle, caramel, fudge, cherry, figs, sticky dark fruit. Taste is soy, emergent liquorice and salt, coffee, smoke, cigarette ash, wood, and exceptionally woody dry, pronounced hazelnut. The sweetness has largely gone, and is nutty and rich. There is a spicy alcohol warmth I had not noticed in my previous notes. Delicious. 2013 bottle drunk December 2023.Nose is now chocolaty, fudge dark fruit, cherry, pear drops are prominent. Taste soy, leading to faint chocolate, ash , woody, strong nut, salty, spicy alcohol. There is no sweetness left at all. I have a few more of these but I think there is probably limited reason to age them further
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2013
at 13:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pours syrupy thick black, like coffee. Aromas of dark chocolate, espresso. Thick on palate with a light dose of syrup. Candied and roast malt, sweet and bitter finish. Great mix of stuff. Some booze as well, but well-disguised. Candied apple as well. Cask Days 2013.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2013
at 08:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep dark stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, smooth sweet fruity chocolate malt with light bourbon notes, and light cork. In mouth, a superb sweet fruity chocolate malt with light licorice, treacle, alcohol warmth and iodine, quite well done. Cask Days 2013.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2013
at 16:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cask, GBBF 2013, thanks to Kjell for sharing. Opaque jet black body. Naked surface. Roasted dark caramel and chocolate on the nose. Confectionery taste with hints of anise, dried fruits, and coffee. Gentle roasted, dark malty ending. Smooth and warming on the swallow. Fine night cap to round off the second day at the festival (London Olympia 14.08.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2013
at 07:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home... Deep black... Thin tan lacing... Soft roast dark malts... Little fizzy... Light meaty malts... Little salty... Dark malts... Rich roast... Nice... Heavy malts... Bottle at chrisOs.... 2013 vintage... Dark black... Small tan head... Soft meaty malts . Soft soya... Soft meaty chocolate malts... Roast . Big dry.. Meaty malts... 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 15:03