Cigar City Brewing Marshal Zhukov's Florida-Style Imperial Stout

Marshal Zhukov's Florida-Style Imperial Stout

 

Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.61
ABV: 12.6% IBU: 63 Ticks: 9
BEER DESCRIPTION This Russian Imperial Stout is dedicated to Kevin Zhukov, the Floridian second cousin of arguably one of the finest generals of World War II. While Georgy Zhukov is famous for leading the Red Army into Berlin, Kevin Zhukov is famous for waiting in endless lines to try the newest stouts in Florida, leaving empty coffee cups, broken camping chairs and a litany of Untappd check-ins in his wake. Enjoy this Imperial Stout with Natural Flavors with pretzel necklaces, energy drinks and illegal parking spots.
TASTING NOTES Fudge, S'mores, caf? au lait and molasses aromas leap out of the glass and mingle with oak and bourbon on the nose of this confectionary creation. Viscous and full on the palate, flavors of espresso, milk chocolate, raisin pudding and tiramisu compete for attention with a pronounced bourbon spice while wood tannins and moderate carbonation cut through the sweetness of the beer and leave vanilla and dark chocolate to linger on the tongue.
 

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml Bottle. At the February DCBeer share. Poured a pitch black motor oil color, brown head. Aroma was a little bit of alcohol, with a blastoff maple, and milk chocolate, vanilla. Super smooth, you get a little bit of alcohol but it is smooth as silk. Delicious and flavorful with a little bit of melted milk chocolate and a blast of maple. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2026 at 00:08

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a dark brown hue with a medium brown head. A big sweet nose, rich barrel, almost nutty. Sweet, rich wood that is a bit astringent, chocolate, vanilla. Huge beer. Works perfect. Maple syrup in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2024 at 10:15

8/10
Plenty of roast and barrel character. Very nice!
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2019 at 19:03

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Aroma shows bolder coffee, chocolate, mild oak, vanilla. Flavor shows mild spice with, coffee, vanilla, molasses. Finish has good amount of spice. Smooth mouthfeel, creamy texture.
Tried on 11 May 2019 at 23:13

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2019 at 19:13

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Refrigerated 75 cL brown bottle poured into a glass. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is chocolate, medium/thick body, medium/lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is chocolate, oak, and spice.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2018 at 00:21

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Phil. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong roast, dark chocolate, vanilla, oak. Slick body, milk chocolate, vanilla, oak, nice sweetness, boozy finish, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2018 at 01:57

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle thanks to Steve. Pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice big heavy roast malts coffee fudge chocolate vanilla and bourbon. Taste is more of the nice big chocolate covered brownies vanilla bourbon barrel.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2018 at 02:03

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at share, courtesy of Steve. Black and slick, small ring of beige head. Aroma is a melange of sweet, sticky notes, vanilla, coffee, marshmallow, chocolate, with a bit of booziness thrown in. taste too is alike a big dessert, hot fudge brownie soaked in bourbon. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2018 at 01:07