Ivan The Terrible
Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.75
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Big Sky Brewing's Ivan the terrible Imperial Stout is brewed according to the traditional style using English hops and the finest American malt. It's aroma and flavor balance well between esters of dried fruit and roasted cocoa with a slight bourbon presence.
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8/10
Good!
Tried
on 03 Mar 2012
at 01:26
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared 750 ml bottle, thanks to gunnar. Vintage 2010, ABV 10%. Bottle No. 3495 out of 3800. Pitch black colour, rich tan head. Intense aroma of bourbon and vanilla, oak and molasses, roasty notes in the background. The fairly sweet flavour is roasty with notes of dark chocolate and coffee, also molasses, bourbon, vanilla and oak. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2011
at 13:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by badnewsbeers; #2828/3800, vintage 2010. Deep opaque brown body with reddish highlights, medium creamy light brown head. Nose of coffee and coconut. Body with toasted coconut, coffee, chocolate, and lots of molasses/dark sugars, imparting a firm sweetness that nicely balances the barrel flavors and alcohol. Pillowy and complex; pleasant but not world-beating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2011
at 16:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
dark brown color, slightly sour mouth, but with tons of bourbon. Big beer. Non- stop bam bam bam. Fuck yeah. Big black and beautiful. Just too much lingering licorice.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2011
at 09:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle pours an opaque black with a creamy, frothy beige head. Uh oh, nose reveals an infection, a little bretty, light smoke, buttery, butterscotch, diacytel. Flavor is sweet, malty, chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla, butterscotch, light spice. Full bodied, silky finish. Thankfully it tastes a lot better than it smells. Still something off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2011
at 09:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 ml bottle thanks to sebletitje, on Jan 31, 2011752 of 152, 8.75% ABVDark brown to black color, dark brown head. Vanilla and dough, alcohol scent. Sweet, chocolate, oak, vanilla, roasted, alcohol taste. Warming alcohol. Smooth yet moussy mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2011
at 04:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... Thanks to Jan for this one ... deep black .. thin tan head ... huge soft bourbon ... roast malts nose .. big chocolate ... medium level of bourbon ... light toffee ... solid roast malts ... nice soft and easy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2010
at 12:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dry marzipan and orange liquor aroma. Black, fine brown layer. Bourbon spiciness, a lot of vanilla. very barrely, not much of the beer behind. Port finish. I am not the biggest fan of the bourbon sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2010
at 23:13
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #18. ]Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, dark licorice, alcohol - bourbon, light vanila. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice, dark malt, roasted, alcohol, dry. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100821] 8-4-8-4-15 Bottle 750ml. corked.[ Bottle #1920/4200 ]. ABV: 12.2%. Dark brown black colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, bourbon, dried fruit, alcohol - bourbon, light wood. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, bourbon, wood, alcohol, dried fruit. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130111] 9-4-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2010
at 22:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, vanilla, and roasted malt, leading to a dry roasted finish. The alcohol is felt on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2010
at 01:30