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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
#18 at Papsoe’s blind tasting pitch dark, smooth lught brown head flowery, rosated stuff, sweet caramel, dry ,wood Flavor is roasted stuff, sugar, caramel, lots of wood, bourbon, boozy but pretty decent
Tried
on 22 Aug 2010
at 10:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, blind #18. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is caramelish and vanilla. Sweet caramelish and vanilla flavoured. Roasted malty and caramelish. Subdued bitterness and distinct alcohol. Wooden and caramelish. Ends sweet and malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2010
at 11:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of SecretSanta. Pours black with a vague tint of red and a creamy and lacing beige head. Sweet Bourbon, vanilla and licorice allsorts in the nose. Medium body, low in carbonation, hard roasted malts, but sweet. Loads of vanilla and licorice allsorts. Some alcohol heat. Very sweet, very pleasant. 210810
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2010
at 11:03
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
2009 bottle 2766 of 3000, thanks for this gem Savvy1982! Pours thick black, like oil. Coats the glass in a haze, leaves a dark brown fluffy head. Aroma is outstanding, rich coffee notes, cocoa nibs, bourbon out the ass, strong oak. Flavor is burnt sugar, caramel, evaperated milk, sweet tobacco and bourbon with lingering vanilla. Near perfection.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2010
at 11:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Wedgie9. 2009 vintage. Pours jet black with tan head. Nose is booze, chocolate and licorice. Taste is heavy licorice, dark fruits, chocolates, oak and some booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2010
at 22:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2009 Bourbon barrel number 1173/3000 thanks to mar. Rating number 3500. Pours with a large tan head and a deep, near black body. Aroma is, wow, hot damn! Vanilla, honey, cinnamon, chocolate, a lot of BARREL, vanilla and dark fruit. Awesome. Taste is sweet, licorice, vanilla and chocolate. Creamy, good carbonation, decadent.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2010
at 18:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2009 bottle sampled a the 2010 March Metro Detroit tasting. Poured black with a small brown head. Aroma had notes of dark grains and roasted coffee bean and an undertone of bourbon. Flavor had some sweeter grain notes, but there was still a dark grain and coffee presence and just a hint of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2010
at 16:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled@omhper. Pitch black colour, small head. Aroma is liquorice, vanilla, alcohol and some wooden notes as well. Flavour is liquorice, some vanilla, burnt sugar, wood and mild chocolate as well. Burning alcohol in the finish. Lovely balanced flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2010
at 07:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled (10%), thanks tytoanderso! Very black, rich beige head. Huge vanilla and bourbon aroma. Sweet and soft, full bodied with lots of bourbon and sugar. Pleasant and soft in it’s transitions from vanilla to chocolate and coffee/tar to peppery alcohol. Huge on bourbon. An intense, very good attention grabbing stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2010
at 01:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample at the SLC tasting after party party on 12/11/09
Appearance: Poured coal black with a tan head
Aroma: Bourbon, roasted malts, vanilla and chocolate
Taste: Dark malts, chocolate, coffee and bourbon
Well balanced, very nice tasting beer.
Appearance: Poured coal black with a tan head
Aroma: Bourbon, roasted malts, vanilla and chocolate
Taste: Dark malts, chocolate, coffee and bourbon
Well balanced, very nice tasting beer.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2009
at 15:52