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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6/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2016
at 16:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Craft Islington, thanks MannyG! It pours black with a thick dark tan head. The aromais rich, umami, dark chocolate, dark fruits, unctuous, cake, earth, fruit cake and millionaires shortbread. The taste is rich, bitter-sweet, slick, dark chocolate, ashy, charred action, dark fruit, warming alcohol boost and some astringency. Full body and moderate carbonation. A bit hot a charred for me, bit I can see why others like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2016
at 11:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the JK Tasting - Craft Beer Co., Islington. Many thanks to the guest of honour for this one. Pours deep brown with a foamy, beige head. Nice ashy roast in the nose, some burnt marshmallows, chocolate. Medium to big sweet flavour, with light earthy bitterness, rich and rounded chocolate character, raisins and other dried fruits. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming in the finish, with more rich chocolate, ash, baking cocoa. Great impy stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2016
at 16:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the CBC Islington for the jk tasting. Many thanks. A dark chestnut brown black coloured pour with a halo of lasting dark tan head. Aroma is dark roast, molasses, green apple, woody roast, liquorice. Flavour is composed of thick dark woody roast, dark liquorice, apple, harsh burnt rubber, dark roast. Palate is medium full, smooth, full, highish carbonation. Good. Hot alcohol.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2016
at 12:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
355ml bottle. Pours an opaque black with a small, brown head that dissipates to an outer ring, leaving lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, dark fruit, licorice, dark chocolate and a hint of coffee. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, licorice, coffee, dark fruit, toffee and a hint of bourbon in a dry, bitter, alcohol finish that burns. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Pretty solid. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel on 27 Sep 2018 at 04:12 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5. Original review text: 750ml corked and caged bottle. 2017 vintage. (11.6% ABV) Pours an opaque black with a large, creamy, light brown head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, licorice, coffee, bourbon and oak. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, caramel, licorice, molasses, brown sugar, coffee and oak with a boozy, bourbon warming finish. Full body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2016
at 23:55
8/10
Barrel #4 - Buffalo Trace. Apperently only a handful bottles made. Many thanks Linus! Balanced and malt forward. Balanced barrel notes. Nom!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2016
at 18:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black beer with a brown head. Chocolate and rich malt aroma. Toffee and caramel flavor with chocolate. Medium-plus bodied. Toffee and caramel lingers with light roast and chocolate. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel on 19 Jun 2012 at 09:17 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Chocolate and light roast aroma. Chooclate and light roast flavor with light bourbon and light fruitiness. Medium-plus bodied. Chocolate and light roast lingers with light caramel and light bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2016
at 16:25
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2016
at 03:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice beer 2008 from a bottle share . Balanced flavors of dark roast toffee and chocolate. Great condition for a 8yr old bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2016
at 20:27
8/10
Tried
on 06 Apr 2016
at 19:48