Unorthodox
Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.45
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Two Roads own brewing czar, Phil Markowski, has taken a traditional Russian Imperial Stout and added a touch of "Amerika" to create a version that's sure to please!
This most unorthodox Russian Imperial Stout is brewed with malted rye and aggressively hopped with four different Pacific Northwest varieties to create a depth of character that's unmistakable.
Full-bodied with notes of rye, treacle, chocolate and espresso that join together to create a crescendo of flavor. You’ll want to do an unabashed Kalinka after just one taste!
This most unorthodox Russian Imperial Stout is brewed with malted rye and aggressively hopped with four different Pacific Northwest varieties to create a depth of character that's unmistakable.
Full-bodied with notes of rye, treacle, chocolate and espresso that join together to create a crescendo of flavor. You’ll want to do an unabashed Kalinka after just one taste!
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Pitch black colour, large brown head. Very nice roasty aroma, dark malts, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, hints of liquorice and treacle. The flavour has some malty sweetness, but the roastiness is more in front. Espresso coffee, heavily roasted malts, some dark chocolate and black rye bread in the background, distinct hops in the finish. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2015
at 15:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor, NYC tap: Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma is a whole lot of rye, a lot of dark chocolate, rough espresso, and burned malts. Taste is heavily influenced by the rye. It gives this a strong burnt flavor. The high alcohol, plus the burns, and substantial bitterness make this a veritable sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 13:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours black, beige head. Beautiful lacing. Aroma has spices, roast. Taste is roasty, spicy, has some chillies. Warming with alcohol, cherry liquor. Bitter roast but balanced and brewed into style. Good stuff, top notch.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 04:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle purchased at Leary’s Fine Wines. Neck stamp shows bottled on 09/29/2014. Opaque with thick lasting tan head around the snifter. Aroma is charred malts, chocolate, mild burnt coffee and light pine.
Flavor is deep roasted notes with chocolate upfront. Stern rye malt thought out the sip, mild roasted coffee bean and displaying a moderate pine hop in the finish. Lingering roast and pine after then sip. Big hop profile to balance the roast and sweetness. Texture does give a creamy feel with the ABV showing mild warmth after the swallow. This brew is by far the best I have sampled from this brewery.
Flavor is deep roasted notes with chocolate upfront. Stern rye malt thought out the sip, mild roasted coffee bean and displaying a moderate pine hop in the finish. Lingering roast and pine after then sip. Big hop profile to balance the roast and sweetness. Texture does give a creamy feel with the ABV showing mild warmth after the swallow. This brew is by far the best I have sampled from this brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2014
at 19:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled 1 pt 6 fl oz, at rlgk + Aniela tasting, USA comes to Göteborg 2014, on October 18, 2014.Thanks to rlgk + Aniela!Clear black color with some dark red hints in it, small fizzy dark brown head. Alcohol, roasted, sweet scent. Roasted, alcohol, solvents taste. Warming alcohol. Fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Roasted, mineral aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2014
at 09:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of rlgk. Pours black with a creamy frothy mocha head that leaves some lacing and trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is malty with roasted malts, burnt caramel, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, pine needles, resin and liquorice. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, burnt caramel, toasted grains, St Johns wort, sweet liquorice candy, sweetened coffee, dark chocolate, resin and soil. Mouthfeel is soft, round, slightly viscous and near full bodied. Finish is tiny sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, burnt caramel, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, soil, resin and liquporice. Solid impy!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 04:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Black color with a fine beige head. Coffee, roasted, some fruity notes and cocoa. Tad sweet and an ok bitterness. Soft carbonation. Rich complex liquid. Chocolate, coffee, roasted, fruity notes and cocoa flavor. Powerful evening sipper.
[Bottle at Grosvold beer party 2014]
[Bottle at Grosvold beer party 2014]
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2014
at 01:46