Moscow
Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.81
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Alaska’s Most Wanted Series.
First brewed as part of our 2011 World Tour series, MOSCOW Rye Russian Imperial Stout is a hefty, opaque black liquid that pours slowly and soulfully into your snifter. A high percentage of spicy rye and roasted dark malts create a dense, chewy yet elegant winter wonderland of flavors. And from AK we say: Let it Snow…in Moscow.
First brewed as part of our 2011 World Tour series, MOSCOW Rye Russian Imperial Stout is a hefty, opaque black liquid that pours slowly and soulfully into your snifter. A high percentage of spicy rye and roasted dark malts create a dense, chewy yet elegant winter wonderland of flavors. And from AK we say: Let it Snow…in Moscow.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Black with a huge brown head. Heavily roasty aroma with some coffee, a cocoa note and some hops. Dry-ish flavor, roasty, with light sweetness, smoke, coffee (with a light acidic hint), and a bitterish finish, more roasty, with a hoppy note. Full-bodied. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 16:36
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance that poured like jet fuel - pure black and slow like motor oil (could’ve sworn I heard the \"glug, glug, glug\" of the beer pouring out); small super tan/slightly brown colored slim looking head, light speckled all over the place lacing.
The smell had a roasted cocoa with a spectacular dose of coffee aromas coming through, I believe I’m also getting some anise - ?? maybe.
The taste had a roasty sweet and ever so slightly bitter cocoa/coffee flavoring with the anise just a tad stronger than before. There is some alcohol in the taste, but I realize I’m having a 11% beer from the growler 3 days after it was put into the growler; super sweet sticky aftertaste (holy coating of my lips, don’t think I’ve ever had any beer so sticky). It had somewhat of a dry sweet cocoa finish.
On the palate, it sat about a medium to heavy, yup this beast is a sipper (don’t try to dominate this beer, you’re stupid if you attempt) in other words there’s no such word as sessionable for this beer. Carbonation is fairly smooth for an RIS - good for the style and for me.
Overall, big wow from me, though I didn’t get the \"rye\" that’s described, I really like this beer; next time I have this I’m really hopin’ to have it next to Old Rasputin just to see which one I actually like better.
The appearance that poured like jet fuel - pure black and slow like motor oil (could’ve sworn I heard the \"glug, glug, glug\" of the beer pouring out); small super tan/slightly brown colored slim looking head, light speckled all over the place lacing.
The smell had a roasted cocoa with a spectacular dose of coffee aromas coming through, I believe I’m also getting some anise - ?? maybe.
The taste had a roasty sweet and ever so slightly bitter cocoa/coffee flavoring with the anise just a tad stronger than before. There is some alcohol in the taste, but I realize I’m having a 11% beer from the growler 3 days after it was put into the growler; super sweet sticky aftertaste (holy coating of my lips, don’t think I’ve ever had any beer so sticky). It had somewhat of a dry sweet cocoa finish.
On the palate, it sat about a medium to heavy, yup this beast is a sipper (don’t try to dominate this beer, you’re stupid if you attempt) in other words there’s no such word as sessionable for this beer. Carbonation is fairly smooth for an RIS - good for the style and for me.
Overall, big wow from me, though I didn’t get the \"rye\" that’s described, I really like this beer; next time I have this I’m really hopin’ to have it next to Old Rasputin just to see which one I actually like better.
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Apr 2014
at 02:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Harry’s Hofbrau. Alcohol, star anise and chocolate dominate nose. Jet black with full brown head. Taste is roasted malt, floral hops, pitch and resins. Alcohols less noticeable than aroma. Mouthfeel is a little thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2014
at 15:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours pitch black with brown head. Nose and taste of rye, roasted chocolate, chocolate bread, toasted wood and toasted nuts. medium body. Slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 13:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Nose of brown sugar, molasses, some smoke. Sweet and sugary flavor, roasted. Soft, smooth, and full. A bit too sugary, but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 18:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pitch black color, very dark brown head. Huge rye, dark chocolate, roasted malt notes. Full body, very warming, tons of rye, roasted malts, bitter hoppiness. Very spicy, the rye really shines.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2013
at 04:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Liquorice, dark chocolate and some light soy. Jet black and a dark brown head. Dark roast malts, spicy, espresso and alight sourness in the finish. Big and bold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2013
at 04:24
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle pours a very inky black with some creamy, tan head. Nose of licorice, sweet, slight smoke, pepper, malt. Flavor is the same, malty, licorice, pepper, smoke, toast, coffee, crackers, brown sugar. Full bodied finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2013
at 07:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Steve’s house, courtesy of arminjewell. Thanks! Pours a deep brown/black appearance with a thin brown head. Anise, herbal, somewhat bitter, dark chocolate, fig, dark fruity aroma. A bit goopy, dark chocolate, light caramel, licorice, slightly sweet, a touch boozy, fig flavor. Carbonation is a bit low. Pretty tasty but not my favorite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2013
at 20:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle. Poured a dark, almost black color with a dark brown, tan head. Aroma was chocolate, sweet notes, some barrel notes in this one. Flavor is bitter, dark chocolate, barrel. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2013
at 15:37