Hellwoods
Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.57
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The Russian Imperial Stout is a very strong variant of the stout originally developed by English brewers in the 18th century to export to the court of Catherine the Great in Russia. This extremely dark and complex beer has intense aromas and flavours of malt, burnt chocolate, dark fruit, fresh earth and vanilla. A portion will be aged and released next year.
Yeast: American Ale
Hop: Warrior
Malt: Pilsner, Wheat, Hops, Crystal, Smoked, Chocolate, Black, R Barley, Molasses
Yeast: American Ale
Hop: Warrior
Malt: Pilsner, Wheat, Hops, Crystal, Smoked, Chocolate, Black, R Barley, Molasses
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7/10
Sweetish, dry roasty and earthy with some dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, licorice and rye. Quite heavy and dry.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2025
at 00:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dense black body with a tan head. Complex well integrated taste profile. Unsweetened cocao, roasted coffee, black currants and a balancing touch of cream, all well blended.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:16
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Thanks to whoever traded me this on RateBeer.
Black with a small light brown head. Roasted malt, light wood, brown sugar, mild caramel and licorice. Mostly dry and roasted, but with some relatively mild sweetness backing it up.
Medium to full body, medium sweet and bitter. Dry and roasted finish.
Black with a small light brown head. Roasted malt, light wood, brown sugar, mild caramel and licorice. Mostly dry and roasted, but with some relatively mild sweetness backing it up.
Medium to full body, medium sweet and bitter. Dry and roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2025
at 10:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle.
Opaque black, gorgeous mocha brown head. Aroma of charred, burnt, dark roasted malts. Coffee, bitter cocoa, soy, and some light pine.
Mouthfeel is nice, could be a touch thicker though. The carbonation is spot on! The finish is intensly bitter, grabs your palate and won’t let go. Subtle cocoa round it out with more intense charred, roasted malts. This is a huge beer, very impressive!
Opaque black, gorgeous mocha brown head. Aroma of charred, burnt, dark roasted malts. Coffee, bitter cocoa, soy, and some light pine.
Mouthfeel is nice, could be a touch thicker though. The carbonation is spot on! The finish is intensly bitter, grabs your palate and won’t let go. Subtle cocoa round it out with more intense charred, roasted malts. This is a huge beer, very impressive!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Weathered 2022. Black with minimal beige head. Mild chocolate, burnt sugar, mild fruit note. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2022
at 21:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours black with little head. Aromas of black coffee and roasted malts. Flavors of bitter dark coffee, a little sour, with lots of oily roasted malts. Good and clean, but not really a fan of big old style stouts that are not rich.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2022
at 03:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared. Black with a rings beige head. Aroma of dark malts, big licorice, dark chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and light heavy bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2019
at 18:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Tony. Pours a black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, cinnamon, licorice. Slick body, dark chocolate, spice, licorice, nice sweetness, dry finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2018
at 01:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle acquired in a trade with AdamChandler. Couldn’t find a date code anywhere. Black as night appearance with a lasting cap of tan head. Rich aroma of roast, chocolate, bitter coffee, and maybe ash.
The flavor is bold. Some bitter coffee bean, burnt cocoa nibs. I am surprised how much bitterness is here. Mouth feel shows creamy texture, body is medium plus or full. The alcohol doesn’t show in the flavor but it’s definitely here in warmth. Gosh damn, this is a beast!
The flavor is bold. Some bitter coffee bean, burnt cocoa nibs. I am surprised how much bitterness is here. Mouth feel shows creamy texture, body is medium plus or full. The alcohol doesn’t show in the flavor but it’s definitely here in warmth. Gosh damn, this is a beast!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2018
at 20:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Bellwoods Brewery TO. Black beer thin tan head. Thickish roast black some blackcurrant . Just a pretty good tarry thick heavy impy stout. Some heat on end. Molasses.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2018
at 19:43