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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thnx to dennoman Pours black . Big grey head . Smell is roasty , thick , peppers , vegetables. Bit boozy . Taste is intense , coffee , roasted malts , bit bitter . Some peppers . Very low carbo . Nice
Tried
on 23 Aug 2014
at 12:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Near black, thin head, very fruity, fruitcake and raisiny. Big body, rich malt sweetness....good balance of fruits.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2014
at 09:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Dark roast malts, dark fruit and some bitter chocolate. Jet black with a creamy brown head that disperses quickly. Dark roast, chocolate, coffee and some dark fruit. There is a nice bitterness that cuts through to the finish. A really nice complex RIS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2013
at 12:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
650mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of deep dark dried fruits, roasted malt, and a touch of licorice. Flavour is very roasty and "black"-tasting, along with some sight hint of licorice, charred dark fruits and more roast. Body is insanely viscous, with a shitload of depth. Finishes on notes of deep dark dried fruits and roasted malt. Despite the harshness and intensity, this is well-crafted, with an enjoyable balance of flavours. The viscosity is fitting, but there's no way I could drink much more than a small sample of this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2013
at 19:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 750ml, courtoisie de Johnsense. De couleur noire-brune et opaque. Nez de malt très rôti, légèrement brûlé et aux notes terreuses, de chocolat noir, léger de chocolat au lait (faibles notes lactiques), léger de mélasse avec des notes d’alcool, de fruits foncés, de noix et de café. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-doux ainsi qu’une texture riche, légèrement sirupeuse et aux notes crémeuses. Léger goût fruité (pruneaux, traces de raisins) accompagné de notes de chocolat au lait (traces lactiques) et de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt assez rôti et légèrement brûlé avec un goût de chocolat noir et un léger goût de mélasse terreuse. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un léger goût d’alcool réchauffant auquel se rajoute progressivement une légère amertume de houblon herbeux (notes de menthe) ainsi qu’un léger goût de café, jusqu’en finale. Post-goût long, léger-moyen amer de rôti (notes brûlées), moyen-léger d’alcool et de chocolat noir, léger de houblon herbeux avec des notes de noix et de café.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2013
at 19:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bellwoods Hellwoods Brown bottle, 750 ml, bottled on 4/9/12, from and with Ian Guénard (merci!), savoured on January 11 2012; eye: black, opaque, dark brown head, light lacing; nose: roasted barley, burnt barley, dark chocolate, light alcohol, milk chocolate; mouth: roasted barley, burnt barley, dark chocolate, light alcohol, milk chocolate, iodine, astringency, dry finale in roasted barley with presence of black coffee, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, embouteillée le 4/9/12, de et avec Ian Guénard (merci!), savourée le 11 janvier 2013; œil : noire, opaque, mousse brun foncé, légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, orge brûlée, chocolat noir, léger alcool, chocolat au lait; bouche : orge torréfiée, orge brûlée, chocolat noir, léger alcool, chocolat au lait, iode, astringence, finale sèche en orge torréfiée avec présence de café noir, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : bien bon
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2013
at 16:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a huge dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of dry roasted malt with loads of black chocolate notes with medium bitterness. Taste is a good balance mix between some black chocolate notes with medium bitterness and some dry roasted malt with light lingering sweet notes and light coffee notes. Body is quite full with nice creamy touch and good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Well brewed without necessarily standing out from the pack.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2013
at 13:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep dark stout with a thick dark mocha head. In aroma, a bitter chocolate with iodine, molasses, ashes and loads of alcohol. In mouth, a smooth bitter chocolate coffee, iodine, licorice notes, intense and warming. Tasted at GRMs tasting.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2013
at 18:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught at the brewpub
Black color, with brownish creamy head. Unexpected aroma: glue and flourpaste. Full bodied; good chocolate flavor with traces of roasted malts and hint of liquorice; comforting alcohol warmth; strong bitterness.
Excellent chocolatey Imperial Stout, too bad for the aroma.
Black color, with brownish creamy head. Unexpected aroma: glue and flourpaste. Full bodied; good chocolate flavor with traces of roasted malts and hint of liquorice; comforting alcohol warmth; strong bitterness.
Excellent chocolatey Imperial Stout, too bad for the aroma.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2012
at 10:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(On draught at the brewpub Sept 29 2012) Poured black with a small brownish head. Aroma of dark heavily roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, soya, a bit of pine and fruit. Flavour big dark roasted malts, brown sugar sweetness at first, some chocolate, dark stewed fruit, a bit of woody vanilla and the sweetness tempered at the finish by piney hops as it warmed up and the bitterness kicked in more. Rich flavours. Fairly full mouthfeel, soft to medium carb, a fair bit of alcohol on the finish as it warmed up. A pretty good impy, quite big but not quite as perfectly balanced as it could be. Great effort though.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2012
at 17:15