B.O.R.I.S. the Crusher - Reserve
(has 2 batches)
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.87
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After brewing B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher successfully for many years, our creative minds wander. We imagine a B.O.R.I.S. brewed with even better dark grain - the finest imported dark grain - for a smoother and mellower deep-roasted flavor. When we finally made our dreams become reality, it was a symphony of beautiful flavors, a higher level of B.O.R.I.S. born from our creativity, that deserves the name B.O.R.I.S. Reserve!
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8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap (nitro) at billie’s biercafe. Pours black with brownish head. Aroma is chocolate, roast, malt, chocolate, whisky. Flavor is sweet and bitter, chocolate, roast, some coffee. Overall: great. --- Beer merged from original tick of B.O.R.I.S. the Crusher - Reserve on 21 Jun 2020 at 13:22. Original review text: bl
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2017
at 12:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Alus celle, Riga.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, raisin, alcohol, chocolate, some liquorice, caramel.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, raisin, dried fruit, chocolate, coffee, some liquorice, some alcohol.
Where: Alus celle, Riga.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, raisin, alcohol, chocolate, some liquorice, caramel.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, raisin, dried fruit, chocolate, coffee, some liquorice, some alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2017
at 06:28
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
RBESG 2017, sampled on July 20, 2017.Alus Celle, Riga.From bottle.Black color, dark brown head. Sweet, alcohol, roasted scent. Sweet, raisin, bitter taste. Warming alcohol. Full smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.8/5/8/5/17=4.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2017
at 02:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
66cl Bottle kindly shared by AndySnow at Alus Celle. Black colour, thin beige-brown head. Aroma is very sweet, roasted malts, booze, liquorice, soy, molasses. Flavour is very sweet as well, boozy, liquorice, soy sauce, molasses, some roasted malts, light coffee, light fruity, bittersweet sugary finish. Medium to full bodied. Too sweet imho.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2017
at 11:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
pours pitch black with a dark brown head that does not last long. roasted malts, dark fruits and a faint tart note. almost as if it was slightly sour. that’d be a dissapointment. Flavor is roasted malts, quite sweet, licorice, intense roasted bitterness, hidden in velvety vanilla and chocolate and tons of hard roasted malts.A little bit disappointed but my hopes were super high, as many of the frogs are super awesome.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2017
at 15:21
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Killer imperial stout, massive and roasty yet also refined and oh-so-easy-to-drink. Deep veins of chocolate and coffee, even deeper veins of roasted malt and anise, all mixed in with the usual suspects: dark cherry, molasses, dried fig and apricot, espresso, with a creamy, bitter back end begging to be consumed. Whisky and mocha and smoke on the nose (even if this isn’t the BA version), and the pour is an endless black that oozes out of the bottle, giving up a surprisingly boisterous dark brown head with moderate lacing. As smooth and silky as an imperial stout can be, without a hint of the ABV; probably would rank it a top 5 in palate if I could think straight at this point. Amazing beer. Just lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2017
at 20:54