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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at RateBeer Best. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, wood. Thick body, chewy roast, dark chocolate, wood, nice sweetness, boozy finish, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2017
at 18:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle. Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, hints of syrup, cocoa and vanilla. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and syrupy with some coffee, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla and licorice. Finish is roasty and earthy with some coffee, chocolate, licorice and cocoa. Heavy and roasty, but balanced IS, quite similar to regular BORIS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 08:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
65 cl bottle @ olio
Aroma is sweet and heavy with cocoa and licorice. Also mild coffee tones. Flavour has cocoa powder, dark chocolate, licorice and mild saltyness that grows stronger towards the finish. Quite close to the original BORIS. Perhaps with a bit lower on drinkability, but then again it’s been a while since I had one.
Aroma is sweet and heavy with cocoa and licorice. Also mild coffee tones. Flavour has cocoa powder, dark chocolate, licorice and mild saltyness that grows stronger towards the finish. Quite close to the original BORIS. Perhaps with a bit lower on drinkability, but then again it’s been a while since I had one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 08:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Ølbaren.Black colour with small head.Aroma of dark chocolate and roasted malt oily and sweet mild bourbon and dark grain light bready aswell but overall a bit disappointed for a big beer like this.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2017
at 03:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at RateBeer Best 2017. Black with tan head. Aromas of whiskey, dark chocolate, roasted coffee. Tastes of roasted coffee, dark chocolate, caramel. Full body with a dry finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2017
at 23:48
8/10
Nie ma specjalnie wanilii, ale jest sporo owocow i lukrecji, migdalow... co to za beczka ten boris? Spoko cialo, gladki, intensywny [...]
Tried
at
Kufle i Kapsle - Nowogrodzka
on 02 Feb 2017
at 16:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Pour. Pours inky black with a small tan head and some lacing. Aroma is rich molasses, light anise, heavy roast, baking cocoa, a bit of leather. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, rich and roasty. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. Low carbonation, but that may be cause it’s a bottle pour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2017
at 20:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From the tap at FOB, in Rimini, Italy. Pours black, with dark brown foam (limited). Aroma is complex, with roasted barley, honey, coffee. Body is dense and sticky. Taste is sweet (honey) at first sip, but in a few minutes a marked bitterness comes out that eventually overcomes the sweetness. Finish is long, with bitterness and chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2017
at 12:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Luke. Pours a pure black color with a small brown head. A big sweet chocolate and anise nose. The flavor is roast, vanilla, dark chocolate, light licorice, more marshmallow like vanilla. Quite good. A dry roasted malt and coffee finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2016
at 22:49