Russian Rhapsody
Church Street Brewing Company in Itasca, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.97
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can, from the brewery. Pours opaque dark brown with a small frothy tan head, coffee aroma laced with strong spirits, low carbonation, semibitter coffee taste with strong alcohol overtones, smooth body, long coffee finish with alcohol aftertaste. Quite boozy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. can sent in February for my comment. A nice warm Imperial stout nose, alcohol in unashamed here. Tan parfait layer of foam that dwindles to just a ring around the glass quickly. I can smell a nice chocolate and coffee roast along with the alcohol warmth. Taste is a little roastier than one might like. I can see some time in a barrel may smooth it out nicely. Sips very easily, though. Some sour cherry comes in a further down the can. I admit I've stuck so many imperial beers in my cellar and found they sometimes go stale, so it's informative to get one reasonably fresh.