450ml bottle as Chernoziom Blekaut. Pours opaque dark brown with a tall light-brown head. Aroma is dried fruit, chocolate, roasted malt, faintly smokey. Taste is medium sweet, dark chocolate, roasted malt. Light bitter finish. Medium to full bodied. It's more like a Baltic Porter. It works for me as the only imperial stout in a world of pale lagers here in the Russian countryside, but I can't see myself buying it (again) in Moscow or any other big city.

Appearance: Opaque deep brown to black with a good beige head. Aroma: Toasted & roasted, vinous, nail polish esters, prunes, smoke, distant chocolate. Taste: Moderately sweet, low bitterness. Toasted & roasted, nail polish esters, smoke, distant chocolate & hop. Mouth feel: Medium body, inconsistant, decent carbonation. Overall: Quite OK for that little money (1.5$). Not quite up to real RIS standards though.