Real Ale Brewing Company Commissar

Commissar

 

Real Ale Brewing Company in Blanco, Texas, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 12.0% IBU: 75 Ticks: 20
This noble brew evolved from its common cousins, porter and stout, by necessity to endure the long voyage to the Russian royal court. Colossal additions of American hops are used to balance the robust malt character and infuse this ale with their distinctly citrus-like qualities. The Commissar can be consumed now or laid down for further enjoyment. Take some home to share with friends and family at your court.

2015 vintage - 9.8% abv
 

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7.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

1 finger brown head, deep black pour. Tons of chocolate and roastiness. Sweet, mellow finish, burnt coffee beans, a bit of astringency and charred oak. Nice but a bit thin for a 10% beer.

Tried on 03 Apr 2013 at 19:08


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz bottle-shared by mcox90-pours black with a light brown head and trailing lace. Aroma is sweet roasty dark malt-molasses, dark fruit. Taste is sweet roasty dark malt-molasses, earthy hop bite.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2012 at 14:30


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ [ Edinburgh Danish Invasion Tasting) by cgarvieuk - Edinburgh ].Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, light coffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120422]

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2012 at 07:22


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

bottle at The Danish Invasion tasting ...dark black ... thin tan lacing ... soft dark malt roast nose ... soft toffee dark roast ....sweet roast ... dark malts ... soft chocolate ... toffee roast ...

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2012 at 11:57


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours with a black hued body with brown highlights and a lasting deep brown head with really good lace and retention. Aromas are bready, biscuity, dry, bitter roast, bakers chocolate, light herbal hop, coffee, nice roast, iodine, backstrap molasses, tar, lightly citrusy and earthy qualities. medium alcohol, vanilla and very light esters. Smells dry. Flavors are dry, roasty and very bitter. Black IPA hoppiness. This beer seems to be in the same vein as Stone’s RIS. Very bitter, citrusy, herbal hop character, bready malt, medium dry roast presence (seems character malts are more toast than caramel). Pretty clean yeast wise. A few burnt flavors, molasses. Medium carbonation, full bodied, lingering bitterness, dry warming and roasty (but not astringent or acrid). Solid and potent.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2012 at 11:30


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12oz bottle from thirdeye11, thanks man
Appearance: Black with a medium tan sized head and good lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, milk chocolate and coffee
Taste: Roasted malts, milk chocolate and roasted dark coffee
Very nice and smooth

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2012 at 09:27


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 oz bottle from Hopper; thanks a bunch! Nose is chocolate, toffee, and light vanilla, black with reddish brown edges and a small cinnamon tan head head that laces lightly but dissippates quickly. Flavor is chocolate with moderate pepperiness and light bitterness with a chocolatey and coffee laced finish.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2012 at 17:39


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Thanks to ericandersnavy for this one! Pours black with a very slight tan head - very transient head. Rich, roasty, toffee, burnt malt in the aroma. Full bodied. Flavor is rich burnt malt with treacle/toffee. Quite a good sipper. I have no idea how to describe the colossal hop component. But this finishes nicely bitter as well as treacle. Dang good stuff.

Tried from Can on 02 Dec 2011 at 20:35


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Petrol Station. Pours a dark brown with small frothy tan head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is grapefruit and pine. Medium mouthfeel with bitter hop and nice lingering bitter finish. Hides the alcohol well making it easy to drink, a good Imperial stout from Real Ale.

Tried from Draft on 23 Aug 2011 at 15:17


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at anvil. Pours black with a creamy brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces beautifully. Aroma is full of roasted malts with a bit of coffee and some bitter chocolate. Flavor begins with strong roasted malts backed by some espresso and dark grains. A bit of booze in the finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2011 at 19:50