Russian Imperial Stout
Valley Brewing Company in Stockton, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.38
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. A pitch black beer with a rim of tan head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt and alcohol, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2010
at 04:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Growler. Pours black and opaque with no head at all. Distinct aroma of hard roasted malts, dried fruit and an extreme alcohol. Very full body, a little low in carbonation, hard roasted malt and vanilla with a burning alcoholic finish. 110709
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Aug 2009
at 10:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at the restaurant. Pours pitch black with a minimal tan head. Aroma is rasted malt, light fruity accent. Flavour has the same with a distinct fruity bourbon character. Smooth fruity and dark rich chocolate malty flavoured finish.7-4-8-4-15=3.8
From growler, RBSG2009. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is light chocolate and roasted malt. Smooth chocolate and dark malty flavoured with a dense malty and dark cocolate note and a solid roasted acidity. Acidic and slight wooden tannin finish.7-4-7-4-15=3.7
From growler, RBSG2009. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is light chocolate and roasted malt. Smooth chocolate and dark malty flavoured with a dense malty and dark cocolate note and a solid roasted acidity. Acidic and slight wooden tannin finish.7-4-7-4-15=3.7
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2009
at 04:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Tasting by cgarvieuk ].Clear dark dark red brown color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, vanilla, heavy burnt, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is heavy sweet and heavy to harsh bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090411]
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2009
at 02:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... with Jan and charlotte ... black ... big bubbly tan head ... deep malt litle charcoal ...deep roast ... lots of malt ... quite bitter ... quite charcoal that builds... little chocolate but its the charcoal that dominates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2009
at 17:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(10/29/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Stockton. Black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, licorice and some dark fruit notes. Semi-dry flavor with lots of dark fruits, some espresso and chocolate hints. Full-bodied.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2009
at 20:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Blackish beer with a tan head. Malty, chocolate, light licorice aroma. Chocolate, malt flavor with light roastiness. Medium-plus bodied. Light roast lingers with caramel malt and coffee.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2008
at 13:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bomber from AgentSteve; Nose is lots of coffee, light hop, smoke and tobacco notes, and background chocolate; Black with a very small but lacing, cinnamon-tan head; Flavor of coffee, chocolate, light bitterness, a little smoky peat, and some black currants (got the BC flavor dialed in having just finished a Pointe of View H2BC Mead yesterday); finish from the medium body is lightly bitter chocolate.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2008
at 22:21