6/10
Funky malt profile
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 15:39
6/10
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 15:37
8/10
Lots going on here. Very smooth
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 15:23
8/10
Very smooth for the abv. Love the body
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 15:14
8/10
Nice choc notes
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 15:07
6/10
Boozy brown
Tried
on 27 Feb 2015
at 15:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draft at aero. From notes. Belgian yeast, baking spices and wheat. Thinner and sweeter than I was expecting.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2015
at 17:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 1/20/2015. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, molasses, light char, raisin, plum, light smoke, and roast/smokey earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and moderate dark fruit notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, toast, molasses, light char/smoke, light raisin/plum, and roast/smokey earthiness. Fair amount roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, toast, molasses, light char, light dark fruit, and roast/smokey earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and light dark fruit flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Russian imperial stout style. All around great robustness, balance, and complexity of dark/roasted malt and light dark fruit flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2015
at 21:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. bottle from clownoisseur, poured into a snifter. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is dark malt and some whiskey, medium/thick body, creamy texture, medium carbonation, and little small-bubble lacing. Taste is dark malt, roasty, whiskey, and alcohol. Pretty significant alcohol in this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 19:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle pour to snifter. Nice looking dark color, little head. Taste evolves: roast coffee, sweet cocoa, maple syrup. Smooth all the way and no high ABV booziness. All round good imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 20:38