Southampton Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Imperial Stout
Southampton, New York USA

Serve in Snifter

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750ml bottle shared by brew3crew, 2011 vintage, bottle 382 / 650. Black color. Nice darker brown colored head. Dark fruit, molasses in the flavor. Some raisin. Not a great flavor for an imperial stout. Some cardboard. Moderate bitter, moderate sweet taste, some alcohol sweetness. Big body, lightly sticky. Light carbonation. Big sweet, light burnt sugar aroma. Not my favorite RIS.

Jet black pour from bottle , no head, flavor of roasted malt, barley and oat. Deep richness, very well balanced and delicious

750 ml bottle to snifter (2011 vintage, 382/650; thanks brew3crew). Looks good; a dull black with ample mocha head. Smells solid; dark malt, roast, and chocolate. Tastes like it smells, only more chocolatey, and with a touch of plum tartness that’s unique but good on the palate. Good stuff.

Bottle. Black beer with a brown head. Tar, a bit smokey, hoppy and licorice aroma. Bitter coffee, ashes and hoppy flavour.

’10 bottle 284 of 500 thanks to ygtbsm94: Poured a deep thick sludge black brown with a brown head. Aroma is thick coffee and molasses, light roasted. Taste is thick roasted malt, hints of smoke, dark chocolate, and mellow coffee bean.

This was a shared bottle tasting at the Hampton Inn on the evening before Dark Lord Day. It pour’s rich black with a tight tan head. The nose is roasted malts with chocolate. Bold body. Creamy mouth feel. Flavor is rich chocolate with ripe fruit. Bitter chocolate finish. Really good stuff. .

2012. #64/650. Bottle @ Stouts Tasting Pt III: Brokeback Edition. Cheers to Leighton for bringing this along. The pour’s deep brown with a tight tan head. Pretty gorgeous looking in the glass. The nose is earthy spice. Plenty of cinnamon, cocoa, pecan pie. Rich chocolate icing. Hints of tangy chocolate-dipped red berries. The taste is pretty luscious. Nice earthy charred malts. Bitter cocoa. Toasted shredded coconut. Accents of caramel and rasberry in the finish. Nice bitterness. Smooth, full flavors. Overall, great.

Bottle at Stout 3 & Freestyle Tasting, thanks to Leighton. It pours black with a medium dark tan head. The nose is dark fruit, jammy, berry, roasted malt, chocolate, earth and a touch of liquorice. The taste is roasted malt, coffee, earth, rich chocolate gateaux, scorched earth, toast, charcoal, burnt caramel, liquorice and warming alcohol with a dry, roasty finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Good depth of flavour, well balanced and thankfully not too sweet,

Bottle shared at the Stouts Pt. III & Others Tasting - London. Thanks to Jay for the trade. Bottle 64 of 650. Pours oily black with a big, deep brown head. Aroma holds lots of dry baking cocoa, some roast, dark fruits, burnt marshmallows. Medium to big sweet flavor but not at all cloying, lots of bitter baking cocoa and charred earth, burnt toast, strong roasted malt character, some burnt brown sugar. Full bodied with average, creamy carbonation. Warming finish, more bitter earth and baking cocoa, light peat, charred wood. Great stuff, loads of depth, good balance.

Bottle 353/500 2010 Vintage. Pours opaque black with a full, rich brown head. The smell is big and roast, brown sugar, molasses and licorice. The taste is deep rich malt, licorice, chocolate with a dry and roasty finish - this beer has help up very well! The body is full and creamy smooth, nicely carbonated.