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RATINGS: 320   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.97   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 65   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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Big Sky Brewing’s Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout is brewed according to the traditional style using English hops and the finest American malt. Its aroma and flavor balances well between esters of dried fruit and roasted cocoa with a slight bourbon presence. Ivan was aged for a minimum of three months in American oak Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels.
2006 - 8.75%
2007 - 8.75%
2008 - 9.5%
2009 - 10%
2010 - 10%


JPDurden24's rating

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JPDurden24 (1081) - Chandler, Arizona, USA - AUG 7, 2012
On draft at the opening of WOB Tempe, Dark brown, almost black pour with a tannish head. Aroma is a little roasty with some cocoa and definitely a little bourbon. Taste is similar and it is very good.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SudsMcDuff (4675) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - MAY 15, 2013
750ml bottle .. thats the rub .. . . pours a deep brown black .. mild foam .. . easy mouth .. . light burnt chocolate and decaf coffee .. . easy finish and quite light all around .. . . i don’t quaff that shit by the way. drugs don’t kill people. balconies do.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
dmbsnuts (301) - Carpentersville, Illinois, USA - MAY 15, 2013
This is a default message... As I do not wish, nor have time to comment on each beer I try at this time. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
thomas15 (521) - USA - MAY 13, 2013
Aroma of roast , chocolate, coffee, black licorice. App. Is pitch black, light brown head, slight lacing. Taste is roasty chocolate, some coffee, light black licorice. For style this has a light body. Solid.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
ADfan (481) - Orange County, California, USA - APR 28, 2013
Poured from the bomber it has an almost black color with a mocha head. The aroma has some chocolate and oak and some booze. Taste starts with a creamy texture of melted chocolate. There is also some roasted coffee notes and a touch of some bourbon. Very complex with other flavors like caramel and brown sugar. Excellent beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mrmartin (558) - Oakland, California, USA - APR 13, 2013
Black pour. Thinly tan head. Watery body Sweet syrupy nose. Notes of Roasted malts coffee and subtle hints of chocolate and dark fruit. Good for aging + blending. A good Imp. Stout and a solid base beer for experimentation.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
emacgee (3430) - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - APR 9, 2013
2010 bottle/2012 drank. Kind of light body/pour and fizzy tan head. Very mild nose, touch of oak and bourbon and LOTS of dark fruit. Smells like fig/prune juice... Medium body and a touch of tannin.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
ryecatcher (349) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 23, 2013
Bomber. 2012 edition. Pours a deep, opaque, ’stouty’ blackish-brown, thin espresso colored head. Nose is malt, chocolate, dried fruit, bourbon barrel. Mouth is full bodied, lots of boozy character, cocoa, toffee, dates and raisins and bit warm at the back end. Pretty nice, but I’d take another bottle of Cherry BCS over this any day of the week.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
demmbonz (302) - Wisconsin, USA - MAR 22, 2013
2010 750 consumed in 2013. Purchased at crayneapalooza at sugar maple for a good cause. One of my favorite beers of 2013.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
umich03jm (904) - Allen Park, Michigan, USA - MAR 21, 2013
Tap at Slows Bar BQ. Pours pitch black with a small head that fades quickly and collects at the edges. Good lacing too. Aroma is a fairly unique for this style. Lots of cocoa and fruity esters, hints of bourbon and roasted malt. Very sweet on the first sip but it doesn’t bother me here. Dark dried fruit mixed with sweet cocoa gives a surprisingly nice balance. The bourbon is there but very subtle. Finish is lingering cocoa and light bourbon. Medium body and pretty oily. This is really good stuff worth trying if you can. A unique take on the style here.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
keith0718 (282) - Olathe, Kansas, USA - MAR 9, 2013
UPDATED: MAR 10, 2013 Draft. Overwhelming prune and bourbon notes. Devoid of coffee or chocolate notes. Miles behind Old Rasputin. It’s not "terrible", but it might be my least favorite imp. stout.


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