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Birra del Borgo Imperiale Imperial Russian Stout

Birra del Borgo Imperiale Imperial Russian Stout
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8321
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Brewed by Birra del Borgo
Style: Imperial Stout
Borgorose, Italy
Serve in Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
available

distribution
unknown

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RATINGS: 13   MEAN: 3.62/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.34   EST. CALORIES: 276   ABV: 9.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Dal colore impenetrabile e la gradazione alcolica elevata, è ideale per affrontare il periodo freddo grazie al suo corpo ricco, morbido e cremoso e alle note tostate di caffè e liquirizia che si uniscono suadentemente a quelle mielate. Caratteristiche dovute principalmente alle tipologie di malto usate ma esaltate da un affinamento di tre mesi in botti grandi. Una perfetta birra "da meditazione" o per accompagnare splendidamente piatti importanti a base di carne dalla lunga cottura o dessert al cioccolato.

Editor’s note: wrongly listed at 10% in 2013 on the brewery website, while labels report 9.2%


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
KyotoLefty (4777) - Kyoto, JAPAN - JUN 16, 2013
Bottled. Nose of soy sauce and Worchestersire sauce, chocolate and wood. flavor is lots of umami, licorice, chocolate, wood, light but nice smoke. Rather light in body.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
KansaiBeerLvrs (273) - Kyoto, JAPAN - JUN 11, 2013
9.2% Bottle from Rakuten. Inky black pour, tan head and a rich chocolate aroma with a touch of roastiness. The flavor is bitter coffee, roastiness and a chocolate finish. A smooth velvety mouthfeel which is nice and thick. A substantial beer which would probably taste great poured over vanilla ice cream. Very nice. Another solid beer from Birra del Borgo. I really wanted to use these bottles for my homebrew but alas it uses a non-standard cap like many Italian craft beers...

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Radek Kliber (5970) - Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), POLAND - JUN 7, 2013
Bottle ? ml
Medium bodied with dark malts. Alcohol medium potent. Decent woody hints behind. Well refined set up. Surprisingly easy going for its strength.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bière-Luc (358) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 29, 2013
Bière noire avec un nez frais de grains rôtis. En bouche, la texture est ample et quasi crémeuse. Des saveurs de café et de fumée s’alternent. La balanc est élégante. J’apprécie le portrait.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
lliams (113) - Hawthorn, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21, 2013
hmmm did i get a dud? i get some slight kinda cookie dough aromas .. with some hay maybe some balsamic..? pours dull- black but big bubble that fade quickly. almost flat actually. the taste is roasty, charred, savoury, cooking chocolate. the texture is nice. very smooth and oily but yeh, maybe i got a bad bottle...

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jesperhammer (2281) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 6, 2013
01-MAY-2013, bottle @Bir&Fud. Black with lasting, lacing, tan head. Coffee roast aroma. Taste is really smooth. Not burnt but easy drinking and tastefull with again coffee and other roasted notes. Abover average body, medium carbonation. Sooo smooth. Nice.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
spacecube (369) - Leeds, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - APR 16, 2013
Pours jet black with steady carbonation and a white foamy head. A bit of chocolate & coffee in the aroma with plenty of dried berries & citrus hops. Well balanced with a bitter finish. For 9.2% abv, very easy to sup, quite thin palate for the abv. Enjoyed this

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jonnyguns (405) - - MAR 9, 2013
Bottle from mane liquor. Jet black pour with little to no head. Nose doesn’t have an awful lot to it...dry roasted malt and licorice. Taste is very smooth. Not a massive stout to what I was expecting. Sweet taste but lacks that strong bitterness and roastyness. Easy drinking stout and cool bottle

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mortlach (745) - Rome, ITALY - FEB 22, 2013
09/02/2013 Ma che siete venuti a dà (thanks Manuele!). Nera, impenetrabile, schiuma beige leggere, non molto persistente. Al naso malti tostati, vaniglia, cioccolato, frutta matura. In bocca è dolciastra, malti tostati, più cioccolato che caffè, leggera liquirizia, finale appena amarognolo. Corpo medio-pieno, carbonazione leggera. Non è malvagia, ma manca di complessità e non lascia il segno. Mi aspettavo di meglio.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Theydon_Bois (3392) - The ’Sham, Surrey, ENGLAND - FEB 22, 2013
Bottle share at Ma Che, Roma, 09/02/13, thanks to Manuele. Label states 9.2% ABV. Mid black with a thin tan head. Nose is dark fruits, roast malt, brown sugars. Taste comprises roast malt, sugars, molasses, hint of chocolate. Full bodied with moderate carbonation leading to a dry finish. Drinkable RIS but lacking a little complexity to make it a great.


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