Black Sheep Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Imperial Stout
Ripon, England

Serve in Snifter

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bottle... dark brown beer, a disturbing amber fringe hue, light tan head, good retention, head did its part... the aroma is just wrong, watery wet grain, light roast, medicinal, just plain wrong... tastes weird and bad, super thin, off roasted marshmellow, finish is charred and bitter... not very good

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2012 Bottle courtesy of Glen ’Imdownthepub’ consumed at mums, Worcester 18.05.12 Thanks Glen! Pours black, pitch black with tan head. Strength is apparent but it is also pleasantly warming. More subtle and less in yer face than many Imperial Stouts. Roasty with chocolate and some late coffee. Very enjoyable. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8

7th April 2012
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Clear dark red - amber beer, little pale tan head. Semi dry crispy palate. Tangy dark malt - a little bitter. Bubblegum esters. Dry finish. Okay if a bit clunky.

Bottle at Chriso’s Easter tasting 2012. It pours deep brown, with a thin off-white head. The nose is caramel, roasted malt, toffee and Scottish tablet. The taste is caramel, roasted malt, charcoal, chocolate, meaty, wood and brown sugar, with a dry-roasted finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. An all-round good offering from Black Sheep.

Bottle at Chriso Easter Tasting 2012. black dark ruby edges. Choc cake. Its ok very choccy. But a bit light in mouth. Decent choc

Medium head biege colour mild carbonation very dark pour reddish brown tint aromas malted chocolate vanilla fruit molasses flavours marmite molasses wheat malty chocolate plums prune salty note to the bitter finish good maltiness vanilla interesting bitter a little down on body goes well with pork so so imperial

Bottle from Mane Liquor, Never had a RIS so thin and pale, almost no roast character in the grain bill, and to me just tasted like a high gravity dark mild, not bad but not quite what is advertised

Cask at maltings, York. Slightly sour balsamic vinegar and cranberries. Dark ruby brown. Rich and fruity with complex edge, more like an old ale. Perhaps a hint of brett.

From the bottle at just on cool on a blisteringly hot 40°C in the shade day (probably not the finest of choices for the moment!).
Quite still, viscous and opaque in the glass, a midnight black with a thin, tan layer atop that dwindles. Thick, layered milk chocolate nose with hints of treacle, mochaccino, Kopiko candy and spicy, vinous alcohol. Overly sweet, treacly and cloying in the mouth. Body is tarrish, oily, with a mild, drawing astringency in back before a sweet and warming swallow. Not much length. It’s like liquid milk chocolate with grapeskin tannins and more of the Kopiko candy of the aroma. Just too hard for me to drink this. It’s aroma is enticing, it’s flavour upsetting. Disappointing! (33cL, BB 28/10/12, Cellarbrations Carlisle)

Bottle. Dark brown. Allows a lot of light through. Head is tan but not very attractive. Smells sweet. Diluting juice. Taste is big liquorice. Some coffee. Bitter. Tangy. Not great.

Bottle. Pours darkest red/brown with small tan head. Sweet aroma, alcohol, some kind of fruitiness. Taste is licorice and molasses. Thin. Not shite, actually, maybe it is....