Cisco Island Reserve Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Cisco Brewers
Style: Imperial Stout
Nantucket, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Snifter

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Lots of alcohol in the nose, silky sweet dark fruits followed by chocolate and perhaps a hint of coffee. Overall a great beer in the terrific Island Reserve series.

750ml bottle, shared by alexsdad06. Nearly pitch-black color. Thin light brown head. Nice loose ring of lace. Bigger body. Smooth, lightly soft lighter carbonation. Lightly dry in the finish. Nice big earthy hop. Half-way to black IPA town. Big roast malt, some herbal flavors. Light bitter heavy roast coffee, hint of dark chocolate, some nice light heat. Super nice roasty aftertaste. This is a great big potent RIS.

750 ml bottle to snifter (thanks alexsdad06). Looks good; a dull dark cola with beige head that dissipates into lacing. Smells solid; very hoppy for a RIS though. Bitter notes along with dark malt and roast. Tastes like it smells with some spice I can’t identify. Good on the palate. Enjoyable.

75cl bottle. Medium brown head atop black body with brown edge. Aroma is moderately sweet, cocoa, plum, some honey, light roast. Taste is sweet, plum, some cocoa, almond, roast, light earthy, alcohol. Sticky full body -- big beer.

Bottle. Pours a near black color with a smallish tan head. Nose is roasty with quite a bit of dark fruit elements coming through. Taste is filled with quite a bit of the dark fruit notes with a bit of roasting coming through. Decent drink.

Wow, this boy is smooth for the huge ABV. Pours thick black almost chalky cocoa. Aroma is huge, bringing sweet roasted malts, unique though. Flaovr is big, creamy roasted malts with some lightly bitter coffee aspects, definitely nutty as well.

From a bottle. Tastes like sweet figs, toffee, caramel. Smells sweet, like plums. Smooth, medium body, light carbonation. Opaque brown. Light frothy head.

Bottle. Pours opaque black with average, creamy beige head; decent retention and lacing. Aroma is roasted and chocolate malts, spicy and earthy hops, plums, raisins, light oak, and light toffee. Flavor is roast malts forward with supporting ash, earthy hops, dark fruit esters, woody notes, and mixed nuts; dry, ashy finish. Med/full body and low carbonation.

Bottle. Pours opaque black with a medium, creamy tan head, long retention with great lacing. Aroma is prunes, figs, and licorice, dark chocolate malt with leather notes with minty and earthy hops. Flavor is dark malt with dark fruity esters, licorice, medium hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Full body and medium carbonation.

Bottle, it tastes like a strong roated IPA flavor that went down smooth. Good alcohol percent