Destihl Dosvidanya Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Destihl Restaurant and Brew Works
Style: Imperial Stout
Normal, Illinois USA

Serve in Snifter

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draft... star of the show at fobab... dark black with a tin dark tan head, good retention... the aroma is about as perfect as you can find for ba stout, super chocolatey fudge brownies with a smooth bourbon finish, I could not get enough of this... the taste is equally impressive as its not as sweet as the nose which would have been too much in taste, more chocolate but it adds a bitter note a little roast, smooth bourbon... I had 4 pours of this and I would have kept going back if they didn’t close the event, outstanding stout

On tap @ the brewpub in Champaign. Hearty near black, thin light brown head. Butterscotch and bourbon aroma, sweet and a bit boozy. Densely flavoured palate of chocolate liqueur, butterscotch, vanilla oak, treacle. Velvety texture, heavy mouthfeel, no hint of the ABV. Fantastic.

Enjoyed on tap at Goose Island Stout Fest 2012 in Chicago, IL. I like butterscotch, so I liked this brew very much. Appearance is pitch black, moderate consistency, no head. Aroma of butterscotch, very sweet, very rich and decadent. Taste like a smoky butter scotch, bit of chocolate, potent alcohol flavor, pretty good stuff.

UPDATED: MAR 28, 2012 Re-rate - 3/28/12 - Stout Fest. Had to give this a fair swing after FoBAB last year. No butter this time, lots of integrated vanilla. Clean and fresh overall. Could use a touch more body, but it’s a great beer without the butter notes! 9-4-8-4-17 11/17/11 - Draft at FoBAB 9. Pours midnight black with a brown head. Nose, unfortunately, is a hit of diacetyl. Buttery notes that are somewhat offputting before the good stuff comes back in. Big roasty notes, tending more towards chocolate than coffee. Soft alcohol and vanilla as well. Hint of smoke? On tasting, pretty smooth, butter notes are barrel perceptible. Good bitterness and sweetness overall. I’ll have to try this one again to get my head around it. Solid, except for the diacetyl. 7-4-7-4-14

On tap (FoBAB 2011) : The aroma consists of chocolate, cherries, butterscotch, and a touch of coconut. It’s a dark brown with no transparency and a large beige head with good lacing. The flavor starts with chocolate, faint vanilla, and a hint of butter. The finish has some roast, coconut, and ligh oak. The oak and roast really linger on the tongue. It’s medium-full bodied with mild carbonation and a somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Overall, butterscotch is really out of place in the nose and the butter (while light) is very destracting in the flavor.

Sampled on tap at FoBAB 2011 (Chicago, IL). Pours a rich roasty blackish thick and opaque hue, dark with a frothy dark brown thick head. Laces well. Aromas are roast and lots of coffee, a touch sour with Bourbon and oak coming in, vanilla, toffee, caramel, and roast. Initial is thick, offering oak and anise, roast and coffee, toast and vanilla, touches of spirit into the finish. Full bodied and not thinned by the barrel but still offering a healthy barrel kiss. Middle and finish offer cocoa and toffee, caramel and toffee moving into kisses of anise and coffee, cocoa, vanilla, roast, mocha. Very great flavors. Wonderful synergy, a firm thicker body with kisses of oak. Perhaps a touch of a diacetyl problem, but I still very much enjoyed this beer.