exparte (28), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 7, 2010 Strong floral hop aroma that overpowers anything else that may be in there. Beautiful obsidian color with a thick, rocky brown head that last beyond the final drop. Flavor of sweet caramel, roasted malt, bitter chocolate, and a slight alcohol tinge. Full bodied with soft carbonation and a long, bitter finish. This is a fantastic stout that’s dangerous in its smoothness and high alcohol.
 NJBeerman013 (801), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 4, 2010 22 oz bottle. Pours midnight black with a cocoa head. Very sweet aroma like a big cup of sweetened coffee. The flavor is very sweet with a nice roasted coffee note and a bitter chocolate finish.
SorenE (129), , New Zealand
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 good stout. not quite imperial for me though, sort of in between. very drinkable
Collint (465), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Bottle, thanks to Kiel on Christmas. Alright, pours a black beer with a medium thick tan head. Aroma is mostly roasty and malt. Flavor is clean roast mollases chocolate and coffee with a hop backround, pretty good!
drowland (1448), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Bomber (2009) into a pint glass. Pours not quite black (some browns) with light around the edges and a big brown head. The aroma is slightly roasty, but there is a lot of hop going on here. The flavor is dark chocolate and some roast with a hint of coffee, and again that citrus hoppiness is coming through quite clearly. This is surprisingly easy to drink for the ABV, perhaps even a little thin on the body. The alcohol content is basically not detectable at all - well covered, but the beer isn’t all that super complex or flavorful. Definitely no flaws, though.
Grizzle (51), Lawrence, Kansas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bomber -> pint glasses, split with my s-n-l Amy whilst the nieces and nephews decorate X-mas cookies. Pours an opaque black, with subtle brown & red undertones. Khaki head, with large fisheyes - good lacing. Smells of cocoa, caramel, roasted malts, slightly smokey, and subtle grassy-ness. Tastes similar, with a great hoppy bitterness keeping this stout from being too sweet-tasting. I like.
BVery (678), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 BOTTLE: very dark/black pour, with a creamy-white head that is somewhat pillowy and clings to the glass. Looks like it pours medium-thick, but not terribly dense. Nose - first thing that hits me is chocolate, then a little roasted coffee in the background. Palate - full mouthfeel, semi-creamy, but again, not as thick or dense as one might expect in an Impy Stout. Flavor - chocolate and roasted coffee again, and the hop profile is right there, but well balanced by maltiness/creaminess. Very nice brew, very enjoyable.
allfreej (376), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Bottled. Dark brown pour, tan head. Roasted coffee nose. Yeasty, malty flavor, coffee and chocolate notes. Mild hop finish. Came across as more of a standard American Stout. Didn’t measure up to Russian Imperial standards,
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