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Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout

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9977
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RATINGS: 297   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.78   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 65   EST. CALORIES: 318   ABV: 10.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
We’re rolling out a new Imperial series with the first beer scheduled to release January ’09. These larger-than-life beers will be sold in 22 oz bottles and on draft. Brewed with more malts and more hops, these beers are big, bold, flavorful, and high-octane. The first in the series is a Russian Imperial Stout. The style was first brewed in England for the Russian Czar and it is the king of stouts. Plenty of big malt flavors- chocolate and roasted- and high alcohol with lower carbonation and mild hops. We brewed this beer with double the malts and four times the hops of regular stouts! Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout clocks in around 10% ABV- a beer to be savored responsibly. True to style, this beer will last for years so you may want to stock up on a few bottles for your cellar while it’s available.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
drunkenpolack (275) - Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA - FEB 7, 2012
This RIS like many others (ok 99.9%) pours pitch black. Nice frothy tan head and great retention. Faint aroma of burnt coffee, molasses, and sweet dark chocolate. If this was brought up a notch I would of been in love. The same goes for the taste. Good but faint. What I did notice more then the other ingredients was the molasses. Brought a nice sweet taste to the brew. Espresso and chocolate bring up the rear. The mouthfeel was slick and smooth. A little bit on the heavy side. Little carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
darn1207 (1280) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - NOV 23, 2011
From an old rating note: black pour with finger khaki head. aroma is roasted malts and cocoa. tastes are sugary chocolate then light metallic vibe. pretty good.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
SPDickerman (323) - Texas, USA - NOV 21, 2011
Pours pitch black with a quick fizzling mocha brown head. Smells like chocolate and roasted malts with hints of alcohol on the nose. Taste is strongly of chocolate with a roasted backbone; almost no alcohol on the taste at all. Full-bodied with a smooth texture and very soft mouth-carbonation, Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout finishes with a nice roasted bitterness.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - AUG 10, 2011
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small longlasting tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Sweetish roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.

1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
unclemattie (3241) - Georgia, USA - JUL 28, 2011
22oz bottle, gold foil. Aroma of butter, burnt grain. Flavor of sour burnt malts. Retched and gross. Burnt and infected.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
drmachata (7) - Rhode Island, USA - JUL 27, 2011 does not count
I will permit others to describe this exquisite brew because I write to brag. When my local beer shop put this on sale for $3, I bought one. Otter Creek is pretty solid, right. Imperial Stout i my favorite style. Brought it to a party and split it with Shawn and Billy- two suds lovers. I was instructed to return to the store and buy them out. We split them 1/3 each. Nirvana.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
bluejacket74 (638) - Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA - JUL 23, 2011
22 ounce bottle. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch tan head. The head sticks around a while, and there’s a decent amount of lacing left on the glass. The brew smells like chocolate, dark fruit, caramel, roasted malt, coffee and molasses. It’s a very sweet aroma. It tastes like bittersweet chocolate, roasted and burnt/charred malt, coffee, and some molasses. There’s a long lasting roasty bittersweet finish, and overall the bitter flavors are pretty well balanced with the sweet ones. Mouthfeel/body is medium (seems a bit thin for the style), it’s oily and has good carbonation. It’s also smooth and easy to drink. I think this is a good brew, and not a bad choice for $6.99 a bomber.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
sneagrams3 (2336) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - MAY 29, 2011
The Dan Journal #468. Tasted 4/1/11. Blind Imperial Stout Tasting, Fifth place winner of 9. North Coast Rasputin was the fourth place winner, but I have already taken notes on that beer and I wasn’t sure of the freshness. Pours opaque with a dark brown hue and a tan ring. Aromas raisins, chocolate and anise. Spicy with a decent alcohol kick. Full bodied with a rounded palate and a decent alcohol nuance. Thick and sticky palate with spicy and chocolate flavors. Nice roll of the palate with a lot of the dry and bitter. Hot but solid!


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