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Goose Island Russian Imperial Stout


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97
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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Goose Island Beer Company

Chicago, Illinois USA

bottled
available

on tap
common

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473.85/5.03.82/5.0Winter7.4%62.7 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Russian Imperial Stout is named for Catherine the Great’s love for this dark ale. Brewed with over 1000 pounds of malt, including Pale, Crystal, Victory, Chocolate, and roasted barley. This smooth rich brew is perfectly rounded off with a generous amount of hops. Served in a Snifter.

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 hopscotch (4358), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20

May 15, 2008  
Draft… DLD’08… Tar black ale with a mid-sized, creamy, well-tanned head. Good retention. Chocolate and molasses aroma. Full-bodied and chewy with soft carbonation. Robust… with balance. Sweet chocolate and bitter charcoal. Not a whole lot of heat. Finishes bittersweet (more bitter than sweet) with burnt chocolate and molasses.

 sneagrams3 (1318), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
May 19, 2008  
Tasted 4/30/08. Sampled from Clybourne brewpub. Dark and pitch hue. Tan head. Toasty aromas. Anise and fudge. Bitter. Full bodied and rich. Big palate. Vanilla and woody notes. Roasty with bitter coffee acidity. Solid big and overt. Totally the base for BCS.


 Rciesla (676), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 19, 2008  
Draft at Clybourn. Pours just like your jet black imperial stout expectations with a nice creamy tan head. Aroma is chocolate malt, earthy malt, etoh, oakiness, and caramel. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, chocolate, coffee, and some light etoh resembling a dark liquor. Really Good.


 Acknud (533), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 18, 2008  
Draft after DLD. Pours black with an off white head. Aroma is of chocolate malt and taste of some bubble-gum and vanilla.


 ajm (248), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
May 6, 2008  
It’s better than an above-average beer, but not than an above-average imperial stout. Very standard flavors done well, but no Bourbon County.




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