Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Iron Hill Newark
Style: Imperial Stout
Newark, Delaware USA

Lots of chocolate and coffee with some slight hops in the aroma.Pours black with a slight tan head.This one has a smooth chocolate and coffee flavor.Full mouthfeel with a big roasted coffee finish.

Bottle courtesy of jasonmech77 shared at C-Bus 6: Pours a nice shade of black with an off white head. Aroma, a soft chocolate nose, with a bit of coffee, and some slight hops. Flavor, chocolate, coffee, some brown sugar, lots of roasted malt notes, and a bit of an earthy roasty bitterness. Good stuff.

Lots of chocolate and a lvery light hop presence are detectable in the nose. Stout-like appearance. Full palate lies under full chocolate falvors with plenty of roasted malt. Lots of flavor, and a great palate makes for a realy good stout.

Outstanding imperial stout, syrup-like body, very thick, heavy dark brown head, black color, cannot see through this beer, nose full of dark chocolate, dark roasted coffee, chocolate syrup & just a hint of alcohol, very smooth & dangerously drinkable, lightly sweet body of flavors that included notes of whiskey, dark chocolate, coffee, slightly bitter hops & a subtle hint of warmness from the alcohol, velvety finish with more notes of chocolate, hops & a bit more alcohol, this is more worthy of the $20 per bottle price, this is one awesome stout

I had this one at P-ville. The pour is onyx with a tan head. The aroma was heavily roasty malty, with a big chocoff smell, plus some molasses and nuts. The palate was dense, complex, very flavorful, with initial roasty dark patent malt giving way to chocoff, slight molasses, and some mild walnutty hints. This one is outstanding!
Earlier Rating: 5/16/2005 Total Score: 5
Rerate from a fresh 750 ml bottle at the North Wales location. The bottle cost me $18.50, and it was worth every penny. Obsidian pour with dark tan head. Aroma of chocoff, roast malt, big molasses and figs. Dense, firm, smooth palate with taste hints of chocoff, molasses, and slight rauchiness. Tons of complexity. Up there with the ultimate big boys of impy stoutdom. Excellent!

Courtesy boboski. Black, brown edges, small tan head. Big time roasty, bittersweet chocolate. Lots of rich caramel/milk chocolate, like a caramello candy bar. Subtle whole coffee beans and dried dark fruits, similar to more mild currants. Hints of burntness, also. Full body, smooth. Very good.

750 mL bottle. Black, with a small and quickly diminishing light brown head. Mild nose. Fairly nice flavor profile. Not very complex. I remember liking this much more at gabf 05.

growler shared. Dark brown with some red highlights near the bottom of the glass, shouldn’t this be used motor black? Aroma is chocolate, coffee, toffee. Taste is alot of roast and chocolate, roast becomes astringent with a lasting bitter finish. A bit thin on the palate, but the roast seems to cover it up enough. Good beer but I’ve had much better RIS’s.