Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout

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

RBSG 06. Black with tan head, fading. Nose is rum raisin with roast and chocolates. THe flavor is burnt, prunes and molases. Medium/full body with a sticky texture.

Pours a deep brown color with a brown head. Aroma is caramel, toffee, molasses, coffee, a hint of spruce, chocolate, and some alcohol. Flavor is malty, roasty, chocolate, coffee, tobacco, and roasty molasses finish.

Now THIS is how I like my imperial stouts! Decent roasty aroma. Quite well hopped, as it should be! Bitterness fades to roastiness in the taste, some coffee. Appropriate alcohol in the finish. Mouthfeel is subtle, creamy, and soft. Reminds me of DM’s Imperial. Great beer by Iron Hill!

2004 GABF. Very dark brown body, not much head. Dry, malty aroma with a touch of fig. Chocolate coffee in the flavor along with some fruity yeast in the finish. Stomach-warming alcohol. A solid impy stout.

Bottle from Sean. Thanks man! I have seen this one before and I think at one point I had it on my wanted list, but regardless, the Salad Tosser himself (Sean), went there and got me one of these bad boys. Pours out black with a tan head - no shock there. Smell is full of roasted malts and coffee, some chocolate, a touch of hops too. Very fresh smelling. Really good. Taste is thick with the consistency of motor oil. A nice fresh hop kick is in this, proving that this beer is ready to drink from the tanks. Chocolate and coffee are abound, with no presence of alcohol at all. A really good beer that I wish was a little easier to come by.

An absolutely awesome 750 ml bottle thanks to emacgee. Pours a very dark brown color with a large brown head. The aroma is great; loads of roasted malts, dark fruit, molasses, cocoa, loads of malts. The flavor is similar; lots of roasted malts, sweet molasses, cocoa, chocolates, light bitter hops, full of flavor. Very good. I’ve had a lot of Imperial Stouts, and I never get tired of beers like this. Awesome. Drank after the Penguins victory for the Stanley Cup!!

(super thanks to hopdog for a bottle of this hard to get brew)this imperial stout poured a nice black body with a creamy 1/2 inch dark brown head.as the head sat it left very nice lacing on the sides of the glass.my nose picked up a mix of bitter coffee grounds,chocolate,and roasted malts.the flavor was a super tastey mix of coffee,chocolate,smoke,liquorice,and roasted malts.the mouthfeel was on the medium side and the flavors all melted together well.this is an outstanding impy for sure.

I have a few bottles at home, but I always miss it on tap - so when it was back on at North Wales I jumped. Nice blackish color with a light head. Aroma is roasty, nutty, and has some nice dark chocolate and coffee essence. Flavor is very roasty, toasty, and good. Lots of dark coffee, dark chocolate, and goodness here. Nice, tingly mouthfeel. Of the Imperial stouts I’ve had lately 10-Fidy is the one that comes to mind. Tasty fresh, I can’t wait to try my 06 bottle.