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RATINGS: 328   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
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Brewed in the style of a Russian Imperial Stout. Strong, chocolatety and aggressively hopped with finest English hops.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MilkmanDan (1943) - Eagan, USA - SEP 23, 2007
Deep black, brown and blood red head. Coffee roasts, some licorice, a bit nutty. Thick enough. It’s generically imperial stout-ish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
mar (3725) - Dallas, Texas, USA - MAY 25, 2012
Bottle shared at brew riot. Pitch black with a khaki head. Nose is roasted malts, chocolate, and syrup. Nice on the palate, great chocolate flavor, roasted finish, rather enjoyale for being out in the sun all day.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jcartamdg (256) - Spring Hill, Florida, USA - MAY 22, 2012
Poured into my bruery tulip. Nice, two finger head stays with the drink with very nice lacing. Aroma of smokey coffee and sweet fruits. Taste follows the nose, a little to toasty, I’m loving the fruits, nice change in an impy stout. Mouthfeel is solid. Pretty good, under the radar stout!!!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Jow (905) - New York, USA - MAY 15, 2012
Bottle to get through Tuesday evening. Pours jet black with fluffy head really pleasant looking. Nose of chocolate and dark fruits. Tastes of bitter dark chocolate, blackberries, licorice, toffee, and resin. Great carbonation very drinkable impy stout

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Hammy78 (490) - Dundas, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 19, 2012
Bottle purchased at "Beers of the World" in Rochester New York. Pours a motoroil like colour, completely opaque, khaki head and waves of lacing. Smells really malty, caramelized malt, some chocolate. Tastes bitter and malty of course, most certainly dark chocolate, its got a cola like mouth feel to it. Interesting.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
wedgie9 (1441) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 29, 2012
Tasted on 1/28/12 from a capped bomber bottle obtained in a trade. Pours a nearly black dark brown with an average, rocky, tan head that slowly recedes to rocky lace. The nose is darkly roasted coffee with some dark chocolate, and a pretty strange burnt plastic aroma. The flavor is pretty much the same, with a bit of a lightly smokey note. The body is full with average carbonation and a long coffee and burnt plastic finish with some bitterness.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
kenwall17 (195) - new york, New York, USA - JAN 15, 2012
Poured from a large bottle. Dark with thin head. A little more chocolate than roasted malt. Pretty nice.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
TheJester (1268) - Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 26, 2011
650 mL bottle. Black with a nice, sticky, beige head. Smells British, not American, if that makes sense. Earthy hops, no booze, not huge. Taste is pretty much the same. I don’t mean to make this sound like a bad thing. It’s a solid stout, with lots of chocolate and a herbal touch from the hops. Alcohol is very well hidden.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
arone12 (776) - Maryland, USA - DEC 14, 2011
Weee my team won tonight! Time for a celebratory drink! Pours a black color with a rich brown head. Huge blasts of chocolate and hops in the aroma. Taste is very chocolatey with a burnt coffee aftertaste. Some nutty flavors as well. This beer is from syracuse which is awesome. Go ’Cuse!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
AirForceHops (1118) - Epping, New Hampshire, USA - NOV 23, 2011
22 oz. bottle aged 1 year 3 weeks. Purchased @ Table and Vine, West Springfield, MA for $8.99. Typical poor into a snifter. Nose has roasted malt, dark fruit and slight booze. Flavor is similar but a has a pronounced lingering dark fruit. BIG raisin or a prune like dark fruit. (Maybe from the age) You can pick up the English hops when warm. The body is in the medium range. High drinkability, I finished the bomber with ease. I only picked up the ABV slightly after it reached room temp. Well worth a try!

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
bhensonb (7598) - Woodland, California, USA - AUG 14, 2011
Bomber from Half Time. Pours quite black with a 3 finger foamy/creamy tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate with some hoppy/veg notes. Full body. Flavor is chocolate, dark fruit, residue of burnt malt/ashy, and some mouth grabbing bitterness, buffered by what seems to be a touch of treacle. I’m also thinking this has floral, but the flavor is so strong and complex it’s hard to be sure. Anyway, if it’s an Impy Stout you want, with no frills and silliness, this is a very good choice.


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