Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

Thanks beerlando. Pours a nice dark black brew with little to no head. The aroma is a little off, sweet, soy sauce, a little thin coffee, not too hot. The flavor was thin, not too much substance, a little alcohol. The palate was fairly thin and a fair amount of carbonation. Not a big fan of this one.

Bottle. Poured black with an almost black head. Intensely malty aroma of molasses and dark chocolate. The flvor is very sweet malty licorice and molasses. The finish is a robust, thick, lingering flavor. Maybe a little too over the top for an imperial stout and lacking complexity. Will probbaly avoid this in the future.

Big 1 liter flip top labeled as Brewmaster’s Reserve. Very dark pour with huge brown head. Big on the chocolate and alcohol aromas. Flavor was not quite as nice. Chocolate came through once again in the flavor, but was accompanied by some bitterness that would have been better had it been a nice burnt malt type of bitterness. Not too bad, I was just expecting more after the aroma.

Bottle. (thx for sharing, Papsoe) Black body with a small, tan head. Burnt, dryish nose, quite heavy, with mocha and some alcoholl. Dry flavor, quite burnt, with some licorice, mocha and a little alcohol. Full, dry body. Mocha, dried fruits, roasted malt and licorice in the finish. Dangerously quaffable for an imperial stout. (071004)

Poured dark, but not thick and black like I expected. A little too bitter for this style I thought. I got sick of it after a while.

Bottle poured a nearly opaque dark brown with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of dark fruit, bitter chocolate, coffee, light vanilla and a hint of smoke. Palate was medium to full bodied and smooth. Flavors of bitter chocolate, vanilla, light licorice, light coffee and hints of dark fruit and smoke with a smooth lingering bittersweet finish.

Bottle from Discount Liquors, WI. After many disappointments I don’t expect much from Sprecher but I’m always interested in trying an Imperial Stout. Pours a dark brown black with a tall fluffy tan head that collapses slowly. Aroma is lots of roasted malts toffee chocolate caramel and vanilla underneath that roast. Surprisingly layered. Roasted malt flavors with lots of coffee, molasses, caramel, some chocolate, vanilla, and currants. The thin body is really one of the only disappointing factors here. Although not as imperial as other stouts, quite tasty still.

Pours a deep black color with a nice tan head.Aromas of chocolate,caramel,coffee and roasted malts. Flavor is of coffee and roasted malts with chocolate and vanilla notes.Body is a little thin for a impy,but very smooth. It hides its alcohol very well.Nice chocolate aftertaste with hints of licorice peaking through.