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Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout

Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Glendale, Wisconsin USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2633.52/5.03.5/5.0Winter7.9%26.3Snifter
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Commercial Description:
WINTER - This tremendously rich and thick stout uses a profusion of burnt and caramel malts. A massive mouthful of dark roasted malt and coffee flavors finishes with hints of licorice, fig and currant.<br /> 8.5 % pre 2008 Currently brewed at 7.9%
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 keoki182 (305), West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Apr 8, 2007  
Sprecher’s Russian Imperial Stout was a very nice treat after chewing my way through a witbier earlier in the night. Deep black sludgy pour with a mahogany rim of head around the glass. Good strong coffee aroma. Tasted like cocoa coffee and smoke. I would definitely enjoy more of this impy.


 Mrthirstyneck (341), Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 8, 2007  
good ipmy stout a little thin in flavor and aroma. smooth and drinkalbe but niothing really really stood out from anything else. pitch black and thick like oil. very little fizzy head. nice beer though just a bit bland for thr style try one today oh and GET SURLY


 Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 6, 2007  
Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of chocolate, caramel, coffee and hints of spices. Tastes of caramel, rich cocoa, dark fruit and hints of spices. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is sweet.


 chimpscampee (556), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/515/20
Apr 3, 2007  
I taste licorice and maybe the fig claimed in the finish but not the currant. Ashy burnt stale coffee malty smokiness. Acidic aftertaste. Head disappears.


 islay (470), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/512/20
Mar 27, 2007  
16 oz. bottle called "Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout" and labeled as 7.9% abv and with a very different label than the one shown. The Sprecher website (http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/beer.php?cat=3) lists the abv as 8.5%, but the year first brewed is listed as 1994. I’ll let the admins decide whether this is a new beer. <P>Aroma features coffee, sweet mocha, chocolate ice cream, and whipped cream scents. Pours an opaque dark brown / near black with an amber / brown hue and a small amount of short-lasting tan head. Dry, coffeeish flavor. Some sweetness emerges after multiple sips. Alcohol noticeable, as are the hops in limited quantities. Rather simple flavors, which is far from what I have come to expect from the imperial stout category. Burnt malt aftertaste. Light-bodied, which, again, is surprising given the style. Oily, lively, and frothy in the palate. <P>I have been very tough in my ratings lately, and I am making no exception for Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout. It’s not bad, but I’m trying not to give imperial stouts near raves based solely on their style.


 BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/55/103/511/20
Mar 24, 2007  
No nose, but very nice black color. Tasted like water with a little smoke. I think I’ll stick to their bourbon barrel offerings.


 JorisPPattyn (5155), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Mar 19, 2007  
Under the explicit name of Russian Imperial Stout Yellow-brown head, fast gone, over fully black beer. Very roasted/nearly burnt nose, a bit of carbon, and not too-sweet molasses. Sweet chocolate-like, roasted flavours, moccha. Soft, milder than your usual R.I.S. Full bodied, if less than usual R.I.S. Absolutely no burning in the MF, which is a touch of class. Smooth, velvety. A very good, milder, subtler and maybe more Caesarean Imperial Stout.


 tennisjoel (931), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 17, 2007  
Bottle is slightly different from the picture and this is listed as a Russian Imperial Stout (I assume it’s the same as the regular imperial stout). The usual, motor oil pour. Dark roasty notes, some licorice, plum, and chocolate as well. A little more carbonated feel on the tongue, not quite as smooth as some in this style. Warming as it goes down my throat. Somewhat simple flavor; not the complexity I expect in this style. Unfortunately this is below average for the style, not butchered though. However, price was a steal as my buddy got a 4 pack of these (16 oz.) beers for $3.99. So basically a buck for a 16 oz. Imperial Stout.



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