Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout

Courtesy of Goldtwins <P> Strong aroma of raisin, dates, dark chocolate and cocoa. Deep black with a quickly receding mocha head. Fore is full of sweet stewed raisins, cramel malts, heavily sweetened and creamed coffee, lots of nutty notes and more dark fruits in the finish. More baltic porter/schwarzbier tasting than Imperial Stout, but very tasty.

Pours like reduced molasses. Tastes like coffee/toffee/chocolate/raisins/dates/nuts/burnt brown sugar/and roasted malt. Mouthfeel like sinuous liquid Texas tea, black gold...oil, that is! Wonderful!

This poured a small sized head of fine to large sized mostly lasting brown colored bubbles that left behind an excellent lacing. The body contained no visible carbonation, was opaque and black in color. Its aroma contained notes of mild vinous dark malt mild coffee mild roasted malt . Its mouth feel is initially tingly biting malt with a lingering slightly tingly vinous palate and a smooth aftertaste. Its flavor contained coffee vinuous dark beer brown malts notes and was very tasty. An excellent beer that I would buy again.

Bottle courtesy of StewardofGondor. Pours oily black with only a ring of bubbles. Aroma and flavor very muted. Aroma has some malt sweetness and that’s it. Flavor seems a little oxidized, only a tiny bit of chocolate and nothing else. A little sourness in the finish.

Pours with a black body. The head is light brown and large. The aroma is deep with chocolate and old coffee. There is also some vanilla and cherries. The taste has some dark chocolate and cherries. There is also some light roasted coffee. A little more fruit and less roast than other imperial stouts I have had, but I like the change. A medium mouthfeel that is a little sticky. Nicely done.

Sprecher’s best product, but that’s not saying much as all there beers are poor to average. Nice dark colour. Hints of chocolate and coffee in the aroma and in the initial taste. Body turns a bit flat and lifeless later, maybe partial oxidized, and leaves little after taste on the finish. Too sweet and not the right hop characteristic to be a "real" imperial stout.

Jet black color, the flavor has some roasty & lactic notes. This was an "all right" imperial stout, but nothing special

Bottle: Courtesy of Styles. Aroma is sweet chocolate and the slightest hint of coffee. Pours a dark brown with no transparency and a small tan head. Flavor is chocolate up front with a roasted coffee and very metallic finish. Even without the metal it’s still a below average Imperial Stout. With the metal it’s just plain bad.