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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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 TheDean (785), MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/515/20
Jun 7, 2005  
What a beautiful beer, and a darn good one! enjoying this on my porch on a beautiful 80 degree day. Gottalove summer in the city.


 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
May 27, 2005  
Pours opaque black with a small tan foamy head. Currant and roast malt aromatics. Roasty malt nose, followed by fruit ester flavors with caramel. Slightly peaty smoke finish with cocoa accents.


 brewblackhole (1367), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 21, 2005    Updated: Mar 31, 2007
Had this on tap at Landmark. Big aroma, chocolate syrup and coffee,smooth creamy chocolate ,vanilla taste, distinct, but not full, pleasing chocolate cake aftertaste,not as bold or complex as the best Imperials but one of the biggest beers made by a Wisconsin brewer,who tend to stay on the timid side. I suspect the tap is much better than the bottle


 MIBRomeo (1962), Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
May 11, 2005  
pours a thick dark black w/ a small brown/tan head that laces slightly and dissapates quicly aroma is of big roastedness malty hints of coffee lightly hoppy w/ a light raisen scent. palate has some solid carbonation a little astringent only avg body. taste is of a bitter/sour hops and a little bit of a carmely very weakly roasted malt hints of raisens in the finish overall a decent beer from sprecher nothing world class


 1FastSTi (2551), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 11, 2005    Updated: Apr 10, 2008
Thanks Chuck for sharing this! A quickly dissipating creamy looking brown head atop a dark brown/black body. Molasses and roasted malts permeate the aroma. Very malty. Flavor is molasses or sorghum, honey, caramel, dark roasted malts with a hint of burnt malt. The palate is thick and bitter with a soft carbonation. This is a good local beer. Gee, I could walk to Sprecher if I really was up for it.


 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 20, 2005  
Black Coloring with Hot Chocolate Creamy Head. Malty Aroma with Wisps of Roasts. Creamy Mouthfeel...Nice Balanced Malt and Coffee Roast Background...Sweet Caramel Works Wonderful with the Creamy Feel Down Your Throat. Alcohol Warming Not Noticeable. Definitlly Not a Bad Boy Impy, But Makes Up For it In Balance and Drinkability. Very Nice.


 GrainBeltGuzzler (249), Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 30, 2005  
had this right after their irish stout and I can already see this will be a step up from the pour. although the head disapaites quickly to a film along the edge of the glass. richer smoother and thicker than the irish, a nice smooth hint of carmel and chocolate. probably not the best imperial stout out there, but this is a pretty solid beer which I wouldn’t hesitate to someone starting out in darker beers


 goldtwins (4078), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 25, 2005  
Poured black with a large tan head. Roasted malt aroma didn’t seem to lean in any one direction for particular aromas. Flavors of roasted malt, coffee, and a tangy finish. Medium bodied but seemed thin on flavor.



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