Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a very thin light brown foamy head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma of black chocolate is pretty intense with some note of roasted malt. Taste is also a mix between some black chocolate and light roasted malt with some spicy notes. Body is a bit thin for the style with some low carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I thought this may lack some complexity but very enjoyable overall.

A very tasty imperial stout. Flavorful and strong with a balance of dark chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. A serious beer with a serious flavor.

Tallahassee, Fl. - Liquor Loft - 16 oz bottle. Pours a black tar color with a khaki colored head that sticks around for the whole pint. Nice aroma of dark bitter chocolate, coffee and some prunes. Flavor has some good day old coffee accents, some marshmallows, a bit of dried fruit. Mouthfeel is thick, creamy and rich. Very impressed - Sprecher took it up a notch on this one - very enjoyable drinkable impy stout.

[Bottle from April 08] Pours a thick very viscous black with a small tan fizzy froth. Very rich burnt roasty aroma with lots of dark creamy chocolate and some grassy notes with a light touch of soy. First taste is very bitter coffee and dark creamy chocolate, followed by some sweet burnt molasses and finishing with lasting sugary burnt coffee. Vague licorice aftertaste. Medium/full syrupy body on first taste followed quickly by lots of lively carbonation. Pretty tasty but a tad too burnt.

Pours a very thick dark brown color with a disappearing head. Nice aromas of roasted malts, coffee, and fig. The fig is very apparent in the taste and finishes with a smokey flavor. Full-bodied and sort of oily, but I still found it to be smooth and drinkable. Very good beer!

bottle. black pour with a medium sized light brown head that disappears completely. aroma of yeast and raisins. sweet cocoa taste with roasted earthy malts. also get some dark fruit, licorice and bitter chocolate flavors. medium texture. astringent vibe. pretty good.

blackish brown with a disapating tan head. aromas of cola, burnt espresso and a bit vegtle. Coffee flavors, a bit of carbonation (cola), and bitter chocolate.

16oz bottle. Pours a deep black with a thin but firm coffee-colored head. Aroma is rich and malty, dominated by chocolate, coffee, caramel, roasted malt, and wood. Taste is creamy and fairly full, with an opening of caramel, wood, and roasted malt giving way to a finish of sweet chocolate and coffee-like bitterness. A perfectly good imperial stout, if somewhat lacking in the complexity of its bigger brothers.