TopherJackson (26), Houston, Texas, USA
Jul 19, 2009 Pours thick and black with very this tan head. Chocolaty and malty.with a bitter finish. Really good stuff.
thorongil2 (54), , Ontario, Canada
Jul 18, 2009 (bottle) black colour; aroma of coffee and bitter chocolate; flavours of molasses, bit of coffee, very complex; small, short lasting tan head; excellent sweet/bitter balance; well hidden alcohol
Ferociousaurus (35), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Jul 18, 2009 Pour is black and syrupy, with a nice brown head and retention. Nose is very roasty—mostly coffee. Taste is much the same—strong as hell, roasted coffee and strong lingering alcohol. Super strong, super tasty brew—super super super good, but a little tough to drink.
possumjc (99), Charleston - Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Jul 17, 2009 Pours a thick black. Wonderful roasty sweet aroma which tricks you into thinking it will be sweet. It’s not! Lots of coffee flavor with hints of alcohol. Nice and smooth on the palate. Very warm going down the hatch. A really, really good beer.
 yesyouam (587), Fairport, New York, USA
Jul 15, 2009 Stone Imperial Russian Stout is a pitch black ale with a huge, fluffy brown head that has some oily bubbles on it. The head retention is incredible. It leaves huge, thick sheets with sip lines on the glass. The aroma is roasty and slightly sweet. There are notes of coffee, caramel, chocolate, alcohol and grass. It is thick, full bodied, heavy and smooth. The finish is dry and acidic. The flavor is roasty and has notes of salmiakki and coffee. It’s not very sweet. The finish is medicinal and alcoholic. There is a lingering aftertaste of salmiakki. It’s a pretty darn good beer.
DJMonarch (5966), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Jul 15, 2009 From the Bottle at Tom’s Ultimate Glasgow Tasting, Blackfriars 01/12/2007
Strong slightly sweet aroma. Small tan head. Black and rich on the palate with lots of alcohol present. A little bitterness in a crisp warming finish.
Botnik (101), Carrollton, Texas, USA
Jul 13, 2009 22oz bottle, Black with a creamy brown head, rich smooth flavor. Everything an Imperial Stout ought to be. Unable to find it in Texas until very recently.
astrofrk (218), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 11, 2009 Deep Black.
Long, brown head.
Aroma: Coffee, dark chocolate.
Flavor: Espresso, smoke, berries, complex. Nice flavor.
Smoked coffee finish. The coffee bitterness lasts forever. Wow!
This is the best stout I have found in Knoxville. It has the hop attitude found in any Stone with a quality no one can match. Yet, it keeps telling me: "I am a true Stout that will beat your brains in and MAKE you like it!" I am truely impressed.
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