Stone Imperial Russian Stout

12oz bottle, 2008. Pours black with a medium light brown head. Chocolate malt aroma with some licorice and alcohol. Chocolate flavor up front followed by vanilla and alcohol with a dry coffee finish. Outstanding.

Bottle , bottled in the Spring of 2008,thanks to CaryTheDude. A thick oily black pour with a medium sized brown head. Aroma of roasted barley,charred malt,molasis,coffee and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is huge,malty sweet,some coffee,anise,smoke,dark roasted barley,and rasins, a smooth creamy mouthfeel,soft carbonation,lots of sticky lacing, with a slightly bitter coffee/alcohol burn finish. Another very good brew from Stone.

Pours incredibly dark with a slightlylt frothy off-white head. Chocoloatey-coffee flavour along with roasted malts that hides the alcohol surprisingly well. This is good stuff.

Poured pitch black with the characteristic off white head expected of a good Imperial Russian Stout, although it could have used a little more. This beer tastes great, with a strong coffee flavor. This is a great beer and would recommend trying it.

I don’t think porters and stouts when I think of Stone, that said, this is a very nice offering. True to Stone’s style, this is a well-hopped stout, hints of resin and pine in the nose and yes, Pipper, a bit of fish.
Taste is chocolate malts, caramel, toast, nut and a hint of coffee. Hint of resinous hops, alcohol bite and anise, silky smooth. Only wish I could have drank this a little warmer. Should have carried it around longer.
Sampled at Rozi’s Wine & Liquor, Stone Tasting Event, Lakewood, OH.

Sample at Rozi’s Wine House at Stone Brewing Co. event. This was one of their cellar releases, a 2006. Poured thick very dark brown, light coffee colored head and a dark coffee/roasted warm and slightly fishy but enjoyable aroma. Some spotted lace but quickly diminishing head. Not overpowering, very mellow with a silky mouth feel. Found this to be the best on offer from the Stone selection offered at the event.

Bottle@Home. Strong aroma of chocolate and coffee, very malty as well. Pitch black, brown head, good lace. Sweet, chocolate, licorice, very malty, light bitter. Full and warming. Very flavourful, great balance.

Bottle - pours black as black can get with a lingering brown head. Nose is mostly coffee and with hints of cocoa. Very smooth stout. If I can say anything about this beer it’s that it truly is better served a little warm. I poured mine just under 40, after about 20 minutes it has a different taste. Strong bitter coffee taste with hints of alcohol. The aftertaste lingers a little longer as it warms. This is a nice finisher to a meal.