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Stone Imperial Russian Stout

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100
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
18154.22/5.04.21/5.0Spring10.8%98.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
"There's no question that Stone Imperial Stout is revered among enthusiasts," states Stone CEO Greg Koch. "I know, because I'm one of 'em and I can hardly wait for it to come out each year!" Some may think that a late Spring release for a special brew of this sort is an odd time for it to come out onto the market. Koch justifies this with the rationalization "What better than a warm time of year to come out with a brew that tastes great as it warms up!" That's because "ice cold" is certainly not the appropriate way to serve the beer. Nearly without exception, the darker, richer and more alcoholic a brew is, the warmer the serving temperature should be. The Stone Imperial Stout label describes the brew as being "intensely aromatic (notes of anise, black currants, coffee, roastiness and alcohol) and heavy on the palate...expect this mysterious brew to pour like used motor oil and taste even heavier! Serve at 55 degrees."
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derkaiser (24), Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/56/103/514/20
Jun 3, 2009  
A very beautiful in glass beer appearance wise. Even with its high alcohol content, you cant really taste it, which is rare for a heavy beer. I have had better similar beers, but I would try it again.


Dfonorow (31), New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/59/104/519/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Pours black with a very nice looking caramel brown head, although it quickly fades. The smell is very distinct of Imperial’s: chocolate, caramel, coffee, and very strong roasted malt. It tastes almost exactly as it smells but with more of a kick of coffee and maybe even black berries or black currant. Goes down relatively smooth with a nice bitter aftertaste of alcohol and roasted malt.


 noncaloric (605), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/517/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Black pour with a medium beige head. Good retention, spotty lace. Roasty aroma, smoke and licorice, with caramel thrown in. Flavor begins with a lot of roasted flavors, especially licorice, transitions through horehound and plums towards bitter chocolate and caramel. There’s a bit of butterscotch in the finish. Full bodied, very smooth, soft, sudsy, creamy on the palate. A wonderful swallow.


 JaBier (1171), Capital City, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Jun 1, 2009  
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.


 WakeandBake (424), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
May 30, 2009  
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.


 kwik-lime (218), London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/516/20
May 29, 2009  
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.


 WVHouseofBeer (357), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
May 29, 2009  
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.


livelaughlovep (96), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/105/512/20
May 28, 2009  
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.



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