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Stone Imperial Russian Stout

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100
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bottled
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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 milljam (569), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Dec 29, 2008  
A pitch black beer, with a very oily pour. Decent chocolate brown head with good lacing. Huge coffee aroma, with underlying subtle hints of the chocolate malt. Also present in the aroma: alcohol (lite), dark fruits and the ever-present roasted malt. Flavor is at once sweet, with the chocolate and caramel/toffee-like malts, and roasted, with the dry bitter coffee and hops coming through. A fantastic stout!


 nuplastikk (1168), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/518/20
Dec 29, 2008    Updated: Dec 30, 2008
12oz bottle. Very subtle chocolate aroma with a touch of coffee. Pitch black color with a quickly dissipating mini-head. Smooth and sweet on the palate, very drinkable for the ABV. Roasty chocolate flavors dominates, but the whole beer remains semi-mellow for the style. Some subtle black currant or dark fruits notes in there deep. It really is exceptionally smooth, maybe one of the best balanced Imperial Stouts Ive had.


 hrking (108), Muncie, Indiana, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/510/104/519/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Not much to add here that hasnt been said in previous post. Awesome this one was a bottle I had back for 2 years and wow all I can say is lay these bad boys down to age and you will be VERY pleased. Not overly heavy on the mouth feel but just right. All the flavors seem to jump out especially as the brew warms. I had this one at just over celler temp. Dont drink these cold as it does not truly let the flavors come out like they are capable of . Nice roasted malts and chocolate a small touch of coffee not overly done in anything and all the flavors blend to form and intense drinkable experience you and expect going into a beer like this.Awesome


 trayns (240), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Dec 27, 2008    Updated: Feb 17, 2009
Solid Stout. Great bang for your buck. From a bottel, color, and palate are fantastic, head was a little weak. Worth a try.


 cgarvieuk (4171), Edinburgh, Scotland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting ... Deep black ... smokey roast malts ... quite thin compaired to others ... lots of roast malts and again lots of coffee... Again a pretty decent beer but a poorer example of the Imp Stout , that may have scored higher if tasted on its own but in comparison to other at toms tasting, just didnt hit the mark. ... TK 2 Bottle at home Since a few of the UK crowd seem to be having this tonight :-] ... Wow this is much better than my original rating and does indeed score higher on its own... though i had that along side Darklord and ALesmith IRS. wasnt over much impressed with this or Alesmith as Darklord for me was the top of the three by a long shot... However having this in isolation is really showing its own strengths ... deep black ... rich chocolate roast malts and little chalk dust in nose ... smooth chocolate malts ... little alcohol ... big roast ... little licorice


 Nightfall (647), Athens, Greece
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Dec 22, 2008  
Bottle from Utobeer. i;m already sorry that I couldnt carry more bottles of this (since my bug was already full and extremely overweight). Pitch black with brownish head. Coffee dominates the aroma with hints of roasted malt,some chocolate and vanilla. Sweet tastes of coffee,chocolate, dried prunes,raisins,some licorice and anise. Wow. Very complex but drinkable. Fantastic


 TheJollyOne (204), Kofu, Japan
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Dec 18, 2008    Updated: Dec 20, 2008
Dear gods - does it get any better than this? Poured a thick black as coal body with very little carbonation or head. Smell of cookie, molasses, coffee, and alcohol. The taste is to die for: Bitter chocolate, coffee, nuts and all roasted in with the malts. The alcohol is present and delightfully balanced.Very thick on the palate, sight fizz and a long coffee finish. Gaze out the window as the darkness falls with the snow. Amazing


aaronphazel (16), Missouri, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Dec 17, 2008  
22oz bomber. almost perfect imperial stout. huge flavor. would love to try cellared.



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