4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20Strong smell of blackened malt, hops and alcohol. Taste has anise - almost like raw anise root - as well as burnt bbq and some good musk, bitterness and a decent dose of sweetness. Pours thick with mocha head that disappears pretty quickly.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
Very appealing to the eye, if you enjoy a nice dark stout. Very boozy taste. Another great brew by Stone!
4.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bomber poured into snifter. Pours almost totally black with a dark tan head that dissipates into a thin rim along the top. Soapy lacing slides down the glass. Aroma is roasted malt, light coffee, and notable booze. Flavor is extremely well balanced: lots of roasty notes, char, and a long boozy finish with a warming sensation. No gimmicks here, just a delicious Russian imp stout that stands among the best I've tried. Putting one in the cellar ASAP
4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very glad to live somewhere this is available every Spring. Loved the Espresso version too. Solid beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I had underestimated this IRS from Stone. Wow, it’s excellent. Great aroma, strong flavors, good viscosity. A winner that I’ll happily buy again. This is for the "2013 Classic Release".
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
What a treat! Pours black as lava rock with a tan/brown head. Aroma is toasted, roasted, malts, and faint nutty notes. Taste is toasty, malts, nutty, faint raisin, and faint vanilla. The finish is complex with elements of smoothness (slightly herbal), creaminess, fruitiness (raisin mostly) and bitterness that intertwine into a delicious result. It almost has a deception of being faintly smokey... really nice. Really exceptional!
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Solid! Jet back. Dark cacao, decent hops, coffee, hint of smoke. Great IRS!
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Black as night, solid, tightly-bubbled, deep brown head. Much less robust of an aroma than I’d like; enough booze and malt to border on medicinal. The flavor is understated, and there is some bothersome medicinal presence that maintains into the palate... a palate that is WEAK for an impy stout. Overall, not enough for me to want to cheer for, and a few detrimental qualities that knock it down a notch. Maybe an off bottle; will revisit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Bruisin Ales. Pours black with a quarter inch of khaki foam. Slight roasted notes on the nose. Big dark,bitter chocolate on the tongue. Finishes clean. There’s a slight alcohol burn on the finish. Solid for style.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Chuck's. Great beer as always. Funny how I normally hold it up as a top example of an Imperial Stout but compared with Parabola and Nitro Old Rasputin, it lags behind in all categories. Still great stuff.
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4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap, pour at bricks. Silky black with cocoa head. Aroma is big rich malt, chocolate, burnt fig, some char. Taste is burnt malt, roasted oatmeal, vanilla, toffee. Super creamy body, perfect carbonation.
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