Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Escondido, California USA

Dark Brown Color with Tan Head. Dark Sweet Syrupy Malted Aroma. Nice Robust Coffee Roasts..Syrupy Sweet Mouthfeel...Flavor Notes of Chocolate, Vanilla, Balancing Hops...This Brew Has Got it All in the Right Places. All Around, A Wonderful Example of What an Impy Stout Should/Can Be About.

<i>Bottle (35 cl) from Systembolaget</i>. Black with a rich creamy beige head. Earthy, cellary roasted malt aroma, notes of burnt sugar, coffee, and dark berries.Full bodied, soft carbonation. Very well balanced, with an initial sweetness, and a dry and bitter finish.

A great russian imperial stout. very dark roasted malt flavor. Definately in my top 3 stouts. 22oz bottle

2008 bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Pours jet black with a dark brown medium head. Viscous. Aroma of mocha, anise, caramel, cola, smoke. Body is a bit on the thin side compared to the appearance. Taste is mocha, dried fruits and smoke. Not really anything interesting going on. Either a subpar batch or overrated.

Got this on Friday - thank you so much Loren, and had to wait until sunday, because my better half was away. Nearly drunk it by my own, but ok, I’m fair. (Why?) Wonderful Aroma: Chocolate, honey, blackberries, banana and coffee. Also after warming up liquorice. Nice black body, thick and syrupy with a little layer on it. Flavor knocked me over - oh why did I share this...it must be truly love. Wonderful Chocoate-flavor, just like my favorite Scharfenberger-Chocolate-Sauce. Also roasted coffee. It kicks your roof of the mouth and numbs your tongue as a sign of alcohol. It let you lick your lips the whole time, because they are numbed too,you wanna get every single drop of this beer. Pivo "That’s a Yogi_Beera-Beer!" Yeeeeh, right on pivo, true. And I haven’t given a 5.0 until now. If this beer doesn’t deserve a 5.0 no beer deserves it! Ahhh the RERATE makes it a 4.8 - but oh well! Thanks Saarlander for sending me one of my all time favorite beers! Pitch black, nice tan head. Roasted malt and chocolate nose. Smooth coffee taste, extra long lasting. Some tabacco too and crushed coffee beans. Nice!

Absolutely black opaque with a dark tan head that is about what you expect from the style. Alcohol is stronger on the nose than some of the other imperial stouts. Nice malty aroma with good cherry fruitiness under the alcohol bite. Taste is smooth, creamy. Milk chocolate, slight coffeeish hint with creaminess hints at Kahlua. Anise. Great beer.

Tap at the Archer Black with lasting brown head.Roasty chocolatey nose.Lots of malt, medium roast,light chocolate with Medium alcohol heat Chewy, sticks to your teeth

Pint - Eastside Club Tavern - Olympia, WA
Aroma – Huge Dark malt aroma. Thick with hops and a nice molasses backing.
Appearance – Dark Black color, Thick brown head and clear sure if you can see in the dark.
Flavor – Lots of Stout flavor huge dark malt build with lots of hops in the back of the flavor.
Palate – Great Mouthfeel, awesome texture with a nice stout dry finish.
Overall – One of the best beers I have ever had. Deep flavor. On tap this is the best. Not your everyday beer for the masses this is for the ones who love dark deep flavored beers.