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Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout

Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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100
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Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9954.36/5.04.35/5.0Spring13%99.7Snifter
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Commercial Description:
A Demonic Imperial Russian stout brewed with INTELLIGENTSIA coffee,vanilla, and molasses. NOW AVAILABLE in bottles!!! DarkLord is only available once a year at DarkLord Day April 26th -2008 ThreeFloydsBrewpub.

Vintage guide:

Red wax = 2004
Orange wax = 2005
Gold wax = 2006
Silver wax = 2007
Black wax = 2008
White wax = 2009
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Beerapprentice (111), Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
May 13, 2009  
2007 22 oz bottle courtesy of Adrian. Smells of vanilla extract, dark fruit, molasses, and brown sugar. Dark brown, almost black in colour. Looks like motor oil. Tastes of coffee, vanilla, dark fruit, molasses and alcohol. The taste was a bit of a letdown after someone built it up so much. Smooth taste/flavour. Got better with ever sip.


 ChrisThomson (378), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
May 10, 2009  
Totally lived up to it fame, and worth the trip to DLD 2009. Is thick and black with tons of complexity. Has roasted coffee, vanilla, plums with bitter finish. I need to try this one aginst some other Imp Stous soon.


 ajwilliams (118), , Indiana, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
May 10, 2009  
Dark and oily with no real head. Smooth as can be and velvety soft. Creamy molasses flavor with strong coffee and vanilla highlights. Lots of color left behind in the glass. Much sweeter than other imperial stouts, and very well balanced. Unique and deserving of its fame.


cexshun (57), Portage, Indiana, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
May 10, 2009    Updated: Jun 8, 2009
2008 bottle for breakfast on DLD 2009. Has a strong semi-sweet chocolate nose. Strong coffee tones and dark fruits. Black and opaque. Not a shred of light getting through. Dark tan head, thick and creamy leaving massive lace. Complex flavor of sweet chocolate, coffee, alcohol, roasted malt and maybe caramel. Completely coats the mouth. Perfect mouth feel like a milk shake. All imp stouts should have a mouth feel like this one!


 polomagnifico (532), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/518/20
May 10, 2009  
500th rating!! 2008 bottles courtesy of ygtbsm94 and lampeno420, cheers guys. Aroma has notes of coffee, dark chocolate, dried dark fruits, vanilla, and molasses. Black in the glass with a small mostly diminishing brown head that left little lace. Flavor is syrupy sweet and quite bitter on the finish. Palate is very full bodied and oily soft. I have been searching for this beer for years and years. This marks the end of a great beer quest.


 stefanje (937), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
May 9, 2009  
650 ml bottle at Toncatcher’s house, shared with Padrefan, Fordest and a few others. This was the black wax 2008, provided by Noblesquirrel via trade. Thanks man. Pours a high viscosity black with no head. The aroma is strong with licorice, plums, anise and burnt toast. The flavor is more of the same, lots of deep dark roasted malts, vanilla, dark fruits and black licorice. The finish is long and cloying. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, absolutely perfect. Overall: I can understand the appeal, and the hype, that this beer has garnered. It is quite good.


 Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
May 9, 2009  
Thick, pungent, deliscious. Rich, creamy, caustic, along wih a plethora of many other adjectives. My problem with this is the hype, I find it not worth it, primarity when considering Bell’s expdition stout. The head was too light and the viscosity to low. Aside from that, it is very bitter and increasingly smooth at it rides around in your glass. Flavor of over ripened bananas and rum cake. Thank you Daknole.


 AndyReynolds (280), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
May 9, 2009    Updated: Jun 16, 2009
2009 bottle. Pours a rich black with a thin tan head that does not go away. Aroma is strong with chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, and caramel. Notes of vanilla and molasses come out. The taste is intense! Every flavor comes at you at once as the thick beer coats your mouth. The finish is sweet and dry, but it leaves a bitter, coffee after taste. I am glad I went to DLD and will be there again next year.



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