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Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

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10096
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 2626   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.02   EST. CALORIES: 273   ABV: 9.1%
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With a huge, Pacific Northwest hop aroma & character upfront, Storm King subsides into massive, roast malt complexity. More flavor than mere words can adequately describe. Rich and substantial, it will warm your heart.


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4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Mrnoluv (39) - long beach, California, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Aroma is coco, little vanilla almost vanilla extract, roasted coffee bean, no light comes through pitch black dark, light head, bitter aftertastes, smokey taste, at charcoal/cofffee/bitter palate. I just wish it had a little more sweetness to match the bitterness, that could be achieved with a little more ABV, this one needs to be a 10-10.5 imo. Great beer, just a little more kick, sweetness and it is up there with the best bitter stouts.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kcorum10 (83) - Arizona, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Pours black with cream colored head. Has flavors of a mild hop bitterness up front with a toasted malt finish with hints of coffee.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
deaconmike (56) - Roswell, USA - MAY 8, 2013
On tap at Taco Mac. I’m an IPA guy, so this was right up my alley. Plenty of hops in this imperial stout. The aroma is somewhat subdued - roast, chocolate, coffee. The hops dominate the taste. If you are looking for sweet, caramel maltiness, look somewhere else. Nice smooth, drinkable brew. I’ll be back! Another great offering from Victory.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Steverus0 (68) - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA - MAY 5, 2013
A hoppy stout!? Plenty of character, the hops on the front of the palate somehow balance with the toasted malts. Opens up like an IPA and closes out like a coffee stout, I suppose that I'll have to keep drinking to be sure what I think here... Yup, still "experimenting"... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Superman75 (3) - - MAY 3, 2013 does not count
Kolsvart o krämig med enormt stor smak, bland dom bästa imperial................... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Danyel (179) - Colorado, USA - MAY 2, 2013
Bottle. Pours very dark, tan head. Smells roasty. Tastes like coffee, roasty, slightly bitter, creamy. Full, heavy. Good.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Campy877 (58) - Michigan, USA - MAY 2, 2013
Bottle. Pours a deep rich brown with a surprisingly thin head. Very strong hops on tip of the tongue and rich malt finish. Very tasty and not Guinness heavy. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
ronaldtheriot (778) - Laplace, Louisiana, USA - APR 30, 2013
Victory Storm King Imperial Stout has a medium, creamy, heavy-bodied, beige head and a very dark brown appearance. The aroma is astringent, harsh, dark-roasted, chocolate, and coffee- wonderful! Taste is of the same, with black cherries, a ghost of licorice, and black bread crust- awesome! Mouthfeel is heavy and thick, and Storm King finishes powdery, sweet, and dense. Overall, this is an epic beer. Just so wonderful! I beg you to get it. RJT

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
AndySnow (1178) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 25, 2013
Bottle at Monk’s Sveavägen. Black colour with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee. Flavour is roasted malt, coffee, alcohol.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DuffMan (5183) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - APR 24, 2013
On tap @ Radio Maria. Near black, scant beige head. Aroma is equally divided between roast and oily hops, intense. Plenty of black malt on the palate, ashy and acrid, some anise, bitter bakers chocolate. Finishes with a blast of hops, white grapefruit rind, bitter and dry. Big and bold, a little too bitter for my tastes.


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