Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Beautiful balance between hops and malt. Very pleasant citric hop presence as well as a nice and hard subtle coffee and slight chocolate malt match towards the citric hop oils. Spectacular balance.

Bottled, brought from the US by jerohen. Dark color, short off-white head. Aroma is strong of coffee and dark chocolat. Tastes the same, only slightly roasted. Very nice, but it lacks some complexity actually.

Opaque, dying head. In aroma roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, hops and raisins, very nice. Bitter flavour, roasted malts and liquorice. Thick mouthfeel. Lasting finish. Very nice.

Pours a dark chocolate brown with no light passing through except for the cola-colored edges. Small, off-white head diminishes quickly with moderate lacing. Rather sweet malty molasses smell for an RIS, with an underlying roasted chocolate and coffee aroma in the background. First taste is roasted coffee and chocolate which flows into the malty sweetness that dominated the smell. Finish is a pleasant roasted bitterness. Slightly more complex than the nose would suggest. Relatively creamy and smooth feel with only a hint of carbonation. Less abrasive and more drinkable than most stouts I’ve had. Overall, a very well balanced brew from Victory.

Bottle. Pitch black with a nice tan head. Smells and tastes of roasted malt, lots of hops and a little molasses and coffee. Slightly syrupy with a crisp, bitter finish. 9% abv is very well masked. Delicious!

On tap from Consumer’s...Pours oily black with a gorgeous mocha head that had a hint of red or orange to it. Smell had some hops, lots of coffee beans, and citrus. This IS had a HUGE hop character with lots of chocolate. Was also very roasty. The bitterness lingers for quite awhile, and some more malt and a bit of sweetness presents itself to balance it out better as it warms. Flavor would be a perfect 10 if the bitterness was toned down just a bit in favor of some more sweetness. Overall it was very delicious. I really like the name of this beer too...comes off the tongue nicely.

Bottle, 12 oz. Pitch black with a large, lasting, rocky tan head. Aroma of grapefruity hops. Oily slick with a slight hop biiter finish. World class!

A- Pours absolutely black, letting no light through. Big, 2 finger mocha head is present which fades to tons of lacing. S- My first impression is it smells very hoppy. Pine, Choclate, roasted malts and coffee. T- Taste is hoppy, with a big coffee flavor. Sort of a burnt taste is there that isnt overpowering. Slight mettalic aftertaste. M- Fairly light and very carbonated. D- This is very drinkable for a RIS. I found the hop presence to be enjoyable.