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Imperial stouts are usually extremely dark brown to black in color with flavors that are intensely malty, deeply roasted and sometimes with accents of dark fruit (raisin, fig) or milk sourness. The bitterness is typically medium and often the low sie of that. Imperial stouts are strong and often exceed 8% by volume.
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6  Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout4.311519  
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8  Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Apple Brandy Barrel-aged4.30155  
9  Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)4.30259  
10  Founders Backstage Series #2: CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)  R 4.29532  
11  Bells Expedition Stout4.292446  
12  Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout4.28642  
13  Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)4.271525  
14  Cigar City Final Push Imperial Stout4.27140  
15  Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Stranahan’s Whiskey Barrel-aged   R 4.2690  
16  Närke Stormaktsporter  R 4.25341  
17  Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel-aged  R 4.23143  
18  Goose Island Bourbon County Stout4.222041  
19  Surly Darkness4.21804  
20  Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel4.211116  
21  AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)4.21156  
22  Deschutes The Abyss4.211239  
23  Närke Konjaks! Stormaktsporter  R 4.21158  
24  Stone Imperial Russian Stout4.202583  
25  Mikkeller X Imperial Stout 2006/20134.2098  

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