Barleys Alexanders Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Barleys Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Columbus, Ohio USA

Name: Alexander’s Russian Imperial Stout
Date: 11/07/1997
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

black, tan head, roasted malt aroma, rich roasted flavor, low apparent alcohol,
-------- /> Name: Alexander’s Russian Imperial Stout
Date: 07/06/2006
Mode: growler
Source: tasting

creamy body, rich roasted malt flavor, light bitterness
-------- /> Name: Alexander’s Russian Imperial Stout
Date: 08/03/2006
Mode: growler
Source: aa

frothy brown head, lots of lace, light coffee character,
-------- /> Name: Alexander’s Russian Imperial Stout
Date: 07/22/2007
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub smokehouse

black, wispy tan head, creamy body, rich roasted flavor is quite mild and subdued on cask, lots of dark chocolate showing up, way too easy drinking on cask

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

(No. 1) Creamy tan head atop red-black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, tobacco. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, raisin, some earthy. FInishes coffee/raisin. Medium-full body. Nice beer, but undistinguished for the style.

Growler acquired in trade with mcallister (thanks!). Poured a dark brown color with an averaged to larger sized tan head. Aromas of roast, light chocolate, some smoke, vanila, and coffee. Tastes follow suit. Bitter coffee finish. Body on the thin side. Lacing left on the glass. I actually found this to be on the weaker side for an Imperial Stout and would have pegged this one as a Stout.

Sampled from a growler shared by goldtwins on 7/2/06: Pours a nearly opaque dark brown with an airy, nicely-lacing dark tan head. Nice, mild caramel and dark fruity aroma has a light earthy hoppiness, but is overall pretty subdued. Body starts lightly sweet and caramely with some milk chocolate and toasted malt thinning considerably toward a blander earthy bittersweet finish. This one needs some more malt for body.

Growler... This beer rocks!... Pours very dark, sits black with a mid-sized, creamy, tan head. Decent retention. Smoky, chocolaty, coffee nose. The flavor is nicely hopped, balanced and very drinkable with offerings of dark, bittersweet chocolate, tons of roastiness and light acidity. Full-bodied and ultra-creamy with lively carbonation. Finishes chocolaty, acrid, then dry. Dangerously drinkable. Kudos to the ever generous boboski for supplying the growler!

Draught - Aroma of moderate toasted malt, caramel and coffee. Brown/black color with a light brown frizzy head. Full body creamy flavor with average finish. Very drinkable.

#24 of my Stouts of November. Thanks to the brewer Angelo for the fresh tasting before it is to be put on hand-pull. Opaque with a large frothy tan head and very good lace. Aroma hinted of molasses, chocolate, nutty and roasted malts, and winey. Touch of alcohol adds to the nose. The taste starts sweet with a nice twangy tone. Touch of berry and smoke gives this a nice complex taste. The finish a slightly bitter and woody. Dry yet full mouthfeel, slighty oily. This is a very nice Imperial that blends the best of the style. Recommended.

Growler from Trep. Poured a very drak brown/black color with a ruby tint. Big roasted malt aroma that is dominated by coffee. Decent flavor of roasted sweet malt. Not as much coffee as the aroma had. Sweet finsih.