Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout 3.77 200

Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout

	Percentile
	97
	overall

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Middlebury, Vermont USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
200	3.8/5.0	3.77/5.0	Special	10.6%	66.2	Snifter

Commercial Description:
We’re rolling out a new Imperial series with the first beer scheduled to release January ’09. These larger-than-life beers will be sold in 22 oz bottles and on draft. Brewed with more malts and more hops, these beers are big, bold, flavorful, and high-octane. The first in the series is a Russian Imperial Stout. The style was first brewed in England for the Russian Czar and it is the king of stouts. Plenty of big malt flavors- chocolate and roasted- and high alcohol with lower carbonation and mild hops. We brewed this beer with double the malts and four times the hops of regular stouts! Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout clocks in around 10% ABV- a beer to be savored responsibly. True to style, this beer will last for years so you may want to stock up on a few bottles for your cellar while it’s available.

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Braudog (3789), Dayton, Ohio, USA

4.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.6	9/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Jan 3, 2010

Bottle. I could mistakenly throw this out with the old engine from my 1998 Toyota -- thick and oily with a solid light brown head. The aroma is thick and creamy. This stout drinks quite easily for such a high gravity pour, full of sweet, dark fruit and beguiling bitter chocolate. Excellent. (#3788, 1/3/2010)

ksurkin (416), Norfolk, Virginia, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 2, 2010

22oz bomber, batch #2411, from once upon a vine south. pours a beautiful, viscous black with a thick, creamy dark tan head and lovely lacing. aroma is excellent with big roasted malts and dark chocolate with big notes of prune, fig, and ash with hints of burnt coffee grounds and soy. flavor is outstanding as well with massive roasted malts sweetened by chocolate and molasses backed by bitter coffee, smoke, and earthy hops with hints of vanilla and whiskey on the finish. palate is full-bodied, viscous and creamy on the tongue with mild carbonation and a long, roasted, bittersweet finish. overall, an unexpectedly delicious brew.

jb (1063), Rochester, New York, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 1, 2010

Beautiful, jet black, tan head, thick on the pour. Nose is cherry cola, dark chocolate, a little alcohol, some roastiness. Body feels a bit light for the style at 1st, but better as it warms and as you savor it. Chocolaty, hoppy, a bit dry for the style in the palate, also some oranges or something of that note I can’t identify on taste. This is very good, not great.

zdk (274), New York, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 1, 2010

My last beer of 2009. Pours black. Aroma of chocolate and molasses. Roasty malts, brown sugar and molasses. Strong hops, but not overpoweringly bitter. Finishes with some alcohol. Creamy, smooth mouthfell. This is very well balanced for a strong RIS (which I feel tend to overdue the bitter)

aracauna (2427), Georgia, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 30, 2009

This one definitely has diacetyl making this butter, chocolate and roast, but it works. It’s different, but it works.

Teege (129), Orlando, Florida, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Dec 29, 2009

22 oz bomber. Pours black/opaque. Pretty nice nose. Lots of coffee and roasted malts. The flavor is good but not particularly bold. Very creamy and smooth. Not half bad.

GodOfThunder (886), Orlando, Florida, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 29, 2009

Thanks to juiceisloose. Aroma lack richness. Flavor is solid. Lots of roast. Chocolate is kickin.

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