Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Iron Hill Newark
Style: Imperial Stout
Newark, Delaware USA

Pours black with only minimla head. Last year vintage purchased at the brewpub, and Expensive. Roasty malty aroma. First sip is good balance of roast and malt, but a few more gulps finds it satisfying though not complex. More medium mouthfeel, than the thickness expected. Above average carbonation.A good drink but only an average candidate in this style.

Sampled at RBSG 2006- Grand Tasting. Deep black with an ozone head. Incredible tingly palate with tremendous flavors of peat and hazelnut blended into a superb chewy chocolate backbone. Strongbad beer.

RBSG 06. Black with tan head, fading. Nose is rum raisin with roast and chocolates. THe flavor is burnt, prunes and molases. Medium/full body with a sticky texture.

shared by Cornboy at the heavyweight final open house. blackish body, dark tan head. deep coffee roasted malt aroma. flavor is roasted coffee malt, bourbon and sherry heat. thanks, cornboy!

Sampled at the RBSG ’06. Thanks to Whaleman for bringing this one to share. Black pour with a big creamy head of tan. Complex malt aroma with lots of chocolate and coffee that repeat in the flavor. Full bodied and smooth.

Rating from HWOH, although we also had some at BCTC. Pours a very dark black, with nice coating on the sides and a decent beige lasting head. Aroma is of fruity esters- plum, raisin,- along with a ton of deep dark roasted barley, some nice coffee hints and lots of chocolate. Some decent herbal hopiness but not nearly enough to overpower the big malt profile which I like. Flavor is thick and heavy with roast, chcocolate, toffee, fruit, rum, molasses, burnt malts, and a touch of dry smokey tobacco in the end along with a smooth bitterness. Very ncie mouthfeel and has a sharp roasted aftertaste which is really nice in this beer. Awesome impy stout.

Bottle at RBSG 2006. Black body, but did expect anything different? Nose is roasted, coffee-ish and has some dark chocolate notes. Taste is predominantly chocolate and coffee with some burnt oatmeal. Body is medium with a moderate carboantion feel. Finishes with roasty malts, chocolate and coffee-laden bitterness.

Bottle, 2006 RBSG, provided by whaleman (Thanks Dave!). Black pour with a little mahogany around the edges. Small thin ring of brown head. Very roasty aroma with a burnt character, notes of coffee, dark chocolate, and minimal alcohol. Great flavor, all of the roast and patent malt you want from an Imperial Stout, but not the alcohol burn. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation and an oily texture. Very well done. A nice Imperial Stout that comes in on the lighter end of the spectrum, making it very drinkabe.