Portsmouth Kate The Great Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Portsmouth Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

I wanted something special for my 400th rating so I choose this. 22 oz bottle served in my Smuttynose tulip. Pours a deep dark brown, almost black, with a brown 1/2" head. Nose is chocolate, heavily roasted malts and a strong alcohol odor, which gets stronger as thr brew warms. Thick, heavy palate with an oily mouthfeel. Flavor was cocoa, malts, bakers chocolate with a dark fruit background. Also a strong alcohol presence. Bitter, astringent finish. If you are not a fan of Impy Stouts, you may not like it. Consider yourself warned.

bottle thanks to urwatuh8 off BA site. Pours black with a thin light-brown head which dissipated quickly. Nose is of roast malt, cocoa and some alcohol. Taste was of chocolate, coffee and some dark fruit. Mouthfeel was thick and chewy, coating the mouth with yummy goodness. Truly delicious. Wish I had much more.

Bottle from MaltOMeal at the December Houston tasting. Thanks! Pours like solid black motor oil with an aroma of oaked raspberry cherry chocolate syrup and cocoa powder. Flavor is dark chocolate, coffee, and chocolate powder. Full and coating but light and tingly mouthfeel. Kate truly is great.

Bottle thanks to maltomeal at our Houston RB Impy Stout tasting. Poured black, opaque with a small black head. Nose of chocolate, dark malts, sweet but overall a lighter nose. Taste starts off alcoholly, but then smoothes out with chocolate, coffee, burnt malts. Dry on the end. Chewy with a nosy alcohol presence. Very nice beer.

<b>Bottle 660ml. at home.</b>
<i>[ Trade with tertons ].</i> Clear dark brown black color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, coffee notes, alcohol notes, metalic notes. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy and smooth, carbonation is soft. [150908]

22. Thanks, SuzyGreenberg! Jet black. Thick, creamy burnt tan head that sticks around. Very mild chocolatey nose. Creamy body a bit on the high side of medium. Woolly carb. Coffee, chocolate, a little bit of nut and caramel happening there as well on the mid-palate. Big flavor but no single note is predominant. A little bit boozy and watery on the finish, or it would score even higher.

22oz bottle shared thanks to Axilla. 2008 vintage. Poured a dark black color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, roast, dark fruits, vanilla, and licorice. Tastes of dark fruits, brown sugar, chocolate, caramel, toffee, roast, coffee, and light smoke.

Poured black with a thick tan head. Aroma was of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, caramel, and vanilla. Taste was of chocolate syrup, light notes of coffee, dark fruit, and roasted malts. Alcohol was well hidden. Mouthfeel was rich, and very sticky. The body was surprisingly light and creamy, making this much more drinkable than other imperial stouts.