Southampton Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Imperial Stout
Southampton, New York USA

Bottle, special thanks to danielcurtis81 for sharing on the eve of his wedding. Pours pitch black with thin fading beige head. Nose is rich molasses and raisins. Flavor is smooth, semi-thick, creamy dark chocolate/roasted malt, more molasses, hints of brown sugar and dark red fruit. Excellent complexion, this is truly magnificent.

Got this one from a trade, thanks bro! 2009 Vintage from a 750ml bottle, numbered 112 of 400. Here we go. Appearance is just perfect for this stout nerd, completely black, extremely thick and pillowy mocha colored head with great retention and lacing. Smell is of chocolate, smoke, earthy hops. Good. Taste is also good, not great..smoke, roasted malts, even a slight hop presence, nothing in the Yeti realm, but more than most. Again good, could use some age. Mouth is medium bodied and medium in carbonation. Would have preferred a little thicker. This is a good beer and I am happy to have the opportunity to try this one.

Pours viscous dark brown with a thin dark tan head. Huge nose of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and a slight hint of vinous fruits. Same in the big flavor with a creamy mouthfeel.

Bottle at the RBSG grand tasting. Dark brown head over a black body. Hoppy, piney and dark chocolate aroma. The flavor is an excellent balance of rich chocolatey malt and juicy hops. Full bodied and smooth. There were tons of good stouts opened at the tasting, but this rose to the top of the heap. Lovely stuff.

RBSG09 bottle courtesy of ??? at the grand tasting. Pours as close to black as possible. Dark brown highlights and a dark tan head. Aromas of fudge, semisweet chocolate, and roasted coffee. Fruity chocolate flavor, cherries and dark fruit, big roasted finish. Solid roasted bitterness, great RIS.

Bottle #247 of batch 2 A: Pours a nice dark brown with a small tan head. Very little retention and just a touch of lace manages to cling. S: Tons of roasted malt up front, with light coffee notes. Chocolate and mild dark fruit round things out. T: Nice blast of roasted malt up front. Coffee and chocolate dominate the middle. Dark fruit manages to push its way in as well near the finish. M: Medium in body, smooth, with good carbonation. D: It is simple for such a highly touted beer. It is still very tasty though, and dangerously drinkable for the style.

Thanks to Dickinsonbeer via Turd for this one! Oily black pour, tan head and thick drippy lace. Roast coffee and chocolate on the nose. Creamy mouth-feel & full bodied. Flavor is sweet but balanced out well by all the roast characteristics. Notable hints of chocolate, coffee, roast, hops, brown sugar

Bottle #247/450. Poured an opaque black. Nose is dark fruit, rich malts, some chocolate. Flavor is rich sweetness, but not cloying, candy sugary almost. Slight hop presence and some alcohol sweetness. Excellent offering.