Southampton Imperial Russian Stout

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

To celebrate my rating number 11,900, I enter this top-50 beer, thanks to MaxxDaddy and jessbnjess for bringing it to Denmark and sharing. A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt and chocolate as well as medium notes of sweet malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as medium notes of sweet malt and chocolate, leading to a dry and very roasted finish where notes of dark bitter chocolate lingers.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of MaxxDaddy/jessbnjess. Pours opaque black with a dense and creamy, light brown jead. Fat and rich aroma of burned malts. The body is solid with plenty of hard roasted malts. Ends on a very malt bitter note. A very solid Imperial Stout indeed, just needs some more personality to be way up there with the big ones. 220308

75 cL bottle, thanks to MaxxDaddy. 2008 version. Pours dark brown to black with a chocolate brown and with a lacing white head. Roasted malt aroma. Smooth roasted malt and chocolate. Smooth roasted finish with a light chocolate note. Dry roasted bitterness into the finish. Goes into a distinct roasted acidic flavour in the far finish.

Bottled, thanks Marsblursi! Realy black, dense beige creamy head. Yeasty chocolatey aroma. Medium sweet with chocolate sauce covering licorice. Salty and near full bodied with rounded grainy mouthfeel. Finishes with concentrated licorice and lingering sweetness.

Bottle 75cl. [ Courtesy of cgarvieuk ]. Clear dark black color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, licorice, tobaco. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (260708)

Date: 05/24/2008
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: black, fine dark tan head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate aroma with a dark fruity sweetness and light roasted,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, nice milky sweetness, balancing roastedness, lasting bitter finish follows the roasted character,

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

[To celebrate my 1000th rating - Courtesy of MaxxDaddy and jessbnjess] Black with large light brown head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, coffee, pumpernickel and bitter chocolate notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, coffee, bitter chocolate and vanilla.

(22oz bottle, vintage 2005, thanks Barry) Medium dark brown head atop an oily black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, rich chocolate, espresso, some roast, light vanilla. Taste is moderately sweet, roasty chococoffee, some lactose. Some hops in the background lend a semblance of balance, but truly this is about the malts. Smooth medium-full body that holds the alcohol quite well -- I was amazed at how quickly I downed this one.