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Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout 3.5 266

Sprecher Russian Imperial Stout

Percentile
88
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2663.52/5.03.5/5.0Winter7.9%27.3Snifter
Commercial Description:
WINTER - This tremendously rich and thick stout uses a profusion of burnt and caramel malts. A massive mouthful of dark roasted malt and coffee flavors finishes with hints of licorice, fig and currant.<br /> 8.5 % pre 2008 Currently brewed at 7.9%
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 Suttree (2742), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Sep 16, 2007  
Black, brown head. Aroma is kind of like blackberries covered in dark chocolate. Really smooth and creamy. Really appealing flavors of coffee, tobacco, prune, plus some chocolate and other mild fruity flavors. Very little alcohol noticed. Very satisfying.


 Ibrew2or3 (2766), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Purchased in a variety pack at Beverage Castle in Tampa. Dark black pour with deep light brown head. The aroma is burnt malts followed quickly by fruity sweet Concord jelly, dates, fudge brownies and coffee. The taste begins like the aroma with mild roasted to burnt malts that quickly turn sweeter with the aid of dark fruitiness and hints of molasses. Toward the finish the burnt malts are joined by coffee, sweet caramel candy and dark chocolate. Very nice.


 clingman71 (261), Centerville, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Sep 10, 2007  
Bottle. Pours very deep dark brown with a thick light brown head. Aroma of coffee, but not all that strong of aroma. The flavor is coffee-like with some cocoa flavor that you expect from the style. Over all though this beer is lacking a little for an Imperial Stout. It just isn’t big enough, but it is solid.


 AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2007  
Very dark brown, almost black in color. A little froth around the outside of the glass. Smell is mostly coffee with subtle hints of chocolate showing up here and there. Taste is the same, except for some kind of "heavy water" taste. Mouthfeel is medium with decent carbonation. A solid offering.


 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Sep 6, 2007  
Pours a murky black with a small tan head.Lots of roastedness and coffe on the nose. Flavor is espresso, chocolate and that slight metal tinge that pops up once in awhile.Finish was slightly coffee bitterness.


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 30, 2007  
Thanks to Hopscotch. Black pour, small almond head. Aroma is soy and espesso. Flavor is espresso, chocolate, and roasted malts. Coffee aftertaste with some chalkiness as well. Very well balanced, creamy thick mouthfeel and easy to drink, too easy. Hop bitterness is there lending to more chalkiness. It has a good flavor but bad aftertaste.


 csbosox (1082), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 19, 2007  
7.9%ABV Aroma of coffee, cocoa, chocolate, and fruitiness. Pours nearly black with a one fingered, khaki head. Flavor is sweet cream, cocoa, espresso, with a nice roastiness. The beer has enough bitterness & tanginess to finish somewhat balanced, but still a touch on the sweet side. Nice mouthfeel. Certainly not a top tier imperial stout, but it is a nice sipper.


 Theis (3771), Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/515/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Bottle - Tasting at Plan B. Black - light brown head. Aroma: Dark fryits, raisins, berries. Taste: Dark fruits, burned, roasted, sweetness, licorice, chokolate. Thin body & finish !!



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