Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Escondido, California USA

A pitch black beer with a chocolate brown head. The aroma is totally dominated by coffee, with hints of chocolate and roasted malt in the background. The flavor is sweet with notes of coffee, chocolate, wood, and some hops - and a very dry roasted coffee end.

(Bottle 65 cl) Comes as "Stone Imperial Stout" at 10.8% ABV in a "Limited Early Summer 2005 Release".
Opaque, pitch black beer with a creamy, dark brown head. Very complex aroma of dried fruits and roasted malts. Very full body with plenty of roasted malt and dried fruit. Extremely complex and refined brew with only a moderate bitterness. 160106 and 070907

Black as coal. Complex aroma with loads of licorice, some coffee, and a surprising hint of red berries. Thick adn salty mouthfeel, loads of chewy malts. Huge, but tdoesn’t get overpowering or cloying. Finishes malt sweet with good bitterness. Really balanced for such a huge beer. Thanks Gusler!

Blind tasting at sk8vikings porter / stout tasting, beer no 31. Pours deep brown/black with a lacing head. Raisin sweet and dried aroma. Dried fruit flavour, sweet and slight alcoholic. Dry and slight roasted malty finish.

Bottle. [ Courtesy of kmweaver ] Dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, dark chocolate, moderate hoppy, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily / creamy, carbonation is soft to flat, finsh feel is light to moderate alcoholic. ;o)) (261007)

Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Alcohol and roasted malt in aroma. Flavour is sweet malty with weak roast. Kind of soapy hints in flavour too. Smoky aftertaste.

Bottle. Black coloured with a beige head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and liquorice with roasted notes. Roasted flavour with lots of coffee, chocolate and hops. Fantastic !

Name: IRS
Date: October 15, 2000
Mode: Bottle
Source: Norm’s, DC
Vintage: 2000
Appearance: black, thin tan head
Aroma: roasted malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor followed by an alcoholic burn, lingering malt finish, just OK, which is disapointing for stone

Name: IRS
Date: March 17, 2006
Vintage: 2001
Aroma: sweet alcoholic aroma with a touch of roasted
Body: thin body
Flavor: lots of sweet roasted flavor, nice fruity character, lots of sweet licorish

Name: IRS
Date: March 17, 2006
Vintage: 2002
sour milk

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4

Name: IRS
Date: October 12, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Falling Rock
Vintage: 2003
Appearance: black, wispy brown head, scattered lace
Aroma: sweet roasted and dark chocolate aroma with a hint of dark fruit
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, lots of roasted and bitterness go hand in hand

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Name: IRS
Date: October 01, 2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bacchus, Chattanooga
Vintage: 2004
lots more rich malt flavor with a good balance of roasted and chocolate malts, nice sweet alcohol character well balanced with a touch of licorish, a big and rich imperial stout that keeps getting better as it warms, no bitterness until room temp, stone has been redeamed

Name: IRS