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Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Rated 4.224 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Stone Brewing Company

Escondido, CA, United States

Style:  Imperial Stout

10.5% Alcohol by Volume

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Brewed in the authentic historical style of an Imperial Russian Stout, this beer is massive. Intensely aromatic (notes of anise, black currants, coffee, roastiness and alcohol) and heavy on the palate, this brew goes where few can - and fewer dare even try. The style originated from Czarist Russia's demand for ever thicker English stouts. Expect our version of this mysterious brew to pour like Siberian crude and taste even heavier!

ID: 6602 Last updated 3 months ago Added to database 23 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank21
Overall Percentile100
Style Rank6 of 5643
Style Percentile99.9
Lowest Score2.3
Highest Score5.0
Average Score4.261
Weighted Score4.224
Standard Deviation0.476

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  • CULTHERO 8320 reviews
    rated 4.0 3 months ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    65cl bottle from Vinmonpolet Vika some years back (2012). Pours black, dark motor oil black, with a modest, beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark, smooth and complex. Mild chocolate, hints of coffee, dark fruits and caramel. Sweet, tasty, balanced and quite delicious!

  • SLEDUTAH 11638 reviews
    rated 4.1 3 months ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    22oz bottle from Washington
    Appearance: Pours thick black with a nice big dark tan head, which dissipates fairly quickly leaving some lacing in the glass
    Aroma: Dark malts, molasses, chocolate and coffee
    Taste: Roasted malts, dried cocoa, coffee with some hot alcohols and hop bitterness in the finish to warm you up on those cold nights (not tonight!)
    Very nice Imperial Stout. Clean and tasty.

  • SHIGMEROTTEN 13603 reviews
    rated 4.6 3 months ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Bottle trade with boboski: Poured a thick black brown with a creamy tan color head. The aroma was sweet coffee and roastedness. The flavor was thick roasted malt, finished nice and dry rich creamy.

  • SLOTH 2584 reviews
    rated 4.1 4 months ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Large brown/white capped head, good retention and lacing. Black, just black, opaque. Fruity nose, roasty and licorice, coffee beans. Full body creamy/chewy texture. More roast, coffee and faint vinous notes with a hint of smoke to boot. Alcohol is noticeable in the end, its ok though, works well with the roastiness. Finish is medium dry, big, dark grainy. A BIG brew!

  • IBREW2OR3 11588 reviews
    rated 4.3 1 year ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Rated Nov. 2006. On Tap @ O’Brien’s. Evil dark look with no head. Light aroma of mostly vanilla. Excellent flavor of rich roasted malts, molasses, vanilla, chocolate malts and caramel. Even and smooth. Awesome beer.

  • FISHINGFAST 685 reviews
    rated 3.8 10 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    This is the first beer by Stone I've drank that I liked. It's was very interesting because of the tea being blended into it. I enjoyed the taste, mouthfeel and aroma. Good beer for a low cost.

  • AIRFORCE1 686 reviews
    rated 3.9 11 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

    Bottled on 3/22/13. Pours pitch black with a one finger brown head that lofts for a bit. Looks carbonated but can't tell for sure because of the dark body. Aroma is bitter with strong hints of black coffee, dark chocolate, and licorice. Taste is very strong. Hints of bitter coffee, dark chocolate, brewers licorice, and plums/prunes. Back end has a noticeable metallic taste to it which can be a little annoying. Creamy body. If it wasn't for the metallic feeling it would bet much higher on my rating. To me the espresso aged version is much better.

  • CHOPZ 7818 reviews
    rated 4.0 11 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    2013 classic release at Total Wine in Vegas. Pours a real dark brown colour with a big frothy light brown head, great retention and lots of dirty lace, kind of soapy. Big molasses aromas at first, with some chocolate notes that eventually show up to balance things. Hints of vanilla too. Very smooth and silky medium-heavy mouthfeel with just a touch of dryness in the finish. The molasses are a little milder in the taste, with cocoa, vanilla, roasted malts and good hops creating well-blended bitterness. One of the easiest drinking Impy stout I have tried.

  • GIVMEBEER 795 reviews
    rated 4.1 12 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Great way to start a five day break. Pours a very dark brown with a bubbly brown head which dissipates quickly. No lacing. Roasted malts, dark chocolate and alcohol aroma. The flavour is huge and delicious. Roasted malts, burnt coffee, dark chocolate, licorice, smoke and alcohol. Full bodied and creamy. That’s the best breakfast I’ve had in a long time.Love to find this on draught

  • THOMASSOVA4 1038 reviews
    rated 4.2 13 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    I picked this up for New Years Eve 2010. I cannot believe I have rated over 500 beers and yet this legend of a beer had escaped me for so long. It's tragic really as this beer was amazing. Very nice head (thick tan), good retention, malty, chocolaty, full bodied, and an aroma that tracked the flavor. Inasmuch as stouts are one of my favorite beers, I am disappointed that I only just taken the opportunity to enjoy it. I will ABSOLUTELY have this again and soon.

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