Stone Imperial Russian Stout

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.