Imperial Stout
Rogue Ales

Imperial StoutImperial Stout
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From:
Rogue Ales
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 12.41%
Reviews:
821
Ratings:
1,288
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 26, 2021
Added:
Sep 21, 2001
Wants:
  110
Gots:
  94
Also known as XS Imperial Stout

12 Ingredients:
Malts: Great Western, Harrington & Klages, Hugh Baird XLT-80, Black, Munich, Chocolate and rolled oats.
Hops: Willamette, Cascade and Chinook. Specialty: Two Secret ingredients.
Yeast & Water: Rogue's Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.

26º PLATO
88 IBU
73 AA
256º Lovibond
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Ratings by jdklks:
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Reviewed by jdklks from Maryland

4.09/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Vintage 2003 12oz bottle. aged almost 6 years.

A- black, but not impenetrable. amber around the edges. hardly any head, but that is most likely the result of the loss of carbonation over the years. the thin layer of foam that would be "head" is dark brown and leaves minimal lacing.

S- the smell is fantastic. coffee and dark fruits. cherry and plum especially. sweet with easily perceptable alcohol.

T- taste is sweet fruit and malts up front with a dry roasted coffee bitterness at the end. the lingering flavor is dominated by bitter chocolate. Alcohol is present everywhere. obviously 6 years has this beer tasting immensely different than it does fresh. it is full of flavor with barely any carbonation.

M- it is still full-bodied, but seems to have thinned out a little. it is very interesting and not so smooth on the palate.

D- Drinkability is fine. ill only have one in a night because i only have a couple more, but i could easily put down another. the only question is, would i want to? i dont think so, and not because it is bad, the beer is actually very good, but, because of the six years, im having trouble figuring it out.

overall, this is very good beer. after 6 years it is beginning to decline, but it still holds up. i would say that 2-4 years would find this beer in its prime.
Jan 15, 2009
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Imperial Stout from Rogue Ales
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 1288 ratings