YouEnjoyMyStout
Cambridge Brewing Company

YouEnjoyMyStoutYouEnjoyMyStout
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From:
Cambridge Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #244
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,537
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 10.12%
Reviews:
85
Ratings:
291
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 20, 2023
Added:
Jan 05, 2005
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  27
THE CROWD GOES WILD! A smooth bass line of roasted notes establishes the deep end beneath arpeggios of complex chocolate malt, while power chords of caramelized grain open up to an extended malty jam. Black barley teases treacle character and wades into a velvety sea of oak-derived vanilla and toasted coconut tones. Sustained improvisation of fruitiness modulates to an intense finale, and encores with a rich, espresso-roasted reprise, a capella.
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Ratings by Axnjxn:
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Rated by Axnjxn from North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Mar 17, 2015
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from bottle share, thanks to ???A nice way to finish the evening. thick, rich black RIS. Very warming, very welcoming, wood barrels add the right amount of booziness without detracting from the high quality stout host. Would be perfect on a a winter’s day, but enjoyable any time.
Nov 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.78 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Jan 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

May 30, 2021
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Reviewed by mike22ne from Massachusetts

4.47/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Growler from the brewery, very happy to pick some up!
A really solid, well made imperial stout. Big flavors of roasty, chocolate malts, molasses and deep caramel, black coffee. Smooth yet bitter, full bodied and well balanced.
Overall excellent! Highly recommended, don't pass it by!
Nov 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 30, 2019
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Reviewed by hreb from Washington

4.49/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
22oz bottle bottled on 11/18/14. Yes, I've cellared this beer (cellar temps, horizontally) for over 4 years. There are definitely some signs of sedimentation on the down side; hopefully that doesn't do too much harm. Served in a curved stout glass. Black and oily, with a very little amount of brown head. Aroma is big and boozy, with bourbon, or maybe rum soaked raisins. The first sip is incredible: milky in texture, but molasses and treacle in flavor, with a huge vanilla oak character. In the finish, the sour side of the bourbon comes out and the corners of my cheeks pucker a little bit. The boozy raisin and fig flavor is what dominates here, besides the bourbon of course. This is not a chocolatey or coffee-ish imperial stout. This a bourbon barrel aged stout to end all bourbon barrel aged stouts. I'm not sure what kind of bourbon barrels they were using in 2014, but that sour note has been prevalent in YEM, at least since they brought it back (many years ago now).

I'm having it just slightly cooled, and it this temperature it is incredibly smooth and flavorful. Carbonation is all but negligible, perhaps it's lost some of what it once had over the years.

CBC executes my favorite style and produces one of my favorite CBC beers.
Feb 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by hopkrid from Florida

Oct 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jun 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Jun 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.64 by Johncnh from New Hampshire

Dec 24, 2017
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Reviewed by jcoleMA66 from Massachusetts

2.83/5  rDev -31.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
The cork came out with a big pop and, like others, this poured with big frothy head. Much more carb than expected. Overall, though, the pour is black and looks appealing once carb settles. The nose has some roast but is dominated by a sweet cherry aroma with some wet wood and doesn't quite smell right. Taste starts with a bit of roast and sweetness that gives impression of vanilla, but it goes downhill quickly from there as it turns into a tart fruit. Not quite sour but after taste isn't pleasant. I've never had an infected bottle before and can't be sure that's what I have here, but that's my guess.
Oct 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by 22Blue from Kansas

Jul 10, 2017
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Reviewed by ManapuaMan from Massachusetts

4.27/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aged ~18 months. Pours like a beer-lion out of the bottle: huge head erupts from the bottom of the glass and lifts straight up. Bubbly, puffy and foamy before it sags and craters above the viscous black body. Gorgeous. The aroma is dark chocolate, oak, bourbon, figs, char, vanilla. The barrel characteristics shine. Although there's a fig-like fruitiness it's less pronounced than when fresh. Seems to be the oak and bourbon have filled the gap, which is right up my alley. Velvety smooth and marshmallow soft - the liquid allocates tastes of chocolate, roasted grains, char, oak, vanilla and toasted coconut. Nice alcohol warmth but a far cry from what the ~11% ABV is capable of. Outstanding brew.
Jun 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Jlang2012 from South Carolina

Mar 13, 2017
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Rated by frekky from Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2015 btl drank 11/3/2016
Nov 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by Mikexw from New York

Oct 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Icemann383 from New York

Sep 25, 2016
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Reviewed by VetsPackage from Massachusetts

2.87/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Maybe there's a decent beer underneath it all but couldn't get over the obvious qualities of a lactic infection. Overcarbed, glaringly sweet and pretty tart. Worse than bcbs' issues
Aug 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 20, 2016
YouEnjoyMyStout from Cambridge Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 291 ratings