Imperial Stout (Big Beer Series)
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Imperial Stout (Big Beer Series)Imperial Stout (Big Beer Series)
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From:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 9.8%
Reviews:
701
Ratings:
1,243
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 21, 2020
Added:
May 05, 1998
Wants:
  124
Gots:
  145
2007 - 10.0%
2009 - 8.9%
2010 - 9.8%
2014 - 9.4%
2015 - 10.5%
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Ratings by mrasskicktastic:
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Reviewed by mrasskicktastic from New Jersey

4.3/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A - Deep brown, basically black ichor with with a large frothy mocha colored head and thick globs of lacing down the side.

S - An appetizing mesh of pine, hay and floral hops. Dark chocolate and coffee malt.

T - A burnt profile with a lot of chocolate upfront and some very mild hops. The aftertaste is mostly a lingering burnt flavor with some very faint pine and grassy bitterness. It you are looking hard, you might find the alcohol.

M - You need to tear this beer out of the glass and chew it before you can swallow. Viscous like cream and mostly smooth with a faint tingle of carbonation. Refreshing. A tad gummy in the mouth.

D - Extremely good. This beer delivers a total package. The abv is very high, but the only place you can detect it is the warming sensation. There is really nothing bad about this beer. I guess I wish it has most chocolately flavors than burnt flavors - but that is preference more than anything. Went well with my dinner or wheat spagetti in a spicy tomato cream sauce and spinach. Definitely worth a try - yet another Smuttynose winner.
May 05, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Mar 21, 2020
 
Rated: 3.62 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Feb 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by brandoneast from Texas

Jun 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

May 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.2 by Greener from Iowa

Sep 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Sep 24, 2018
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Rated by unclekeith from Alaska

4.6/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
2008 bottle. Choco, viscous, alcohol completely hidden. Massive mouthfeel.
Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Jun 15, 2018
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Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan

3.96/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
February 2015 bottle

A - Pours black with a one finger tan head. Good amount of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is roasted malts and dark chocolate.

T - The taste is roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and faded hops.

M - Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft dry finish.

O - Nice imperial stout. The flavors are nice and rich with the ABV well hidden.
Mar 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by VaporDome from New York

Dec 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Thirstygoat from Illinois

Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Aug 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a snifter. The appearance was a dark brown color with a semi-frothy off white to tan head. Slim little lacing slides into the beer. The smell had a ton of dark sweet fruits coming about into a dry to roasty and semi-bitter chocolate. The taste was dry and roasty with the dark fruits laying down a light sweetness, decent in the flavor. Dry roasty aftertaste and sliding into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a nice sessionable sweet to bitter feel about it. Carbonation has fallen off, but I get it and am not worried. Overall, imperial stout, is it supposed to be a Russian or an American Double? I’m left scratching my beard and hoping I’ll get to try fresh soon enough.
Aug 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by BeerSexLove from Virginia

Aug 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by acurtis from New Jersey

Jul 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.76 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jul 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by oline73 from Maryland

Apr 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by JohnBradSC from South Carolina

Apr 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by mrfrancis from Kentucky

Apr 08, 2017
Imperial Stout (Big Beer Series) from Smuttynose Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 1243 ratings