Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - Cedar Aged (Humidor Series)
Cigar City Brewing

Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - Cedar Aged (Humidor Series)Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - Cedar Aged (Humidor Series)
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 13.43%
Reviews:
75
Ratings:
201
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 07, 2016
Added:
Nov 17, 2008
Wants:
  137
Gots:
  38
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Ratings by hdelavega:
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Reviewed by hdelavega from Florida

4.05/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured on tap at cigar city brewery.
Poured a deep black with a one finger brown bubbly head that only lasted around 30 seconds.
Nice roasty/chocolate nose with hints of woodyness, defiantly some dark fruit.
Lots of cedar in the taste. These humidor beers really display more wood than most wood aged beers I've had, and the cedar is super interesting to boot. This one is pretty roasty with a bit of sweetness.
Mouthfeel is very smooth, sticky, slickly. Big body medium carbonation.
Overall a really nice stout the cedar may have been a tiny bit over powering but as a featured part of the brew it was presented nicely.
I will defiantly try this again and suggest it to others.
Nov 10, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by boilermakerbrew from Indiana

4.54/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Notes from a recent bottle share.

I had no idea what a cedar aged stout would be like, then we opened this bottle and I thought I had brought my humidor to the share. Huge, wet, cedar scents waft up out of the glass and gree the nose along with some strong dark malts. After a minute, the cedar takes a bit of a back seat and some dark fruits emerge out of the malts. When taking a taste, the cedar is the prominent flavor once again, dominating the tongue. The wood is most of the flavor for the first half of the drink before moving towards mostly dry malt flavors. Burnt is the best was to describe the move form the cedar. In the glass and on the palate, this beer is just viscous, thick, and smooth. Great lacing off of a richly colored head.

Overall, this was a pretty awesome beer that really displays the affect of a different type of wood aging. A definite bottle to seek out if you can.
Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by johnyb from Florida

Aug 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.44 by JSBILK from Massachusetts

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by asams10 from North Carolina

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by dheldman from Minnesota

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.34 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rdooley from Texas

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.28 by GregDuB65 from Missouri

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by CaptainFleeker from Illinois

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SocalKicks from California

Jun 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by craftbeerasian from Florida

May 17, 2014
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Reviewed by chanokokoro from Illinois

4.56/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a Cigar City Brewing branded snifter

Pours black as pitch capped by a smooth dark brown one and half finger head. Obviously the cedar-aged version retains the amazing appearance of Marshall Zhukov, one of the most gorgeous imperial stouts one can find. Tons of deep dark chocolate and dark fruit all accented by the aroma of cedar. Opens with dark chocolate notes, prunes, black cherry notes, and raisins. Molasses notes midpalate joined by pleasant cedar. Finishes with roasted dark chocolate malt, espresso notes, and continued cedar accents. Huge full body, lower level of carbonation. Velvety, creamy mouthfeel-darn near perfect. Just an absolutely wonderful brew. The base beer is one of the best Russian imperial stouts available and the aging on cedar just gives it another dimension.
Apr 20, 2014
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Reviewed by BarrytheBear from Wisconsin

4.11/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle courtesy of Kyle and shared BYOB style at a local joint....why don't more places in this town offer a corking fee? It's just a damn good idea.

Big boisterous black beauty out of the bottle..another large and in charge CCB stout.

Unmistakably cedar driven on the nose....gerbil cage and all. Base is masked.

The sweet complexities of regular Zhukov are cloaked in a very potent and pervasive cedar closet jamboree. Barrel influence is heavy and inclusive as the base stout plays permissive underling all leather bound and bondage like.

Rich, thick, and massively cedar infused.

For what it is I enjoyed this..cedarized stout..think Habitrail on roids.
Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by madtowndmb1 from Wisconsin

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2014
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This poured out as a dark black color with a thin brown head on top. The smell of the beer is mostly made up of heavy amounts of roasted malts, there is a touch of cedar in there as well though. The taste is very similar to the regular Zhukov but again the cedar comes into play with some subtle tangy spicy notes in the finish. Overall it's a great stout.
Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SixPack6 from Wisconsin

Feb 26, 2014
Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - Cedar Aged (Humidor Series) from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 201 ratings