Imperial Stout
Mendocino Brewing Company

Imperial StoutImperial Stout
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From:
Mendocino Brewing Company
 
United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 9%
Reviews:
81
Ratings:
186
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 04, 2024
Added:
Sep 04, 2010
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  18
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Ratings by WVbeergeek:
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Reviewed by WVbeergeek from West Virginia

3.16/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Appears pitch black large tan head fine even lacing. Aroma has some dark hoppy contents pine citrus dark chocolate moccha notes. Flavor is a bit harsh dark acrid black roasted malts. Harsh bitterness dark fruits hints of butterscotch that don't meld very well. Finish is rediculous with a harsh unbalanced bitterness, some hops come through pine/citrus/herbal that don't work well with the whole experience. Mouthfeel is cloying from front to back, I'm not really feelin this dark beer. Carbonation is unrelenting, on the high end fo the style becomes a bit cloying especially as this warms up a bit. Drinkability, after a second bottle I had on hand I revisited not as horrible as my first gut reaction was, a decent impy stout that just wasn't meshing for me on mouthfeel and flavor the clashing of the sweet sided traditional dark fruits more of a west coast hop profile coming through for me.
Jan 21, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.52 by 2beerdogs from California

Mar 04, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by mltobin from Connecticut

Dec 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by Lucnifter from California

Oct 17, 2017
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Reviewed by Carolvs from Texas

3.99/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Yowza! Surprised at the relatively low community rating on this one. One of the richest, thickest mouthfeels I've ever experienced. Try this next to a watery Guinness and you'll know what I mean.
Apr 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.59 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Aug 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

Jun 19, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.38/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Super used motor oil black, thick, viscous, definitely an imperial stout. Over an inch of head on it, tan. Aroma was dry, astringent, bitter and roasty.

Thick roast taste, mouthfeel is slick, alcohol is noticeable, but not pressing itself too hard. This is real straightforward, no real dark fruit edge, its just a big imperial stout with no adjuncts, no sweetness, no barrels. A good price on it doesn't hurt.
Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by BigRizz62 from Maryland

Sep 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by ims080198 from Indiana

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by zotzot from Vermont

Jul 07, 2015
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Reviewed by TDotScott from Canada (ON)

3.84/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A- Black with a generous, fluffy head that sticks around for a few minutes.

S- cacao nibs, soy sauce, coffee.

T- Coffee, with some roasted acidity. Lots of oxidation, but not necessarily the good kind.

F- Very full and syrupy, but finishes dry and a tad astringent.

O- No bottle date, but I got it on clearance a year ago. Given that store's usual policy for keeping high gravity beer before clearing it out (usually two years), this stuff is probably 2.5-3 years old. At any rate, it tastes over-aged.
Jul 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by FreshButterbeer from Iowa

Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by travolta from California

4.31/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Coffee whipped head with nice retention and some very good spotted lacing. Needs more retention and some thicker lacing.

Nose: Charred malt, licorice, cacao, and cream.

Taste: Boy is this pleasant. Perfect mouthfeel, with licorice, chocolate, cacao, and a great malty backbone. The ABV is almost imperceptible.

Notes: This is quite a nice beer.
Jan 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.82 by tmcarter23 from Michigan

Dec 29, 2014
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Reviewed by Gabriel_Vaughn from California

4.73/5  rDev +21.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A black as the night, nice choclatey lace
S sweet, rich aroma, no alcohol detected
T same as smell only this time, the wonders are done on my tongue. This time we detect that alcohol, though it is well integrated into the aftertaste
M full, I am fulfilled, thick lush brew makes itself at home in there
O as close to a 5 as you can get but I cannot legally give it that ranking :)

my favorite imperial stout
Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.56 by diamondlie from Connecticut

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 01, 2014
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

4/5  rDev +2.8%
Pours a thin tan head on a black body.
The aroma is loaded with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate.
The taste builds from chocolate sweet, to bitter chocolate and coffee and finishes dry roasted malt with a touch of bitter.
The texture is silky smooth.
An outstanding stout.
Oct 27, 2014
Imperial Stout from Mendocino Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 186 ratings