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Private Stock Imperial Russian Stout
Narragansett Brewing Co.
- From:
- Narragansett Brewing Co.
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 8.85%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 09, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
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Reviewed by Goblinmunkey7 from Massachusetts
3.39/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to angrybabboon for buying me the bottle so I didn't have to.
Appearance: Straight black. Very faint vestiges of dark brown when held to bright direct light. Head is creamy, thick, and persistent. A solid dark tan with sheets of lacing and crazy retention. Carbonation looks a bit high for the style, but they dialed everything else in perfectly.
Smell: Crazy roasted malts. Some vague hints of almost smoke. Deeply cooked, caramelized, Some licorice and cereal grain. Burnt bordering on charred and damaged. A vague grassy element running through the back. A touch of pine and earthy hops, but it's malty. Similar to the porter if you dialed it up over 11. Layers of cocoa and dark chocolate. Really hits closer to a baltic porter. Sweet, almost sugary, pushes close to too much, but not quite.
Taste: Boom! Roasted! They burnt sugar. Deeply caramelized pushing caramel with hints of toffee and vanilla as well. Almost like marshmallow on the back. Burnt, like really burnt, but it helps balance some of this big sweetness. Sugar and caramelize sugar. Hops are decidedly earthy with a touch of a grassy finish. Milk chocolate sweetness. Cocoa/baker's chocolate abounds, especially as it warms. Bitterness rides throughout thanks to the burnt/roasted nature. A touch of alcohol with a lingering burnt sugar finish.
Mouthfeel: Slick up front but gives way to an above average carbonation. Drinks a bit bubbly with a medium body and moderate carbonation. Really loses a little punch here as it's less smooth than standard. With that said, it's super easy to drink.
Overall: Michael Scott's insult strategy.
For the price, it would definitely be hard to beat. Reminds me of a slightly less hoppy Old Rasputin, but that just might be the assertive hop character. A nice take, but it reads baltic porter to me and that's just a bit odd.
Jun 12, 2014Appearance: Straight black. Very faint vestiges of dark brown when held to bright direct light. Head is creamy, thick, and persistent. A solid dark tan with sheets of lacing and crazy retention. Carbonation looks a bit high for the style, but they dialed everything else in perfectly.
Smell: Crazy roasted malts. Some vague hints of almost smoke. Deeply cooked, caramelized, Some licorice and cereal grain. Burnt bordering on charred and damaged. A vague grassy element running through the back. A touch of pine and earthy hops, but it's malty. Similar to the porter if you dialed it up over 11. Layers of cocoa and dark chocolate. Really hits closer to a baltic porter. Sweet, almost sugary, pushes close to too much, but not quite.
Taste: Boom! Roasted! They burnt sugar. Deeply caramelized pushing caramel with hints of toffee and vanilla as well. Almost like marshmallow on the back. Burnt, like really burnt, but it helps balance some of this big sweetness. Sugar and caramelize sugar. Hops are decidedly earthy with a touch of a grassy finish. Milk chocolate sweetness. Cocoa/baker's chocolate abounds, especially as it warms. Bitterness rides throughout thanks to the burnt/roasted nature. A touch of alcohol with a lingering burnt sugar finish.
Mouthfeel: Slick up front but gives way to an above average carbonation. Drinks a bit bubbly with a medium body and moderate carbonation. Really loses a little punch here as it's less smooth than standard. With that said, it's super easy to drink.
Overall: Michael Scott's insult strategy.
For the price, it would definitely be hard to beat. Reminds me of a slightly less hoppy Old Rasputin, but that just might be the assertive hop character. A nice take, but it reads baltic porter to me and that's just a bit odd.
Reviewed by ExtraStout from Massachusetts
3.9/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on tap at the Malted Barley in RI.
Looked and smelled pretty good. A good start because this was a leap of faith.
The taste was okay, but not what I expected. It was ROASTY for sure. Seemed more smokey than a Porter.
Mouthfeel was very good, not some thin watery brew. Overall, if you can find it at a good price point compared to other same styles, it would be worth picking up.
May 19, 2014Looked and smelled pretty good. A good start because this was a leap of faith.
The taste was okay, but not what I expected. It was ROASTY for sure. Seemed more smokey than a Porter.
Mouthfeel was very good, not some thin watery brew. Overall, if you can find it at a good price point compared to other same styles, it would be worth picking up.
Private Stock Imperial Russian Stout from Narragansett Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
49 ratings
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