Imperial Stout
Back East Brewing Company

Imperial StoutImperial Stout
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From:
Back East Brewing Company
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #383
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
89
Ranked #10,976
Avg:
4 | pDev: 9.75%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
105
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 25, 2022
Added:
Sep 20, 2012
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  18
Back East’s Imperial Stout is a full-bodied ale brewed with several varieties of dark roasted malt. It has a complex malt character with underlying hints of coffee and chocolate. A generous amount of English hops gives this ale a pronounced hop profile. This robust ale is unfiltered and bottle conditioned.
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Ratings by opwog:
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Rated by opwog from Minnesota

5/5  rDev +25%

Jun 19, 2013
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.61/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From the bottle of indeterminate age, it pours a stygian dark brown/black with a modest head that soon reduces to nothing. The nose gets roasted and black malts. The mouth gets the same: roasted malts, black malts and a lingering roasty flavor. Would probably go well with a cigar...
Oct 25, 2022
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Reviewed by Roy_Hobbs from Connecticut

3.39/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Looks like I'm the first person to review this beer in almost five years, and either our tastes have collectively changed, or this beer isn't as good as it used to be. Appearance was about as average as you can get. Very dark, with a thin mocha colored head, but nothing of any note visually. Aroma was the highlight. Rich, sweet and inviting, albeit not overly complex.

Taste is where this starts to lose it a bit, which is kind of an important thing for a beer. Overall, it's just unrefined and lacking depth. Boozy with some roast, but it lacks any refinement. It's like what an experimental beer would taste like that you would learn from for next time. No real depth. At first, it was pretty good, but over time, I enjoyed it less and less. Don't get me wrong, it's not a train wreck, but relative to what else is out there, this is a miss.
May 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.15 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Jan 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by Mikeluzzjr from Massachusetts

Dec 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by LittleJohn73 from Connecticut

Nov 15, 2016
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Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois

4.37/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a snifter. Nice carbonation and lacing for a stout. Mildly roasty notes on the nose, a little coffee in the back. Taste is where this shines-it's not overpowering with roasty maltiness. It's got a nice little tang accompanying the stout notes. Not oily or too thick/too thin. Alcohol is hardly present. This is a very interesting and different take that in Imperial Stout.
Nov 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by nebula1999 from Connecticut

Aug 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by jakea from Wisconsin

Apr 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by MichaelSweetland from Connecticut

Apr 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.79 by Bonesaw1127 from Connecticut

Feb 28, 2016
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Rated by Shukhrat

4.07/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Rachel loved it
Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by PeteRiz from Connecticut

Jan 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by TomMorris from Connecticut

Nov 21, 2015
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Reviewed by Chadmatthew from Connecticut

3.73/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured dark brown, veey foamy, massive head giving way to a fairly rich and dark heavy body.

Didnt quite hit me the right way on the nose the way many other imperial stouts usually do. Very roasty and was able to pick up notes of molasses and espresso.

Love the color and the feel, a bit bitter but I'd say a year of aging wouldv'e fixed that. A well balanced stout as well.

Overall not a bad choice for the price. I recommend this to many of our customers looking for a modertely proced local imperial stout.
Nov 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.47 by MichaelHatter from Virginia

Nov 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by CayseyW from Connecticut

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.03 by PatrickKellyCT from Connecticut

Nov 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.03 by xtonytx from Connecticut

Oct 17, 2015
Imperial Stout from Back East Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 105 ratings