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Igor's Dream
Two Roads Brewing Company
- From:
- Two Roads Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.9%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 9.73%
- Reviews:
- 34
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 24, 2013
- Wants:
- 31
- Gots:
- 46
In honor of Stratford’s aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, we’ve created this most unorthodox Russian Imperial Stout. Made with rye and aged in oak whiskey barrels that give it a depth of character like no other, we think Igor would be pleased with the attention to detail in our creation.
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Ratings by PatGreer:
Rated by PatGreer from Massachusetts
4.58/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Feb 21, 2015
4.58/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Feb 21, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
3.93/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Jet black color, one and a half finger brown head, amazing lacing, light carbonation.
S: Chocolate, oak, alcohol.
T: Whiskey (lots of it), alcohol (tons of it), chocolate. For the deep winters in Siberia, I guess...
F: Full bodied, super smooth mouthfeel. Very hard to drink due to high ABV.
O: A STRONG, whiskey-filled Russian imperial stout. Not for the faint of heart.
Oct 05, 2019S: Chocolate, oak, alcohol.
T: Whiskey (lots of it), alcohol (tons of it), chocolate. For the deep winters in Siberia, I guess...
F: Full bodied, super smooth mouthfeel. Very hard to drink due to high ABV.
O: A STRONG, whiskey-filled Russian imperial stout. Not for the faint of heart.
Reviewed by ravisingh from Connecticut
4.05/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tried this at Eli Cannon's in Middletown, CT. Came in a tulip glass with about a quarter inch of head leaving behind a minor amount of lacing. The color is dark chocolate and the aroma is pretty much the same. The taste is definitely boozy, but the roasted notes are there and definitely present. There are also chocolate notes in the background. Nice stout.
Feb 10, 2019Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a black body with minimal head that died quick. The aroma is hearty with notes of roasted coffee, wood and hints of booze. The booziness comes through in the beer but it is mild and not overpowering, there is some smoothness coming from wood notes and there is a touch of sweet malts like bitter chocolate and vanilla along with a roasted edge at times.
Oct 03, 2018Reviewed by flaskman from New York
4.12/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured into a tulip glass from a growler can that was 6 weeks old. Dark black/brown with a generous head that looks like it should be on a rootbeer float. Very attractive. The bubbles in the head are a bit larger than most. The smell is nothing special. First sip is delicious. You can taste the rye without it competing with the base beer, Not too roasty, sweet or coffee forward. Decent lacing with some head retention. A very well balanced stout with a hot finish. The mouthfeel is just thick enough and it is sticky on the lips. When I swallow a sip I am getting a pleasing sweet taste of roasted malty goodness that leaves a slightly bitter rye whiskey finish. I love it...... but I am partial a boozy stout and rye whiskey.
Jun 05, 2018Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
raft at Pennsport. Dark as night with lasting beige creamy head. Aroma is subtle, mild sweetness. Taste brings stronger bitterness, chocolate, some lacto. Smooth and creamy. Not any sign of the barrels, but super tasty.
Mar 23, 2018Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
There's nothing like some rye on rye action to get the party started. And Two Road's dream of a stout uses a combination of rye grains, rye whisky barrels and a subtle hint of spruce for balance and interest.
Igor's Dream pours jet black and with a hardened opaque exterior. Its boisterous tan head floats the rim and brandishes the nose with char, toast, smoke and whisky. A tingle of pepper draws the senses closer while its taste is robust and sweet with molasses, cocoa and cream.
Saturating the tastebuds with its sweet char, the middle palate brings a bittersweet, smoky chocolate flavor with expresso, burnt toast, black walnut and burnt cream. Hints of vanilla lead to a slightness of grilled cherry, grape and licorice dive into a spicy finish of oak, whisky, husky, caramel, peppercorn and juniper.
A late palate of woodsy bitterness is moderately resinous with pine cone, smoldering embers and a tannic balance to assist the hops in offsetting the lingering sweetness. Full bodied but offering a sense of roast and oak derived dryness, the stout is decadent and palatable, right down to its long and gritty linger.
Mar 16, 2018Igor's Dream pours jet black and with a hardened opaque exterior. Its boisterous tan head floats the rim and brandishes the nose with char, toast, smoke and whisky. A tingle of pepper draws the senses closer while its taste is robust and sweet with molasses, cocoa and cream.
Saturating the tastebuds with its sweet char, the middle palate brings a bittersweet, smoky chocolate flavor with expresso, burnt toast, black walnut and burnt cream. Hints of vanilla lead to a slightness of grilled cherry, grape and licorice dive into a spicy finish of oak, whisky, husky, caramel, peppercorn and juniper.
A late palate of woodsy bitterness is moderately resinous with pine cone, smoldering embers and a tannic balance to assist the hops in offsetting the lingering sweetness. Full bodied but offering a sense of roast and oak derived dryness, the stout is decadent and palatable, right down to its long and gritty linger.
Reviewed by VeganUndead from Virginia
3.77/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Head retention is impressive, and the aroma is more of the oak. Very easy drinking, but the barrel is more apparent than the malt, just a bit boring for me
Feb 25, 2018Rated by nick_perry from North Carolina
2.83/5 rDev -29.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev -29.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
General oak, whiskey, and cherry notes on top of a fairly mediocre stout.
Feb 05, 2018
Igor's Dream from Two Roads Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
216 ratings
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