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Imperial Stout
Nils Oscar
- From:
- Nils Oscar
- Sweden
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #427 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,392 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 8.76%
- Reviews:
- 120
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 12, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 14, 2002
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 7
Brewed with oarts, roasted barley and "lots of different malts". Hopped with many varieties, among them Magnum and East Kent Goldings.
Could be cellared at least 10 years.
17.3° Plato.
Could be cellared at least 10 years.
17.3° Plato.
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Ratings by ElGordo:
Reviewed by ElGordo from Oregon
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Poured from the 12oz bottle into a snifter. Body is a deep rich black with chestnut highlights, topped by a good finger of creamy tan head. Rich aroma of roasted dark malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and a hint of dark fruit. Palate is primarily dark roasted malt up front, with notes of dark chocolate and coca-cola coming through before the swallow. An assertive hoppy bitterness emerges in the back of the mouth, and lingers through the nice warming finish. Body is a little thin for an imperial stout, although this beer is on the lighter end of the spectrum for the style. The lightness of body does contribute to the beer's high drinkability. A nice offering from a heretofore unknown brewery in my part of the world.
Nov 12, 2007More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
4.12/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
RBESG 2006, bottle. Dark reddish brown colour, nearly black. Very nice roasty aroma, notes of bakery, coffee, liquorice and dark chocolate. Nice roasty flavour with rye bread and coffee notes, hints of chocolate. A very good stout.
Jul 12, 2022Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
4.05/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Had this three years ago and just Had it again, this time in Stockholm. (The re-rate bumps Taste by .25.)
Pours an opaque black with a lush brunette head that, regrettably, goes away. (They always do.)
While I got lots of dark, roast malts to smell, the taste came in richer than expected. (Glad this was my dessert.)
But either the hops or over-toasted malts dried out my tongue a bit more than I like. (But obviously, I still like this Imperial.)
Reviewed in "The 1001" Beers To Taste Before You Die", I recommend that you do that also (taste Oscar's Imperial, that is !)
Jul 07, 2016Pours an opaque black with a lush brunette head that, regrettably, goes away. (They always do.)
While I got lots of dark, roast malts to smell, the taste came in richer than expected. (Glad this was my dessert.)
But either the hops or over-toasted malts dried out my tongue a bit more than I like. (But obviously, I still like this Imperial.)
Reviewed in "The 1001" Beers To Taste Before You Die", I recommend that you do that also (taste Oscar's Imperial, that is !)
Imperial Stout from Nils Oscar
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
159 ratings
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