Kosacken
Hantverksbryggeriet AB
- From:
- Hantverksbryggeriet AB
- Sweden
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 9.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 31, 2015
- Added:
- Nov 23, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Previously known as "Prototyp X".
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Reviewed by clevelandhops from New York
3.49/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Got this in bottle from a Polish Supermarket in Brooklyn, NY. Funny little stubby bottle. The fact that it was a Swedish imperial stout caught my eye. Though it's a hard beer to decipher, the previous reviews got the details.
A: Looks like a stout, not an imperial stout. Too much brown and not enough black, though still an attractive pour. The beer lacks a thickness, and pours fast, with an effervescent head that I'm not used to from this style. The head is there, but it doesn't last.
S: Smells nice- molasses, chocolate.
T: Sweet still, still chocolate, but sour like a Flemish ale especially in the later portion of the taste.
M: Carbonation is too quick to dissipate, not embedded in the taste. Alcohol is hidden relatively well.
Interesting find. Would drink again under the right conditions, but would prefer an Old Rasputin.
Sep 14, 2013A: Looks like a stout, not an imperial stout. Too much brown and not enough black, though still an attractive pour. The beer lacks a thickness, and pours fast, with an effervescent head that I'm not used to from this style. The head is there, but it doesn't last.
S: Smells nice- molasses, chocolate.
T: Sweet still, still chocolate, but sour like a Flemish ale especially in the later portion of the taste.
M: Carbonation is too quick to dissipate, not embedded in the taste. Alcohol is hidden relatively well.
Interesting find. Would drink again under the right conditions, but would prefer an Old Rasputin.
Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
3.26/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance is a dark brown with a thin beige head that dissipated far too quickly. The nose was more sour notes than anything else -- way out of place for the style. The flavor profile includes roasted malts, but the overall taste is far too light for an RIS. The body is also very thin and oddly fizzy instead of creamy.
Basically, this offering is an average stout (maybe), but it certainly lacks all the enjoyable traits of an RIS.
Aug 30, 2013Basically, this offering is an average stout (maybe), but it certainly lacks all the enjoyable traits of an RIS.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
2.97/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.97/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
11.2oz bottle poured into a large snifter. Can't find any bottle codes. Bought it yesterday at Malt & Vine.
Pours surprisingly (disappointingly) light, pretty translucent. I've had much darker stouts, let alone Russian Imperial Stouts. Small beige head, surprisingly coarse carbonation. Smell is pleasantly chocolatey, lots of anise (black licorice).
Taste is oddly light and fruity and sour, not much of the chocolate and anise flavors that I was hoping would come out based on the aroma. It actually gives me a bit of a cherry soda impression, which is not what I'm looking for in a Russian Imperial Stout. The sourness does not belong.
Mouthfeel is light, not sticky, effervescent (weird for RIS).
Overall, I would not rely on this as an example of the style. And I won't buy it again.
Aug 25, 2013Pours surprisingly (disappointingly) light, pretty translucent. I've had much darker stouts, let alone Russian Imperial Stouts. Small beige head, surprisingly coarse carbonation. Smell is pleasantly chocolatey, lots of anise (black licorice).
Taste is oddly light and fruity and sour, not much of the chocolate and anise flavors that I was hoping would come out based on the aroma. It actually gives me a bit of a cherry soda impression, which is not what I'm looking for in a Russian Imperial Stout. The sourness does not belong.
Mouthfeel is light, not sticky, effervescent (weird for RIS).
Overall, I would not rely on this as an example of the style. And I won't buy it again.
Reviewed by Evil_Pidde from Sweden
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: Pours all brown thick head at first. After a while the head starts to set while the dark brown head, almost black, rises. Rich lovely lacings after forever...
S: Hard roasted dark malts, sweetness and vanilla. Strong black coffee alongside with dark bitter chocolate. Some citrics notes hidden in the back. Some smoked notes as well.
T: Sweet roasted malt together with rich vanilla notes. Everything else, from the smell, is overpowered by the sweet malty vanilla notes.
M: Fullbodied, low carbonated nice aftertasting bitter and burnt beer.
O: Perhaps my bottle has been cellared for some time - the fresh one would probably get a little lower ratings.
Aug 09, 2013S: Hard roasted dark malts, sweetness and vanilla. Strong black coffee alongside with dark bitter chocolate. Some citrics notes hidden in the back. Some smoked notes as well.
T: Sweet roasted malt together with rich vanilla notes. Everything else, from the smell, is overpowered by the sweet malty vanilla notes.
M: Fullbodied, low carbonated nice aftertasting bitter and burnt beer.
O: Perhaps my bottle has been cellared for some time - the fresh one would probably get a little lower ratings.
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
4.03/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Reviewed from notes. Had on-tap at Mr. Dunderbak's. Served in a goblet.
A: Very dark brown, nearly opaque, with a sizable mocha head and low visible carbonation.
S: Very roasty coffee malts, a bit of chocolate, with big raw tobacco aroma. There is a milky/creamy/lactose aspect as well.
T: Follows the nose, though there is significantly less coffee than in the aroma, and the tobacco flavors take on moderate hints of smoke, with a background of chocolate.
T: Thinner body than expected but not quite out of range for style. Low carbonation sensation as expected, and the alcohol is well-hidden (although the ABV is quite moderate for the style).
O: Good beer and one I enjoyed. Nothing I'd actively seek out again, but a decent offering from a brewery I'd never heard of.
Apr 09, 2013A: Very dark brown, nearly opaque, with a sizable mocha head and low visible carbonation.
S: Very roasty coffee malts, a bit of chocolate, with big raw tobacco aroma. There is a milky/creamy/lactose aspect as well.
T: Follows the nose, though there is significantly less coffee than in the aroma, and the tobacco flavors take on moderate hints of smoke, with a background of chocolate.
T: Thinner body than expected but not quite out of range for style. Low carbonation sensation as expected, and the alcohol is well-hidden (although the ABV is quite moderate for the style).
O: Good beer and one I enjoyed. Nothing I'd actively seek out again, but a decent offering from a brewery I'd never heard of.
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.67/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Almost a finger of tan head. Pitch black body.
Smell is roasted malt, charred wood and molasses. Nice and bold.
The taste is roasted malt with a touch of sweetness and a dry bitter finish. Pretty good.
The body was a little light and fizzy for an imperial stout.
A well built ale.
Dec 30, 2012Smell is roasted malt, charred wood and molasses. Nice and bold.
The taste is roasted malt with a touch of sweetness and a dry bitter finish. Pretty good.
The body was a little light and fizzy for an imperial stout.
A well built ale.
Reviewed by rarbring from Sweden
3.73/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A dark, black, brew, a brown sugar, small lacing, good curtains.
A small smell, coffee, red fruits, chocolate.
Sweet brown bread, brown sugar, caramel, minimal coffee notes.
Little carbonation, smooth, sticky and oily, but a rather thin body.
A nice ? Baltic Porter ?
Jul 21, 2012A small smell, coffee, red fruits, chocolate.
Sweet brown bread, brown sugar, caramel, minimal coffee notes.
Little carbonation, smooth, sticky and oily, but a rather thin body.
A nice ? Baltic Porter ?
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