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Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - 4 Roses Bourbon Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 98
- Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 7.76%
- Reviews:
- 33
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 01, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 13, 2011
- Wants:
- 53
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Kegatron:
Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania
4.35/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
32 oz growler into a tulip glass. HUGE thanks go to Stakem for splitting this Cigar City rarity with me!
Pours black as an oil slick in the glass, with a thin head of burnt and angry looking reddish colored foam. This retains mostly with some thin and creamy edging, which leaves back some light sudsy froth and brown oily goo that slowly creeps down the sides of the glass. The aroma smells of chocolate, vanilla, sticky feeling molasses, roasted coffee, and burnt wood. There is maybe a bit too much stiff alcohol warmth that starts to emerge as this warms. I’m digging the flavors a lot here in the nose but the heat starts to interfere a bit too much with this at some points.
The is rich and decadent on the palate, with notes of sugary chocolate fudge, vanilla sweetness, tangy molasses, and smoky burnt coffee character across the back. Charred oak hangs on the edges of the profile and lingers with some strength in the finish with a deep tannic dryness. Man, this just drenches the mouth with sticky sweetness and I really like how the bourbon makes a quick appearance upon each sip but then quickly integrates back into the other flavors. The mouthfeel has a huge full bodiedness to it, with an initial creaminess to the carbonation that then gives way to a slick chewiness that holds all of that hefty sweetness. The bourbon itself adds some warmth to this but it’s that big ABV that does most of the work here, adding additional notes of sweetness and spice to the complexity of the profiles, while also giving this some heady strength in the mouth.
Despite the issues with hotness in the nose, this is one of the better barrel-aged beers that I’ve had so far this year. Just a ton of rich and complex barrel and Stout flavors to this, with a beefy alcohol warmth that held it all together. This was a real treat. Thanks again for sharing this one Adam.
Aug 19, 2011Pours black as an oil slick in the glass, with a thin head of burnt and angry looking reddish colored foam. This retains mostly with some thin and creamy edging, which leaves back some light sudsy froth and brown oily goo that slowly creeps down the sides of the glass. The aroma smells of chocolate, vanilla, sticky feeling molasses, roasted coffee, and burnt wood. There is maybe a bit too much stiff alcohol warmth that starts to emerge as this warms. I’m digging the flavors a lot here in the nose but the heat starts to interfere a bit too much with this at some points.
The is rich and decadent on the palate, with notes of sugary chocolate fudge, vanilla sweetness, tangy molasses, and smoky burnt coffee character across the back. Charred oak hangs on the edges of the profile and lingers with some strength in the finish with a deep tannic dryness. Man, this just drenches the mouth with sticky sweetness and I really like how the bourbon makes a quick appearance upon each sip but then quickly integrates back into the other flavors. The mouthfeel has a huge full bodiedness to it, with an initial creaminess to the carbonation that then gives way to a slick chewiness that holds all of that hefty sweetness. The bourbon itself adds some warmth to this but it’s that big ABV that does most of the work here, adding additional notes of sweetness and spice to the complexity of the profiles, while also giving this some heady strength in the mouth.
Despite the issues with hotness in the nose, this is one of the better barrel-aged beers that I’ve had so far this year. Just a ton of rich and complex barrel and Stout flavors to this, with a beefy alcohol warmth that held it all together. This was a real treat. Thanks again for sharing this one Adam.
More User Ratings:
Rated by sendsilk from Florida
5/5 rDev +10.9%
5/5 rDev +10.9%
The perfect CCB Stout! I wish they would make this one again!
Dec 01, 2014
Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - 4 Roses Bourbon Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
55 ratings
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