Imperial Stout
Mendocino Brewing Company
- From:
- Mendocino Brewing Company
- United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 81
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 04, 2010
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 18
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Carolvs from Texas
3.99/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Yowza! Surprised at the relatively low community rating on this one. One of the richest, thickest mouthfeels I've ever experienced. Try this next to a watery Guinness and you'll know what I mean.
Apr 08, 2017
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.38/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Super used motor oil black, thick, viscous, definitely an imperial stout. Over an inch of head on it, tan. Aroma was dry, astringent, bitter and roasty.
Thick roast taste, mouthfeel is slick, alcohol is noticeable, but not pressing itself too hard. This is real straightforward, no real dark fruit edge, its just a big imperial stout with no adjuncts, no sweetness, no barrels. A good price on it doesn't hurt.
Jan 27, 2016Thick roast taste, mouthfeel is slick, alcohol is noticeable, but not pressing itself too hard. This is real straightforward, no real dark fruit edge, its just a big imperial stout with no adjuncts, no sweetness, no barrels. A good price on it doesn't hurt.
Reviewed by TDotScott from Canada (ON)
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A- Black with a generous, fluffy head that sticks around for a few minutes.
S- cacao nibs, soy sauce, coffee.
T- Coffee, with some roasted acidity. Lots of oxidation, but not necessarily the good kind.
F- Very full and syrupy, but finishes dry and a tad astringent.
O- No bottle date, but I got it on clearance a year ago. Given that store's usual policy for keeping high gravity beer before clearing it out (usually two years), this stuff is probably 2.5-3 years old. At any rate, it tastes over-aged.
Jul 06, 2015S- cacao nibs, soy sauce, coffee.
T- Coffee, with some roasted acidity. Lots of oxidation, but not necessarily the good kind.
F- Very full and syrupy, but finishes dry and a tad astringent.
O- No bottle date, but I got it on clearance a year ago. Given that store's usual policy for keeping high gravity beer before clearing it out (usually two years), this stuff is probably 2.5-3 years old. At any rate, it tastes over-aged.
Reviewed by travolta from California
4.31/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Coffee whipped head with nice retention and some very good spotted lacing. Needs more retention and some thicker lacing.
Nose: Charred malt, licorice, cacao, and cream.
Taste: Boy is this pleasant. Perfect mouthfeel, with licorice, chocolate, cacao, and a great malty backbone. The ABV is almost imperceptible.
Notes: This is quite a nice beer.
Jan 15, 2015Nose: Charred malt, licorice, cacao, and cream.
Taste: Boy is this pleasant. Perfect mouthfeel, with licorice, chocolate, cacao, and a great malty backbone. The ABV is almost imperceptible.
Notes: This is quite a nice beer.
Reviewed by Gabriel_Vaughn from California
4.73/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.73/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A black as the night, nice choclatey lace
S sweet, rich aroma, no alcohol detected
T same as smell only this time, the wonders are done on my tongue. This time we detect that alcohol, though it is well integrated into the aftertaste
M full, I am fulfilled, thick lush brew makes itself at home in there
O as close to a 5 as you can get but I cannot legally give it that ranking :)
my favorite imperial stout
Dec 09, 2014S sweet, rich aroma, no alcohol detected
T same as smell only this time, the wonders are done on my tongue. This time we detect that alcohol, though it is well integrated into the aftertaste
M full, I am fulfilled, thick lush brew makes itself at home in there
O as close to a 5 as you can get but I cannot legally give it that ranking :)
my favorite imperial stout
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
4/5 rDev +2.8%
4/5 rDev +2.8%
Pours a thin tan head on a black body.
The aroma is loaded with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate.
The taste builds from chocolate sweet, to bitter chocolate and coffee and finishes dry roasted malt with a touch of bitter.
The texture is silky smooth.
An outstanding stout.
Oct 27, 2014The aroma is loaded with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate.
The taste builds from chocolate sweet, to bitter chocolate and coffee and finishes dry roasted malt with a touch of bitter.
The texture is silky smooth.
An outstanding stout.
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