Island Reserve: Russian Imperial Stout
Cisco Brewers Inc.

Island Reserve: Russian Imperial StoutIsland Reserve: Russian Imperial Stout
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From:
Cisco Brewers Inc.
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
13.5%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 18.02%
Reviews:
43
Ratings:
132
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 26, 2019
Added:
Feb 25, 2012
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  27
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Ratings by edthehead:
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Rated by edthehead from Maryland

3.72/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Sep 19, 2016
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Rated: 3.68 by Sprowt20 from New Jersey

Feb 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.69 by zachthelaxer93 from South Carolina

Apr 09, 2016
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Reviewed by Dopen993 from Rhode Island

4.03/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into pint glass from large format bottle.

Pours a midnight black with a toffee colored 3 inch head.
Bits of chocolate and coffee on the nose. Lots of sweet malts.
Lots of malt up front, with some lighter cherry and fruit favors.
Full bodied with a nice finish, touch of alcohol left on the tongue, but at 13.5 I was expecting that.
Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by durlta from Iowa

Nov 27, 2015
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

3.79/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a black color and a thick consistency. There was an inch of foamy, tan-colored head that lasted an average amount of time. Pretty good lacing.

S: An okay aroma of coffee, malt, and dark fruit.

T: Tasted of a hood amount of coffee, plum, raisin, roasted malt, and a hint of licorice. A big, forceful flavor that doesn't quite pay off; it has its good points, but it wasn't pushed far enough. Not bad, though.

F: A well-carbonated beer with a smooth finish. Full-bodied.

O: This is another beer with some very good characteristics, but it never quite pushes as far as it should (an RIS should be powerful in all respects). Worth a try, though.
Nov 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.26 by Chrispy_Creams from Minnesota

Sep 15, 2015
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Reviewed by brother_rebus from Maine

4.13/5  rDev +20.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Surprised its not scored higher. Very dark. Great foamy thick coffee head. Thin lacing. Subtle fruit hints. Dark molass. Coffee and chocolate. Cant detect hops. Booze is masked well in taste. But comes through on the afterbreath. Good RIS though. Would buy a bottle.
Aug 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by Child_Pugh from Rhode Island

Aug 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by jjboesen from Maryland

Jun 27, 2015
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Reviewed by OleSkeen from North Carolina

3.13/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2014 cellar pull. Flavor of chocolate and plum. Really thin for an RIS. Really boozy, should have pulled 6 months ago or sooner...My first and last Cisco beer. Definitely wasn't worth the $14.99. Damn Rhode Islanders....
Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.41 by bigorange from Massachusetts

Jun 01, 2015
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Rated by solargoat from Wisconsin

2.6/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Disappointing hot mess. I'll drink it, but I'm not pleased.
Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.47 by trxxpaxxs from New York

May 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by kvgomps from New Jersey

May 24, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tasting notes. Appearance: brilliant deep opaque chestnut, very finely bubbled 1” tan head. Smell: very fruity: raisins, prunes, sherry, some dark roast, coffee. Taste: chocolate, prune, some sherry notes, Mouthfeel: Exceptionally creamy chewy, full bodied, medium low carbonation Overall: The alcohol is a little hot – a little less heat or more malt might make this more drinkable.
Mar 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by smithj4 from New York

Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.34 by jhlosito75 from Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by dtomes from New York

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.36 by wrogers19971 from Delaware

Nov 24, 2014
Island Reserve: Russian Imperial Stout from Cisco Brewers Inc.
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 132 ratings