Csar
Tin Man Brewing Company

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From:
Tin Man Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 8.58%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
107
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 20, 2018
Added:
Dec 19, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  13
all in line under the rule of Csar. Join with your comrades over a strong, dark beer with warring classes of dark chocolate and coffee united by the balanced flavor of hops. Drink. Enjoy. Share. Devote yourself to the Csar!
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Ratings by nwhittin:
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Rated by nwhittin from Indiana

3.84/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Feb 05, 2016
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Rated: 4 by Hop_Swig from Minnesota

Jul 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.87 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Feb 23, 2018
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Near black color. Beige head with good beige, blanketing lace.

Unusual smell for an Imperial Stout, I get plenty of milk (lactose?) and cardboard. Secondarily, I get chocolate and black patent malts.

The flavor is very strong compared to the smell. The semisweet chocolate is in your face with lighter alcohol and coffee are present but subtle. The carbonation is soft, but body is also a little thinner than expected. It works. The finish is warming with a long mocha aftertaste.
Feb 17, 2018
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

4.13/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A sweeter, more vinous Russian imperial than most examples of the style, but still a solid offering. Good herbal hop flavors to complement the sweetness. A touch of an artificial flavor on the finish that I can't quite identify.
Feb 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Jan 31, 2018
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Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dark chocolate, heavily roasted malt, cocao and dark fruits. Bitter roasted malt finish. Medium to thick bodied. Warming. Woooooo. Big and boozy and delicious.
Jan 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by fredmugs from Indiana

Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by ADKbeerguy from New York

Dec 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by edthehead from Maryland

Dec 17, 2017
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

4.23/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
16oz undated (local new release) poured into a pint glass at fridge temp 12% ABV. The beer pours absolutely black with no highlights and abundant chocolate brown head. The head settles to a thick cap and leaves plenty of lacing. The aroma is bits of chocolate, coffee and tobacco. The taste is smooth bittersweet chocolate with a nice hoppy bitter finish. Mouthfeel is full bodied, well carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. This is a big beer that never goes sweet. Overall, very good. It's been a couple years since I've had this. I wanted to review it fresh and see if it was as good as I remembered. It is. This is the local beer that will go toe to toe with the big names.
Dec 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jamison85 from Indiana

Oct 25, 2017
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Rated by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

4.31/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Big coffee n smoke
Aug 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Nunya from Ohio

May 07, 2017
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Reviewed by NoYouDidnt from Indiana

2.53/5  rDev -38%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2.25
Pours black with a 1 finger head. Aroma- grape juice, red wine, cherry, brown sugar, nutty, chocolate. Taste-dark chocolate, metallic flavors, some fruity flavors. Mouthfeel is pretty smooth and slick. Overall- I will re rate this again in case this is off or something. But it's like a stout mixed with red wine. Not terribly great.
May 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Apr 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Jlang2012 from South Carolina

Mar 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by oline73 from Maryland

Mar 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Feb 25, 2017
Csar from Tin Man Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 107 ratings