Barrel Aged Series: Russian Imperial Stout
Parallel 49 Brewing Company

Barrel Aged Series: Russian Imperial StoutBarrel Aged Series: Russian Imperial Stout
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From:
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.9%
Score:
89
Avg:
4 | pDev: 9.25%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
53
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 04, 2019
Added:
Jan 06, 2013
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by largadeer:
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Rated by largadeer from California

3.25/5  rDev -18.8%

Jan 24, 2013
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Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

3.73/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This started off nice with a great deal of promise from the pour. Midnight black, with a thin collar, the smell was nice, roasts, barrel and a touch of treacle. Taste goes a little sideways as this is an incredibly sweet beer. Treacle is almost driving the bus here. Feel is lighter than I like in the style and carbonation is weak.
Jan 04, 2019
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.73/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Was better a little flat, after open a while. Brown, no head to begin with. LCBO. A little age, but doesn't age well. Very roasty, a little chocolate.
Nov 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Oct 28, 2017
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Reviewed by bylerteck from Canada (ON)

3.78/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottle via CanBIF. 2017.

Black pour. Completely opaque with nice tan head that left good walls of lace but not much retention that can be forgiven for the ABV. Fudge, molasses, wood, bourbon, dark fruit aromas. Way more booze and fruit in the mouth. Not a lot of roast, or depth in the flavour. Barrel seems to take over on this a fair bit. Dark fruit. Full body and proper carbonation. This would benefit from a year or two to mellow out.
May 08, 2017
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Reviewed by Kobold from Canada (BC)

4.08/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A Russian imperial stout demon converted to angelicness.

Where there had been burn there is salve; where there had been ash there is smiling vanilla; where there had been unforgiving leather lashings there are calming strokes of summer cherry. Milkiness without conditions. Sweet tarred raisins. And yet a burning gnaws underneath, a restricted destruction corralled by the consequences of changing allegiances back to the infernal. Emptied glass smells of soy sauce.

All things good of infancy and childhood: your first suckling; your first piece of birthday cake; your first Hallowe'en treat; your first awareness of being loved. The barrel's alcohol is the constant sequencing these primary memories of oily, sugary goodness.

And still, the barrel juices make me melancholic while my mouth burns succulent.
Jul 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by Shaunmac16 from Canada (BC)

Jun 03, 2016
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Reviewed by DaveBar from Canada (ON)

3.97/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got on trade! 650ml bottle served at 10deg C in a tulip.

A- Open well and pours a 2" high brown head with vigorous pour. Head films out within 3-4mins or so. Very dark brown colour

S- Lacking here. Sweetness

T- Yup! It's sweet. Overly sweet. Bourbon seems like it's from a used barrel. Not very strong at all. Very little heat though.

M- Pretty creamy and dries out later

O- Not a bad brew. Worth trying but will not buy it.

Food Pairing

This pretty good brew can be matched as the bourbon is low. This one went well with......... Curried goat! Fantastic slow cooked leg of goat in a Trinidadian curry.

Enjoy
May 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by kjkinsey from Texas

Apr 16, 2016
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Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

3.51/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
2016 release, consumed on 04/01/2016.
Apr 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by DamienI from Washington

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by Sathanas from Canada (AB)

Feb 09, 2016
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Reviewed by hotmailmsn from Canada (BC)

4.56/5  rDev +14%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
10.9% abv, 46 ibu, 650 ml bottle (2014)
A - dark dark black with little almost no head, lacing on the glass.
S - whisky barrel, sweet, coffee, vanilla, dark dried fruit, black chocolate bitterness.
T - low carbonated, whisky favors for sure, yet not too overpowering. big full smooth sticky mouthful. rounded, balanced with sweetness n hoppy.
O - really really good barrel aged imperial stout, especially cellar for 2 years! rounder n smoother! amazing!!
Jan 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by shoegueuze from California

Dec 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by MatChar from Canada (QC)

Oct 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kurmaraja from California

Jul 11, 2015
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Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)

3.8/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
650ml maroon waxed 2015 bottle, poured into tulip 14/6/15

A black with deep cola edge, two fingers of mocha foam sits around for a few sips but leave no lace, a little color and legs left behind after a swirl

S char, molasses, vanilla, some chocolate, coffee, and booze, not a whole lot of whiskey, a hint of coconut, and some sugar coated raisins

T not far from the nose but a little extra char and booze, a little chocolate syrup, good but could use a little mellow time

M full and chewy, could use a few extra bubbles but its not flat, oily on the palate, sticky on the lips but fairly hot at this point in time

O decent stuff but a little boozy without a whole lot of barrel, perhaps it finished a little higher then the label states?

A decent big stout but if I had another bottle I'd sit on it for a couple years, I'd prefer more barrel notes other then the booze but worth a try at the end of the day
Jun 14, 2015
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

3.27/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle: Poured a dark black color stout with a nice dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with some black chocolates notes with some dry woody notes. Taste is also dominated by dry woody notes with light vanilla undertones and some dry and bitter black chocolate notes. Body is about average but thinner then I was anticipating with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. A bit too dry for my taste buds and lacking body with some lack of integration between al the flavors.
Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.37 by IanSpindler from Canada (AB)

Mar 28, 2015
Barrel Aged Series: Russian Imperial Stout from Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 53 ratings