Stalin's Dark Side
Evil Czech Brewery

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From:
Evil Czech Brewery
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #219
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
91
Ranked #6,766
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 6.95%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 28, 2023
Added:
Oct 21, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by MrDis:
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Rated by MrDis from Indiana

4.04/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Apr 22, 2017
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Rated: 4.25 by mwvman from Indiana

Nov 28, 2023
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.79/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours very dark brown, with thin head that quicly fades to a collar; spotty lacing

Smell: Roasted malt aromatics with a smoked meat character and a hint of soy sauce; just a touch of the Bourbon barrel in the aroma

Taste: Very roasty, with a smoked meat and touch of soy sauce; through the middle there is just a touch of Bourbon that rounds out the profile; the finish has a roasty bitterness

Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with low to moderate carbonation

Overall: I look for some dark fruit flavor in a Russian Imperial Stout and, while the Bourbon adds a nice aspect (though the beer could spend more time in the barrel), it tastes a bit over-roasted to my palate
Jul 22, 2023
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Reviewed by bl00 from Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours opaque black, thin layer of tan head is retained. Smells of milk chocolate, Kahlua, cinnamon, honey. Taste is a strong hit or sweet chocolate up front, milky notes follow. Not a ton of cinnamon on the pallate but it's balanced well with the other flavors. Mouth feel is nicely carbed but thinner. I think it works for this brew. Tasty beer! Would love definitely buy another bottle if I run into it
Apr 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 15, 2018
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Reviewed by PBRmeasap1980 from Indiana

3.72/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
#64 bottled in early 2017

A- Jet black with a bit of cocoa brown head... Looks like a stout
S- Black olive/umami on the nose right up front. Maybe a bit of roasty malt.
T- Sweet sugary wort up front, then changes to bitter and dry coffee malt flavors. A bit of nutty/woody flavor in there too (but not barrel wood... lumber wood). Not picking up any whiskey or barrel aged character to speak of other than smokey, charcoal.
F- Thickish. Good body.
O- I had heard very good things about this $12 bomber. Not sure if it fell off fast or my palette is off, but I find this to be just OK.
Jan 12, 2018
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Reviewed by farrago from New Jersey

4.19/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Falls just short of a finger of extremely dark brown foam, even surface and pretty good retention for what’s there to begin with, the lacing looks like those fireworks which cascade down like a willow tree. The liquid is a pure black without even a hint of brown or orange at the edges, impassively opaque. The nose does have a strong roast to it, however, the milk, lactose, chocolate, brown sugar to molasses elements douse the bite, the booziness is actually circumspect given the possibilities, licorice and bacon fat, not particularly fruity but at times there’s something like fruit cake going on. Full-bodied, smooth in a velvety fashion and here too the booziness handled well. German chocolate cake, coconut flakes, carob, vanilla bean, Brazil nuts, croissant dough, and more licorice to cola bean. The roast elevates and scrubs the roof of your mouth like smoke rising. The sweetness of the flavors tends to mask the full impact of the barrel aging yet the overall mouth texture is dry, noticeably at the end. It never reaches back to throw the 100 MPH heat although it kind of makes you expect it will. But in no way a disappointment, just sort of mixed messages.
Dec 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by fthegiants from California

Jun 24, 2017
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

4.17/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottled February 2017, 11.5% on this edition. Pours a solid, oily black, with dark brown fluffy head that shrinks down to a ring around the snifter's edge. Dark, roasted malts with significant bitterness and hop character, bittersweet dark chocolate that pushes the boundaries of good taste but doesn't cross over into being too acrid. Undercurrents of smoked malts, vinous tannins, and anise, a bit of iodine on the palate (not as a flaw) that gives the impression of peat smoke. Full-bodied and smooth on mouthfeel, as expected from the viscous appearance. Culminates in a nice, dry finish. Runs counter to what seems to be fashionable these days, but well executed.
May 22, 2017
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Rated by LloydDobler from Indiana

4.03/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
11.5%ABV 22oz bottle poured into large snifter
Mar 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by shirtless_mike from Indiana

Mar 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by braican from Massachusetts

May 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by LakerLeith from California

Mar 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Beerdudenumberone from Indiana

Mar 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by birdsellam from Indiana

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by hopswap1 from Illinois

May 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by EvolutionAles from England

Apr 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Trapipa from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by NateWido from Indiana

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by pittsburghkid66 from Indiana

Mar 09, 2014
Stalin's Dark Side from Evil Czech Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 22 ratings