Gold Cup
Old Bust Head Brewing Co.
- From:
- Old Bust Head Brewing Co.
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 9.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 15, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 11
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Named for the golden chalice bestowed on the winner of the Virginia Gold Cup races—an antique cup first granted to horse and rider by Catherine the Great—our Russian Imperial Stout with its black, velvety, opulence is as rich and complex as the Czarina who was a fan of the dark brew. A dark-berry sweetness underlies roasted tones of bittersweet chocolate and espresso coating the mouth with a smooth, lingering, fullness worthy of the cup!
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.05/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A-Pours a dark color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has espresso, dark berries and bittersweet chocolate hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a espresso, dark berries and bittersweet chocolate flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A good Russian Imperial Stout
Feb 02, 2020A-Aroma has espresso, dark berries and bittersweet chocolate hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a espresso, dark berries and bittersweet chocolate flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A good Russian Imperial Stout
Reviewed by EnderFett11 from Virginia
4.02/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured fairly hard from a bottle into a snifter glass, giving a few fingers of foamy brown head. Head fades after a bit to heavy lacing. Near black color, opaque. Smell is a light roasted malt. Taste is a little malt at the beginning immediately followed by faily strong roasty flavor with a hint of something like fruit and espresso. Medium bodied with a decent bite from the moderate carbonation. A bit too roasty for my taste, but overall a pretty solid stout.
Jan 15, 2020
Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The beer is a very nice looking dark black color. The smell and taste notes are good. The beer has a nice milk chocolate note with light roasted malt notes and a light hop bitterness in the finish. The carbonation is a bit tingly but still smooth.
Feb 18, 2017
Reviewed by delta490 from Virginia
4.03/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pitch black with a thick cap of light tan head. Big sheets of tight sticky lacing. The aroma is mild roasted malts. The taste is robust roast malts, chocolate, and a little coffee. Smooth and full on the palate.
Jan 14, 2017
Rated by 2dogbrew from Virginia
4.01/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.01/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On nitro
Jan 24, 2016
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