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Ruosniemen Panimo
- From:
- Ruosniemen Panimo
- Finland
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 12.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 17, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 03, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SevenBeersDaily from Finland
4.45/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This is a fabulous beer for the money. The only negative thing I can say is that the foam head is lacking and the aroma is deceptively simplistic, but the taste is awesome.
Apr 21, 2017
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.25/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
BOTTLE: 33cl. Brown glass. Best before: 01/16. Appealing label art.
Reviewed live as an imperial stout per the label. Served cold into a mason jar at low altitude in Kuopio, Finland, and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Expectations are above average merely because I'm in the mood for the style; I believe this is my first beer from this brewery.
Purchased at an Alko in Kuopio.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: ~1 inch wide. Khaki colour head. Creamy, thick, robust consistency. Even-keeled and soft looking, with a nice complexion. Retention is nice for the 9.5% ABV - ~6 minutes. Leaves no lacing as it recedes.
BODY: Opaque black, just as it should be - though not quite an ink or jet black. No yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible within.
Appears well-carbonated. It's a nice looking imperial stout, and doesn't suffer from the schwarzbier-esque brown-black colour that so many Finnish imperial stouts do. Have I finally found a good Finnish imperial stout?
AROMA: It suggests a simplistic flavour profile for an imperial stout: your requisite schwarz , dark, and chocolate malts, some cream, and a glimmer of faint coffee. No rich cocoa or vanilla bean here. Even if the coffee was played up a bit more it'd be much more appealing. There's insufficient roasted barley presence, but strange noticeable hop presence (Columbus, which lends it a generic floral & herbal character). There're some faint wisps of burnt sugars and charred malt, but most of the bitterness comes from hops, oddly.
Though it's more simple and shallow than I'd hope for in a good imperial stout, I do find it appealing. It's a shame it's not more expressive, but hopefully the taste will exceed the aroma.
Aromatic intensity is average.
No booze, yeast character, or off-notes are detectable.
TASTE & TEXTURE: Cream and cocoa powder set it off nicely, and lend it a creamy powdery texture that accentuates the chocolate malts nicely while balancing the coarseness of the ground coffee presence (which is admittedly simple and shallow). The chocolate isn't as rich as you might expect in, say, an American imperial stout, but it's a nice touch. Hop presence isn't as problematic as the aroma suggested, but it is the primary source of bitterness; I'd prefer more of a roasted barley core. Some roast is presence, but it's as minor as the faint char.
All things considered, it's a very well balanced flavour profile for an imperial stout, and I love the subtle coarseness and dryness of the texture. Not so sweet that it's a dessert beer, but still rich enough to be a sipper without venturing into boozy territory. It's aptly full-bodied and heavy on the palate, with enough heft and weight to support its flavour profile without being overbearing or syrupy. Carbonation is a biteen high, but it's forgivable.
Flavour duration and intensity are somewhat low. This isn't as robust or bold an imperial stout as most American drinkers will be accustomed to, but its restraint is a nice change. I just wish there was more subtlety and intricacy on display. Some added complexity or nuance in the form of vanilla bean, really expressive chocolate, varied evocative coffee notes, etc. would be welcome.
The texture accentuates the taste in the ways above described, but there isn't quite a harmony of texture to taste, and this build isn't quite gestalt - though it is cohesive. It just leaves a lot to be desired, especially when compared to world-class beers in the style.
Luckily, I can only critique it in terms of how it could be better; there are no obvious flaws. It's not astringent, boozy, hot, gushed, rough, or scratchy, and there isn't any overt yeast character, spices, or any other flavour that doesn't belong in an imperial stout.
OVERALL: Very drinkable for its high ABV. Where many imperial stouts are rich sweet dessert beers that demand to be sipped, this is a more approachable bitter brew that I'm having an easy time swigging. It's one of the better imperial stouts I've tried here in Finland, but that's saying more about Finnish imperial stouts than it is about this beer. Above average, but largely forgettable. I'll be sticking to Baltic porters and international imports for my dark beer fix, but if you must drink domestic when in Finland, this is one of your best bets. I look forward to trying more beers from Ruosniemen.
High C+ (3.25)
Jun 03, 2015Reviewed live as an imperial stout per the label. Served cold into a mason jar at low altitude in Kuopio, Finland, and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Expectations are above average merely because I'm in the mood for the style; I believe this is my first beer from this brewery.
Purchased at an Alko in Kuopio.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: ~1 inch wide. Khaki colour head. Creamy, thick, robust consistency. Even-keeled and soft looking, with a nice complexion. Retention is nice for the 9.5% ABV - ~6 minutes. Leaves no lacing as it recedes.
BODY: Opaque black, just as it should be - though not quite an ink or jet black. No yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible within.
Appears well-carbonated. It's a nice looking imperial stout, and doesn't suffer from the schwarzbier-esque brown-black colour that so many Finnish imperial stouts do. Have I finally found a good Finnish imperial stout?
AROMA: It suggests a simplistic flavour profile for an imperial stout: your requisite schwarz , dark, and chocolate malts, some cream, and a glimmer of faint coffee. No rich cocoa or vanilla bean here. Even if the coffee was played up a bit more it'd be much more appealing. There's insufficient roasted barley presence, but strange noticeable hop presence (Columbus, which lends it a generic floral & herbal character). There're some faint wisps of burnt sugars and charred malt, but most of the bitterness comes from hops, oddly.
Though it's more simple and shallow than I'd hope for in a good imperial stout, I do find it appealing. It's a shame it's not more expressive, but hopefully the taste will exceed the aroma.
Aromatic intensity is average.
No booze, yeast character, or off-notes are detectable.
TASTE & TEXTURE: Cream and cocoa powder set it off nicely, and lend it a creamy powdery texture that accentuates the chocolate malts nicely while balancing the coarseness of the ground coffee presence (which is admittedly simple and shallow). The chocolate isn't as rich as you might expect in, say, an American imperial stout, but it's a nice touch. Hop presence isn't as problematic as the aroma suggested, but it is the primary source of bitterness; I'd prefer more of a roasted barley core. Some roast is presence, but it's as minor as the faint char.
All things considered, it's a very well balanced flavour profile for an imperial stout, and I love the subtle coarseness and dryness of the texture. Not so sweet that it's a dessert beer, but still rich enough to be a sipper without venturing into boozy territory. It's aptly full-bodied and heavy on the palate, with enough heft and weight to support its flavour profile without being overbearing or syrupy. Carbonation is a biteen high, but it's forgivable.
Flavour duration and intensity are somewhat low. This isn't as robust or bold an imperial stout as most American drinkers will be accustomed to, but its restraint is a nice change. I just wish there was more subtlety and intricacy on display. Some added complexity or nuance in the form of vanilla bean, really expressive chocolate, varied evocative coffee notes, etc. would be welcome.
The texture accentuates the taste in the ways above described, but there isn't quite a harmony of texture to taste, and this build isn't quite gestalt - though it is cohesive. It just leaves a lot to be desired, especially when compared to world-class beers in the style.
Luckily, I can only critique it in terms of how it could be better; there are no obvious flaws. It's not astringent, boozy, hot, gushed, rough, or scratchy, and there isn't any overt yeast character, spices, or any other flavour that doesn't belong in an imperial stout.
OVERALL: Very drinkable for its high ABV. Where many imperial stouts are rich sweet dessert beers that demand to be sipped, this is a more approachable bitter brew that I'm having an easy time swigging. It's one of the better imperial stouts I've tried here in Finland, but that's saying more about Finnish imperial stouts than it is about this beer. Above average, but largely forgettable. I'll be sticking to Baltic porters and international imports for my dark beer fix, but if you must drink domestic when in Finland, this is one of your best bets. I look forward to trying more beers from Ruosniemen.
High C+ (3.25)
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