FSB: 2015 - Rye Barrel Aged RIS
Fair State Brewing Cooperative

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From:
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 7.59%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
16
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 20, 2020
Added:
Dec 31, 2015
Wants:
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Gots:
  2
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle.
Black colored body. Each pour brings up substantial toffee colored, fine bubble head. Only a few small spots of lacing are left behind.
Aroma of dark roasted chocolate malt, oak whiskey barrel and vanilla.
Taste is dark roasted malt, chocolate, rye spice, oak whiskey barrel, vanilla, black licorice, and dark fruit. Drinks quite dry.
Slightly more than medium mouth feel. Very good carbonation.
Has held up well with years in the bottle, and still expresses a dry and spicy brew.
Mar 20, 2020
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Rated: 4.39 by MattyG85 from Minnesota

Jun 03, 2016
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.51/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Picked up probably the last bottle in the wild a few months back at…well, a store I won’t go back to. 750ML bottle split with my wife.

The pour is tight black sweater black with an awful persistent head for a big stout. Bit of chocolate, light dark grains, but the nose is hard to find.

FSB - 2015 was slow-rolled over a campfire. Toasted grains complement a whole lot of roast that rolls right off the table into a sharp, bean-inflected bitterness. Mid-palate welcomes sweet chocolate, distant glimpse of a whiskey barrel, ending in a slick, throat-coating malt sweetness. Easy-drinking & completely belies the double digit ABV.

A pretty standard stout, the barrel here is so light it’s lost in the aggressive roast. Pretty good brew.
Jun 02, 2016
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

3.79/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Jeff for this one. 750ml capped bottle into a Surly teku. Shared with schen9303.

Coffee, vanilla, chocolate and cocoa powder. Heavy and the coffee and roast. Quite aromatic. Opens chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Vanilla and lactose in the middle with a spicy, boozy finish. A bit coarse. The flavors are all there but they don't integrate as well as I'd like. Medium bodied and way too carbonated. Prickly and aggressive on the mouth with bubbles on the palate and sparkling going down. Ok but again, too carbonated.

This one's ok. I'm a fan of the chocolate, coffee and roasted malt but the barrel aging takes away from this one and actually seems to lighten the body.
Apr 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by Dave2234 from Minnesota

Apr 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by Minnesota_beer_guy from Minnesota

Apr 03, 2016
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Reviewed by jakemn91 from New Mexico

4.23/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Review from notes. Had on tap at the brewery back when bottles were first released.

Pour is a dark, dark brown; bordering on black. One finger thick tan head.

Aroma is chocolate, oak, roasted coffee.

Taste is primarily chocolate and roastiness, complimented by bitter coffee. Rye whiskey character is weak, but present

Fairly full bodied, surprising dry finish for a big stout.

Overall, a solid local BA Stout. Happy I got a couple bottles of this one.
Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by CCutch from Minnesota

Mar 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by HoistinBrews from Minnesota

Mar 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by tylerstravis from Colorado

Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Jan 29, 2016
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Reviewed by FourBetter from Minnesota

3.61/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance is as expected. Smell was a nice roast with a hint of rye. The flavor was interesting. Someone implied a saison yeast which seemed to make sense. But did not add to what I enjoy in imperial stouts. Worth trying and not unpleasant.
Jan 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by DaftPatrick from Minnesota

Jan 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by Josholson666 from Minnesota

Jan 10, 2016
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

4.1/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a Dark Mohgany color with a mocha head a nice fresh collar stays with this brew, slight wine with roasted malts chocolate some dark fruit cocoa nib, spices and rye whiskey, taste follows the nose nice cocoa/malt/chocolate on the front end spices and a touch white wine , rye whiskey notes ever present in the finish, nicely carbonated with a good BA presence, a dry finish most likely from the yeast, This RIS is very good
Jan 08, 2016
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap.

Tan head with lace. Black in color.

Roasted with lots of chocolate. Some vanilla. More oaky but the rye shows just a bit in the finish. Molasses and dark fruits. Coffee notes.

Full bodied. Ends a little dry and roasted.

Solid offering. Much better than the 2014 imperial smoked stout.
Dec 31, 2015
FSB: 2015 - Rye Barrel Aged RIS from Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 16 ratings