Russian Imperial Stout
Trading Post Brewing Co
- From:
- Trading Post Brewing Co
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 2.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 07, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 07, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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This “sessionable” Russian Imperial Stout produces big flavours while offering a low abv for the style. The aroma of brown sugar and dried fruit combined with bourbon and oak create levels of complexity that delight the senses
ABV: 8.5%
IBU: 40
ABV: 8.5%
IBU: 40
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
3.6/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.6/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Opaque dark brown color. Poured a tall head that was itself a dark tan. The head took several minutes to evolve to larger bubbles and then a thin skiff. Too dark to see the carbonation level. Left lacing everywhere the head touched.
The main scent was barnyard adjacent, but it quickly dissipated leaving a sweet coffee and cola (dried fruit?) with mild dark roasted malt. Some strong pipe tobacco is really noticeable just before taking a mouthful. Swirling the glass refreshed the barnyard and added in some minty fresh smell; almost like a bit of toothpaste.
For a brief moment there was no flavor at all (probably a bit too cold), then it was quickly sweet while a dark roasted and bitter malt builds up stronger and more bitter with each passing second. Slight yeast funk as it warms further. Just a hint of alcohol flavor. Listed as IBU 40. The aftertaste is an abrupt loss of sweetness, but the rest of the flavors slowly ramp down.
Quickly builds to a creamy foam and then slightly past that. A bit astringent with the aftertaste.
Sessionable? OK, this is on the lower end of the ABV and IBU scales for RIS, but I don't think too many people would be ordering multiple pints of this. Rather complex set of flavors that would fit into a smoke filled back room with a high stakes poker game going on. The flavor can be a bit overwhelming.
Jan 07, 2021The main scent was barnyard adjacent, but it quickly dissipated leaving a sweet coffee and cola (dried fruit?) with mild dark roasted malt. Some strong pipe tobacco is really noticeable just before taking a mouthful. Swirling the glass refreshed the barnyard and added in some minty fresh smell; almost like a bit of toothpaste.
For a brief moment there was no flavor at all (probably a bit too cold), then it was quickly sweet while a dark roasted and bitter malt builds up stronger and more bitter with each passing second. Slight yeast funk as it warms further. Just a hint of alcohol flavor. Listed as IBU 40. The aftertaste is an abrupt loss of sweetness, but the rest of the flavors slowly ramp down.
Quickly builds to a creamy foam and then slightly past that. A bit astringent with the aftertaste.
Sessionable? OK, this is on the lower end of the ABV and IBU scales for RIS, but I don't think too many people would be ordering multiple pints of this. Rather complex set of flavors that would fit into a smoke filled back room with a high stakes poker game going on. The flavor can be a bit overwhelming.
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