Soviet Occupation - East Berlin
HopLore Brewing
- From:
- HopLore Brewing
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 0.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 20, 2025
- Added:
- May 26, 2024
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Tiramisu- espresso, sweet cream, lady fingers.
Enjoy the Rich, Bold & Bitter taste of this Imperial Stout.
Enjoy the Rich, Bold & Bitter taste of this Imperial Stout.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
4.29/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This beer pours a pure black color with a tan head that has that Guinness “rising carbonation bubbles turning into a creamy, luxurious head” thingie going on, and it is BEAUTIFUL, IMHO.
The nose has a nice roasty malt aroma, with a bit of coffee and a LOT of sweet cream. The brewery’s describes this as Tiramisu, and that is accurate, IMHO, because it is more of a dessert beer on the nose than a traditional RIS.
The taste is likewise on the sweeter side vs a traditional RIS, with that sweet cream flavor leading the roasty malt and coffee flavors, and there’s a bit of stone fruit as well. This is actually a really tasty imperial stout (13.1% ABV), even if it strays from its RIS roots.
The mouthfeel is rich, creamy, and decadent. This is my first beer from this brewery, and I’m a fan - I’d seek this out, along with the base beer.
May 27, 2024The nose has a nice roasty malt aroma, with a bit of coffee and a LOT of sweet cream. The brewery’s describes this as Tiramisu, and that is accurate, IMHO, because it is more of a dessert beer on the nose than a traditional RIS.
The taste is likewise on the sweeter side vs a traditional RIS, with that sweet cream flavor leading the roasty malt and coffee flavors, and there’s a bit of stone fruit as well. This is actually a really tasty imperial stout (13.1% ABV), even if it strays from its RIS roots.
The mouthfeel is rich, creamy, and decadent. This is my first beer from this brewery, and I’m a fan - I’d seek this out, along with the base beer.
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