Imperial Stout (Brewmaster Reserve)
Full Sail Brewing Company

Imperial Stout (Brewmaster Reserve)Imperial Stout (Brewmaster Reserve)
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From:
Full Sail Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 11.11%
Reviews:
62
Ratings:
119
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 24, 2019
Added:
Mar 06, 2010
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  8
Brewed & released every other year

First Release - March 2010
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Ratings by LiquidAmber:
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours near black with a slight red tone. Slight tan head and a trace of lacing. Dark malts and coffee aroma. Dark malt, dark fruit and light hops. Finishes dry with lingering coffee/dry dark malt. Not very complex. Like an imperial version of an English stout. Satisfactory, but not outstanding.
Aug 01, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.96 by ghasting from Washington

Mar 24, 2019
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Drank a batch 1 (2010) of this last night. Pours black with some dark brown around the edges, real soft carbonation led to a brown head 1/5" deep. Aroma was roasted malt and dark fruit, minor oxidization.

Taste, more of the dark fruit roastiness. This one really transformed into some Russian Imperial Stout like dimensions, body seemed like it had thinned out over the last 7.5 years in exchange for all those dark fruit fig and raisin like notes. The roasting and alcohol was less prominent than it was with the bottle I drank in 2010.

I think the one major thing I notice is how "thin" this beer is compared to "imperial" stouts of 2017. This one might not even qualify anymore by contemporary standards. Neat to try, a little $5 experiment bottle, but hardly the stuff legends are made of.
Nov 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Musineer from Texas

Nov 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.32 by StArnoldFan from Texas

Oct 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.1 by nathanmiller from New York

Jun 13, 2015
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Rated by RyanByorick from Pennsylvania

4.67/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Nice burbon taste. Smooth body.
Apr 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Mar 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dicers from California

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by Seattle_Suds from Washington

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by NorthCoastPranqster from Georgia

Dec 05, 2014
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Reviewed by WAbeerfiend from Washington

4.75/5  rDev +25.7%
2014 edition.
Poured from a bomber into a goblet on 05.24.14.

A: Midnight black with some red at the bottom. Fizzy tan ring at the top.

S: Vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, woodiness. It smells balanced.

T: Vanilla, bourbon, and fig dominate. Woodiness and roastiness are subtle.

M: Creamy. A little light and bubbly in the mouth compared to other BB stouts.

O: This is a well put together BB stout. It is milder in flavor than others, but the balance is perfect. This is in my rotation and it's always consistent.

Rating: A
Oct 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Sep 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by yaksurf from North Carolina

Aug 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by JoelClark from Idaho

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by surlytwinsfan from Oregon

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Wayne17 from Texas

Jul 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ahbithwabm from Illinois

Jul 16, 2014
Imperial Stout (Brewmaster Reserve) from Full Sail Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 119 ratings