Russian Imperial Stout
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Dark, black, opaque body; thick khaki head, dense and persistent; fine partial sheets and spidery fingers of foam. A gorgeous aroma; dark, sweet malt with a roasted husk note. Exquisite taste; moderately sweet dark and charred grain sweetness; husk bitterness; a slight nut-like quality; medium-light sense of bitterness at the finish. Heavy body; viscous smoothness; light dryness at the finish.

It's always a pleasure to find a no nonsense, non-adjunct big stout. This is one of 'em. Tasty, balanced, rich and satisfying.

Pouring temperature: 41 °F; canning info: A CERTAIN MAN CANNED ON
Source: @DIM

Purchased at Acme in Horsham, PA. $16.99-4pk/16oz cans.

Pours a midnight, moonless sky, jet black. A beige, one finger head on the initial pour. Small amount of lacing left on the glass as I enjoy.

Aromas of deep roasted malts and slightly piney hops.

A very good stout. Flavors of deep roasted malts, hops, chocolate and coffee. A slightly astringent, bitter aftertaste. A mild sweetness does come through as well. Not as creamy as some stouts but the overall flavor profile all seems to meld together to make a good brew. The ABV is well hidden but it’s still a beer you won’t be rushing through.

Medium consistency, low carbonation.

Another fine brew from Iron Hill. I’ve rated numerous stouts and this ranks as a a top notch beer. Well done…Cheers!

 

11/27/22 On tap at Center City location... Window seat!

 

A: dark black with a tab head that dissipates quickly.

S: caramel, dark chocolate, and dark berry.

T: sweet caramel, dark fruit, a hint of licorice, and bitter espresso.

M: medium body, moderate carbonation.

O: overall a pretty decent beer. A no little more interesting than just heaps of malt.

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from the can into a large snifter style glass.

Good slow pour, barely makes a sound, as the glass fills with oily thick and viscous looking dark walnut black to brown colors. Cream classic tan head, and a good one finger puck that holds it's own. Solid and beautiful looking stout.

Delicious aroma. Chewy sensing dark malts, almost hinting licorice but more of thick dark brown bread and molasses. Cake like rich, and hints of dark chocolate as well. Really rich sensing and big, real nice.

Palate just gets the goods. Chewy and delicious body that you can cut with a thick knife. Rich malt dark chocolate in the mid palate, filled with a soft hint of molasses and oily hop and char. Thick almost nougat flavors without a large amount of sweetness. Faint touches of coffee, and a good piping roast.

Sort of lacks the creamy and fruity estery quality you can get for this style, but they get everything else just very or close to exceptionally well.

 

Coca-Cola very dark brown is the color of the Stout now poured from a pint can into a clear glass liter mug. T'was a casual pour which resulted in an incredible amount of biege head and some lacing. The aroma is a good blend of hops and roasted malt. This is one outstanding tasting RIS. It starts velvety smooth and mildly sweet, with a roasted malt start. Then some hops and a scant taste of alcohol amplify the continued malt flavor and carry it to another level not often obtained. Other reviews will probably reference dark chocolate, expresso or black licorice, all of which is understandable. Regardless of that, this is just flat out a superior Russian Imperial Stout and if you like them, you know what that means. Negatives that keep this from perfect fives would be a little "greenness", or less than fully peak flavors only briefly noticed by the nose and initial tasting. Not in anyway meant to insult other varieties from this brewer, but this is a very pleasant surprise.

16 ounce can poured into a Duvel tulip glass.

L---Dark, dark brown. Giant, everlasting, medium brown head. Left excellent lacing.

S---Roasty malts and chocolate. Strong coffee.

T---Coffee, chocolate and roasted malts.

F---Full bodied with very good carbonation.

O---An excellent offering from a local. Nice work.

Canned on 12-16-20.

A - Black pour with thick, dense, heavy caramel colored lacing that's very creamy and sticky on the glass with lots of legs.

S - Big roasted chocolate malt presence, light char, with some Espresso on the nose.

T - Follows the nose exactly. (Go figure, right??) Big dark chocolate roast from start to finish, Espresso, char / charcoal, and ends with an assertive, lingering bitter dark chocolate Espresso finish.

M - Thick, silky, and slightly oily in texture with a lingering char dryness on the palate.

O - This is a pretty fantastic Russian Imperial Stout and IMO one of their better beers. Iron Hill can be hit or miss with me but this one is a definite winner and worth checking out.