Imperium Russian Imperial Stout
Highland Brewing

Imperium Russian Imperial StoutImperium Russian Imperial Stout
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From:
Highland Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.18 | pDev: 10.05%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
54
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 01, 2020
Added:
Feb 10, 2017
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  13
The dark complexity of a Russian Imperial Stout made more irresistible with the addition of vanilla beans, toasted coconut, and Octane® coffee. Pitch black, velvet smooth and aggressively roasty, Imperium commands all of your senses.
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Ratings by metter98:
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

4.24/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On-tap at Sticks & Stones, Greensboro, NC

A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a quarter finger high tan head that died down, leaving lacing on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of coconut and vanilla are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has lots of flavors of coconut with strong notes of vanilla and hints of coffee and dark malts.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied and smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is pleasant to sip, especially if you like coconuts and vanilla. It would make for a good selection as a dessert beer. No alcohol is perceptible.

Serving type: on-tap
Jul 29, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by jak from North Carolina

May 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by TheEpeeist from Maryland

Feb 02, 2020
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Rated by nick_perry from North Carolina

2.19/5  rDev -47.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
Black color. 1-finger brown head. Full bodied with a creamy texture. Flavor is sour and bitter. Some coffee notes, but they’re fairly weak.
Sep 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dsshuck from Delaware

Jul 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by Sadgasmic from North Carolina

Jun 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.16 by addiwilliams from Virginia

Apr 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by lebriarjr from North Carolina

Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.83 by markallmon from Tennessee

Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.65 by cunninglinguist666 from North Carolina

Jan 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.48 by iheartmyTHO from Georgia

Dec 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Dec 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Dec 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by tazzman from Florida

Oct 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by bcsbeer from Florida

Jul 28, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by Coho11 from Ohio

Jun 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by Samputnam14 from South Carolina

May 23, 2018
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Rated by Loooonie2 from North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Exceptional Russian Imperial Stout.
May 11, 2018
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

4.12/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle - $3.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a very dark brown, near black body with a smallish, rather brief, light beige head.

Smell: Scented soundly of roasted malts, deeply toasted bread, a few drops of salty soy, cream-dosed coffee, toasted-up dried coconut and chocolate candies.

Taste: A soothing, roundly sweet-tasting maltiness curtailed by just a bit of alcohol and some roastiness (a product of the grain bill and its coffee addition). Lightly nutty oatiness, toasty coconut shards, some milk chocolate. Its sweetness slowly recedes leading into the gently drying, roasted finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-soft carbonation. Smooth, velvety body. A gentle and almost gentile mouthfeel.

Overall: Pretty solid, likable stout. Sure, with a mere three adjuncts in the form of coconut, coffee and vanilla, this is still five to seven ingredients shy of what today's beer drinkers expect, but I thought it was squarely decent.
Apr 28, 2018
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Rated by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

4.09/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Coffee ganache with nice bitterness. Roasted aroma very inviting. Not getting coconut. Vanilla is subtle, but nice.
Apr 23, 2018
Imperium Russian Imperial Stout from Highland Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 54 ratings