30th Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout
Great Lakes Brewery

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From:
Great Lakes Brewery
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 15.53%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
11
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 11, 2019
Added:
Oct 02, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Jeffo:
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands

2.42/5  rDev -36.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Got this one from hopsolutely and peensteen this past summer. Thanks a lot, guys!

From a bomber into a snifter
IBU: 60
Imperial stout with coffee and cocoa

APPEARANCE: Clear brown pour yields a 2+ finger, medium looking, slightly foamy, light brown head with very good retention. Clear black body with touches of carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a full foamy cap and leaves splotches of lacing down the glass. Splotchy wisp remains leaving some nice lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Definite roasted coffee aromas, some milk chocolate and cocoa, sweet cream notes and toffee as well. Medium strength.

TASTE: Roasted coffee beans, some milk chocolate and cream up front, then some definite bitterness and a yeasty, metallic quality at the swallow. A bolder finish of roasted coffee beans, slightly burnt, some hop bitterness, yeasty esters and a bit of alcohol lingers on the palate.

PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Creamy on the palate, goes down with a sharpness at the swallow, finishing a touch drier for the style. An astringent bitterness lingers.

OVERALL: This isn’t quite as good as I’d hoped. The look is definitely light for the style and the nose a little pedestrian. The flavor also has a heavy yeasty, ester quality that comes across as a little metallic, and the bitterness is somewhat astringent. Unfortunately not a beauty like GL is so used to producing, but hopefully the barreled version is a step up. In any case, thanks again, guys! Always enjoy new ones from the Lakes. Cheers!
Nov 13, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by Mantooth from North Carolina

May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by yancot from Canada (ON)

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

Mar 08, 2019
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Reviewed by SSS from Canada (QC)

4.81/5  rDev +26.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A-Charcoal black with a creamy teddy bear brown head that lingers a while and then dissipates into the abyss
S-Caramel, candy sweetness, with liquorish notes and the adjacent bourbon notes provide great complexity and depth
M-Thick and lucious mouthfeel with a full body and lower end carbonation
T-Wow wow wow, so impressed with the beautiful balance of this beer, coffee and tart cherry with ripe sweetness that ends with a bitter chocolate aura that envelops the senses
O-I am very much overwhelmed...this is a really beautiful beer that competes with the likes of KBS, easily. I drank mine from a bottle provided by my loving sister for the birthday, and I must say it brought a revelation in multiple facets of being. Go get this beer!
Mar 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by bixby1971 from Canada (ON)

Feb 20, 2018
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Reviewed by Cramshawbar from Canada (ON)

3.06/5  rDev -19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Very disappointing coffee stout. Thin and bitter, it misses the mark. Not sure whether hops were added or the coffee was over-percolated, but this isn't how this style will win fans (see Peche Mortel or Founders KBS for hints).
Didn't finish.
Jan 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by Glorithm from Canada (ON)

Dec 02, 2017
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.84/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The with coffee and vanilla brewery release, solid coffee taste which dominates everything. very roasted barley, some chocolate in the secondary. On the mark IS.
Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Simon212 from Canada (ON)

Oct 29, 2017
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Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bomber from the Brewery for around $10. Just a tad thin for a RIS
Oct 02, 2017
30th Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout from Great Lakes Brewery
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 11 ratings