Stone Espresso IRS

I tend to watch beer reviews on youtube and they ALWAYS say "espresso bean" when describing flavors.

It's almost ironic saying something that dumb when you claim to know so much about "brewing", ya know.

 

Damn baristas and your snobbiness.

 

A local bottle shop of mine still has a couple of bottles...for 12.99 a piece lol.

 

I found 6 sitting on the shelf in a Vermont liquor store last weekend, $5.99 each. Needless to say, I now have a six pack in the cellar.

 

I must say I'm intrigued. With the espresso and anise flavors, they should have called this one an "Italian imperial stout". Haha! Memories of my father and his cousins drinking espresso brewed in the moka pot with shots of Sambuca in it.

 

How do you think they get espresso into this beer.?Is it just espresso beans, cause that wouldn't be any different than a coffee stout with a bean meant for espresso (not a bad thing OBVIOUSLY, but really isn't a unique flavor profile or anything) or do they actually brew espresso and add that. And in that case how would you brew that much espresso, that seems very inconvenient, because you can't really brew espresso in large batches I believe.

 

most of the time they grind the coffee and steep it

 

Right, and if this is the case then this isnt an espresso beer, it's just a coffee beer.

 

I get you, it is a bit frustrating. Having some familiarity with coffee helps understand this more. I am still excited for this release, but I would almost prefer Vanilla Bean as it is actually a bean lol.

 

I have heard of a couple coffee beans at the bottom of a burning shot glass, but straight into the coffee!? Either way, just terrible. I suppose anise isn't for me, unless it is in Pho.

 

TIL that this releases on April 15th. Clever stone, IRS, tax day.

 

I'll be looking for this alongside Parabola next week.

 

Lets hope the espresso adds some complexity/balance to a completely un interesting imperial stout...Im down with stone but the IRS isnt a good beer.

 

Its says it right there on the label...Ryan Bros. Taking a page out of Alesmiths book...

 

do you usually get stone IRS? it doesn't even come to nor cal....damn distributors.

 

What IRS or RIS do you find to be superior to Stone? Just asking as I love Stone IRS.

 

I have found it on occasion around me. I have one bottle in my cellar that I do not plan to drink until I find another...lol.

 

ERMERGERD Stone Espreeso Impearlial Russian Stoot! yum

 

only 6 more days....

 

Where are you in Nor Cal? IRS is all over the bay.