Stone 'Totalitarian' Imperial Russian Stout

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  1. Tdizzle

    Tdizzle Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2006 California
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    I picked up a 6-er of this last night at Total Wine (for $16 and change), and I am happy to report that it is still incredible. It's a touch roastier and hoppier than the original version, but it still has that wonderful dark fruit character that has always separated this beer from the pack, for me. It's also one of the most drinkable Impy Stouts I've ever had.
     
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  2. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,397) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Anyone else have a east coast sighting of this?
     
  3. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,224) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I know it's in eastern Ohio right now.

    Does this replace "Russian imperial stout"?
     
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  4. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,593) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Just saw this at Acme grocery store today - passed at $16.99
     
  5. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Firstly, Stone has always labeled their beers as Imperial Russian Stout.

    In the Stone Release thread @Hoppedelic posted:

    “The email I got said it's based on their classic IRS but they're adding some new and exciting hops.”

    Cheers!
     
  6. jageraholic

    jageraholic Maven (1,378) Sep 16, 2009 Massachusetts
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    RIS was put on indefinite hold after the 2016 release. This is a new release this year but supposedly inspired by the original RIS.
     
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  7. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,224) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I meant was it replacing this?

    https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/1160/

    But from the sounds of your post it is not.
     
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  8. oldbean

    oldbean Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2005 Massachusetts

    So wait is totalitarianism the new non-conformity now?
     
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  9. magilldm

    magilldm Initiate (0) May 2, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Norfolk TW saying they have it per Untappd, $16.99/sixer
     
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  10. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,397) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    G+G got it too... might pick up a sixer in next few days
     
  11. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,231) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
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    what about stop'n'shop?:stuck_out_tongue:
     
  12. Subcontrabass

    Subcontrabass Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2014 North Carolina

    Draft has been in NC this past week or so. It is what it claims to be: a solid Russian imperial stout (er... Imperial Russian Stout): big and roasty with a thick and bitter finish. It doesn't taste all that different from what I remember of the old Stone IRS, but it is a good beer all the same.
     
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  13. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,943) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
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  14. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,071) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Looks like Stone is no longer on the cutting edge of up-to-date "cool" irony or they'd have called it an "ROS" -
    Russian Oligarch Stout.
     
  15. RyanK252

    RyanK252 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,098) May 18, 2014 California
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    True, but they do have a beer coming out later this year called "I'm Peach".
     
  16. Hayden34

    Hayden34 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 Georgia

    If I see this in my area, I'll definitely be picking up a sixer.
     
  17. Ray9230

    Ray9230 Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2017 New York
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    21.99 here in nyc... Must be a luxury tax on it
     
  18. oldbean

    oldbean Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2005 Massachusetts

    Can't wait for the polonium tea variant.
     
  19. TheMattJones88

    TheMattJones88 Savant (1,218) Sep 12, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Only available in the UK.
     
  20. ChazMania

    ChazMania Savant (1,004) Jun 13, 2006 California

    14.99 here, bought a 6.
     
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