Kosacken - Hantverksbryggeriet AB

Bung

North Carolina

3.33/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

11.2 oz. Thick enogh about black pour, some brown around, but barely a ring of light tan head.

Aroma, quite a bit of molasses and maltiness. Some peat, caramel and chocolates. Maybe a little more porter like.

There is some roast, dark chocolate, caramel. Finishes with a bit of coffee ground, like I just chewed a coffee bean. A little much on the roast.

Over carbed at first, but mellows out after a while. It still goes down ok. The carb plus harsh roast didn't help. Low alc though.

More like a Foreign stout. Not my favorite from the region.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2011 02:54:38 | More by Bung

popery

California

3.1/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

From notes 7/29/11. Dark chocolate and cola are strong in the aroma. It also smells sweet and toasty, like fresh bread and caramel. Unfortunately, it’s all a tad weak. The taste is marred by the body which is fairly thin. Feel is kinda fizzy and washed out but not terrible. There's still some body to the beer. Taste is fairly sweet with roast and mineral hop bitterness in the finish. A touch of booze throughout. Pours about the color of black coffee with a dissipating beige head. Decent but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2011 23:17:43 | More by popery

rfgetz

New Jersey

3.6/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours dark and near black, oily sheen to it, cap of creamy and dense khaki head. Scent showcases dark roasted malts with minimal amount of fruityness (mostly cherry) and a light creamy sweetness. Taste is simple and straight-forward - dark roasted malts with notes of chocolate and coffee, fruityness is again light with cherry notes. Light toffee like lingering sweetness. Finnish is dry, full bodied, creamy. Muted as an RIS but a good stout none the less.

Serving type: on-tap

05-23-2011 15:45:07 | More by rfgetz

Rapax

Sweden

4.45/5  rDev +21.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I have tasted this beer in every available form, I think - bottle, tap and straight from the maturation tank on site. But you are required to put in a serving type so I put bottle.

Jet black with tan foam, just as it should be. Oh sweet darkness, devour me.

Smell is really nice, although not that overwhelming. No detectable hop character, but none is required in my opinion.

Well inside your mouth this beer starts to do things to you. Darkness, chocolate, darkness, sweetness, and other good stuff too. It is surprisingly soft, making me suspect there is oats in it (can anyone confirm?). Low on sharp and bitter coffee notes and low bitternes for the type. Almost an imperial porter rather than a stout, if not for the dark color.

Mouthfeel is fantastic. Right on the spot.

All in all a really nice beer. Catherine of Russia might want more alcohol and more bitterness but I am satisfied with whats in my glass.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2011 23:24:47 | More by Rapax

raszputini

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From the tap...pours jet black with oily brown head. Nose is roast, chocolate. Mouth feel is a little thin, but still with some meat. Chocolate, coffee, roast, oats? dominate the taste. It has a very understated hop character that balances well. I enjoyed it.

Serving type: on-tap

04-24-2011 21:25:14 | More by raszputini

100floods

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

pours a bubbly ink black with a dirty tan head. Smells of milk chocolate and smooth roasted coffee. I'm getting some faint herbal notes, too, but hardly. Very smooth mouthfeel followed by a huge burst of dark, bitter and roasted flavors. After letting this sit for a bit the roast bomb simmers down a notch or two. The mouthfeel also went from smooth to thin. Slight hints of chocolate hidden among the malt. Kind of a roasted and something else finish. At first this beer was running out the gates, but then it subsided. Not bad, just not great. This does not meet the standards of an RIS.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2011 03:54:59 | More by 100floods

avalon07

South Carolina

3.35/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a dark brown color and a most thick consistency. There was a small amount of tan-colored, somewhat long-lasting head. Good lacing.

S: A decent, if a bit subdued, aroma of coffee, malt, and a trace of chocolate.

T: Tasted like it smelled: Malt, mild coffee, and some chocolate. Not terrible, but very, very thin for a Russian Imperial Stout. Could have been better.

M: A good amount of carbonation with a smooth finish. Medium-bodied.

D: A decidedly uneven RIS. Not undrinkable, but not really memorable either.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2011 13:24:48 | More by avalon07

vince4953529

California

3/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Got myself another handsomely priced North Euro import, I love the cute label; 7% abv indicated.

Aggressive pour yielded a medium head, color was pure black, lacing coated along the glass.

Smell of malt and hop, a bit of alcohol smell.

Tasted a bit thin and watery. Black coffee taste, more hops, a little soy sauce flavor came up near the middle. The finish manifested with a little smoky and malty flavor.

Drinks fine, but too pricey and unspectacular for a second purchase.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2011 03:00:07 | More by vince4953529

OskarL

Sweden

3.33/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Thick black with a brown head that disappears fast and leaves very little lacing.

Smell - Roasted malt, coffee, sweet chocolate and some hops.

Taste - Roasted malt, coffee, cocoa and bitter chocolate.

Mouthfeel - Smooth, medium/full body and little carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

01-24-2010 18:13:48 | More by OskarL

dqrull

Sweden

3.7/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A brew black as night with a small, and fast disappearing head that doesnt impress.

Smells heavily of roasted malt, strong notes of chocolate and even some coffee, accompanied by some grassy, earthy hops, a very sublte sweetness in the form of really dark chocolate cake, might just aswell be my imagination though.

Tastes very much like what the nose indicated , rather long and persistent bitterness from the heavily roasted malts, but it still fits rather well with the overall bouqet of flavours. The big minus here is that I dont find the beer rich en ough in flavours overall for the style.

Creamy and surprisingly viscous mouthfeel considering the ABV, soft and well fitting carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

01-19-2010 17:45:35 | More by dqrull

bark

Sweden

4.2/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Commercial name "Hantverksbryggeriet Kosacken". (the Cossack).

The colour is pinch black; the low head is brown.

Smells of lots of roasted (almost burned) notes. Rye? Butter. Coffee. Sweet elegant hints of marzipan.

The taste is also elegant with lots of roasted malts. I also found notes of coffee, nuts, roasted vegetables and toffee. Some bitter flavours and a hint of lemon and fruits. The aftertaste is powerful with notes of dark bread, espresso and nuts. Some sour notes in the finish.

The carbonation is soft, the bubbles are medium. The liquid is thick, smooth and a bit sticky.

A bit too sweet, otherwise a fine imperial stout.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2008 10:41:27 | More by bark

Crosling

Colorado

3.53/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle, Tegnérs Gömställe, Stockholm, Sweden. A dark brown, nearly black brew with a small, filmy light brown head. Roast and burnt fruit aromas, with some cocoa as well. Flavor has nice balance, low roast and hop bitterness. Silky and sweeter, with chocolate and cocoa flavors. Thin texture. A solid beer, but nothing very special.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2008 02:49:06 | More by Crosling