Imperial Stout (Big Beer Series)
Smuttynose Brewing Company
- From:
- Smuttynose Brewing Company
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 9.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 701
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 21, 2020
- Added:
- May 05, 1998
- Wants:
- 123
- Gots:
- 145
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
2007 - 10.0%
2009 - 8.9%
2010 - 9.8%
2014 - 9.4%
2015 - 10.5%
2009 - 8.9%
2010 - 9.8%
2014 - 9.4%
2015 - 10.5%
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.15/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
22 oz. bottle poured into a goblet.
Appearance - Not quite jet black body with a nice khaki head. Lacing sticks to the glass.
Smell - Roasty malts in the shape of chocolate. Not a lot of coffee on the nose. The lighter malts come through a bit as well. Caramel and some dark fruits. A hefty hop aroma as well. Smells nice.
Taste - Wow, really tastes great. Hop character throughout, but it has a nice dark chocolate roast to it. Again, the lighter malts really complement it well. The hop finish is bitter, but not outrageously so, which I really like.
Mouthfeel - Lighter bodied for 9.8%, but the booze comes through as well. Good carbonation.
Overall - Really outstanding for the price. I think it was $5.99 at my local shop. Can't beat that for how good it is.
Dec 17, 2011Appearance - Not quite jet black body with a nice khaki head. Lacing sticks to the glass.
Smell - Roasty malts in the shape of chocolate. Not a lot of coffee on the nose. The lighter malts come through a bit as well. Caramel and some dark fruits. A hefty hop aroma as well. Smells nice.
Taste - Wow, really tastes great. Hop character throughout, but it has a nice dark chocolate roast to it. Again, the lighter malts really complement it well. The hop finish is bitter, but not outrageously so, which I really like.
Mouthfeel - Lighter bodied for 9.8%, but the booze comes through as well. Good carbonation.
Overall - Really outstanding for the price. I think it was $5.99 at my local shop. Can't beat that for how good it is.
More User Ratings:
Rated by unclekeith from Alaska
4.6/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
2008 bottle. Choco, viscous, alcohol completely hidden. Massive mouthfeel.
Sep 22, 2018
Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
3.96/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
February 2015 bottle
A - Pours black with a one finger tan head. Good amount of soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is roasted malts and dark chocolate.
T - The taste is roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and faded hops.
M - Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft dry finish.
O - Nice imperial stout. The flavors are nice and rich with the ABV well hidden.
Mar 31, 2018A - Pours black with a one finger tan head. Good amount of soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is roasted malts and dark chocolate.
T - The taste is roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and faded hops.
M - Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft dry finish.
O - Nice imperial stout. The flavors are nice and rich with the ABV well hidden.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a snifter. The appearance was a dark brown color with a semi-frothy off white to tan head. Slim little lacing slides into the beer. The smell had a ton of dark sweet fruits coming about into a dry to roasty and semi-bitter chocolate. The taste was dry and roasty with the dark fruits laying down a light sweetness, decent in the flavor. Dry roasty aftertaste and sliding into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a nice sessionable sweet to bitter feel about it. Carbonation has fallen off, but I get it and am not worried. Overall, imperial stout, is it supposed to be a Russian or an American Double? I’m left scratching my beard and hoping I’ll get to try fresh soon enough.
Aug 01, 2017
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