Old World Russian Imperial Stout - BrewDog

biglite351

Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - A good bit of red around the edges. Thick creamy tan head.

S - Dark ruit then roasted nut and malt. Bitter chocolate under the finish.

T - Roasted malt motsly. Some fruit and baking chocolate. Not nearly as good as the smell. An unfriendly bitter hit in the finish.

M - Thick but only a medium amout of coating. Tingle on sides of tongue.

O - Wouldn't kick it out of bed, but probably wouldn't be first choice to take home either.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2012 23:18:41 | More by biglite351

LambicKing

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

02-16-2013 21:12:59 | More by LambicKing

gunpwdr

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

02-14-2013 01:10:11 | More by gunpwdr

Hanzo

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

02-11-2013 18:32:14 | More by Hanzo

DmanGTR

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

02-05-2013 18:56:09 | More by DmanGTR

mmikey8

California

4/5  rDev +2%

12-17-2012 00:41:00 | More by mmikey8

facundoCNB

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a dark brown/black pour with 2 fingers of fluffy tan head leaving behind nice lacing. smells of roasted barley, chocolate, dates, coffee. the taste is of light roasted coffee, toasted grains, cocoa, burnt caramel with a nice bitter dark roast aftertaste. medium body with low carbonation.. actually drinks really nicely and still leaves behind a creamy mouthful like a full body beer.

this is a very nice affordable beer, perfectly aged for about a year. maybe i'll pick one up again if i see it this winter.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2012 03:23:48 | More by facundoCNB

sendbeer

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

10-23-2012 21:09:08 | More by sendbeer

imperialking

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

10-23-2012 19:17:47 | More by imperialking

mhbarber

Virginia

4/5  rDev +2%

10-04-2012 23:40:58 | More by mhbarber

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle purchased and consumed while on vacation in florida back in July. Poured in a snifter, the brew appears black in color with brown clarity around the edges when held to the light. A dark tan to mocha colored head appears with a finger strength that recedes leaving fingers and patches of lace on the glass.

The smell includes notes of licorice and dark fruity quality. Some sweet milky chocolate is also thrown into the mix with herbal hop quality emerging as it warms up.

The taste includes a bit of licorice, dark roasty quality that brings out some espresso roast character but with raisins and a herbal bitterness along with fruity fusel alcohol. There is a bit of milk chocolate aftertaste.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It is smooth and easy drinking for the level of alcohol. A bit more on the fruity side than what I would prefer but not a bad brew. The price point on these makes it worth a try if you get the chance (much unlike nearly every other brew they have.)

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2012 19:05:38 | More by stakem

OldTime

Georgia

4/5  rDev +2%

09-05-2012 15:44:44 | More by OldTime

MGBT

4/5  rDev +2%

09-04-2012 01:10:36 | More by MGBT

ryko

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

08-21-2012 08:28:34 | More by ryko

Kopfschuss

Oregon

4/5  rDev +2%

08-07-2012 09:40:54 | More by Kopfschuss

CEDAMA

California

5/5  rDev +27.6%

07-31-2012 00:21:55 | More by CEDAMA

StroppyMare

California

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

07-30-2012 02:53:20 | More by StroppyMare

Brentnjen

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

07-18-2012 07:05:18 | More by Brentnjen

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

07-16-2012 22:13:39 | More by PEIhop

Shakerman

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

07-08-2012 02:32:23 | More by Shakerman

FosterJM

California

3.88/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

1379th Review on BA
Bottle to Snifter
22oz

Batch 406, bb 21-09-14
Thanks to Heatwave33 for this gift,

App- A very dark brown pour. It borders on black, had a huge 3 finger head that fell quickly and was fairly dense with some cling as drink falls.

Smell- It had a few things going on booze, roast, anise, chocolate, cherry. Was pretty straightforward, but wasnt bad.

Taste- This had a taste akin to the nose. It was more like the nose than most, had a ton more bitter with coffee, a prickly malt and a rich dark chocolate.

Mouth- A full medium with a medium prickly carbonation and a malty chocolate residual flavor.

Drink- Not always a fan of brewdog but this was tasty and sneaky good.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2012 02:48:03 | More by FosterJM

caverog

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-25-2012 03:01:06 | More by caverog

Fatehunter

Oregon

4.45/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a pint glass. A big two fingers of tan head on top of a black body.

Smells of rich chocolate, roasted malt, dry barley and a hint of burnt malt at the end.

It tastes like a dark chocolate bar, bittersweet, a little boozy, and burnt wood. Delicious.

Thick and sticky body, low carbonation.

A big and bold stout. Bring your friends to help you with this powerhouse.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2012 04:12:37 | More by Fatehunter

SHODriver

California

4.1/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: poured into a DFH snifter. Pours a deep black with a finger of tan head
S: smells sweet with notes of chocolate, dark fruits, roast malt and a bit of coffee. some caramel and vanilla too. it has a nose similar to many bourbon barrel aged beers. I just can't stop smelling it
T: almost char like roastyness with some sweet chocolate flavor. more roast malt and caramel like sweetness, a bit of coffee as well and on the swallow some bittersweet roast malt that lingers for some time.
M: medium to full in the mouth with a decent amount of carbonation. a bit toward the heavy side but not over the top. soft though bordering on prickly at the front
O: this is a very good beer with a lot of complexity and great flavors. BrewDog did this one right.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2012 11:40:23 | More by SHODriver

DoubleJ

California

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Catchy label. Doesn't it look like the castle to "It's a Small World"? I swear, me and my brothers must have rode that thing until our dad....sorry, on to the beer:

Polished obsidian in a glass. Good formation of head, the lace it brings is good quality, and the retention is good as well. The nose brings some common characterisitcs of an imperial stout; semi sweet chocolate, charred mmalt, also some raisin and other fruitiness.

This definately has an English thing going. Despite being brewed by a Neo-American brewer in Scotland, Old World RIS is strong but not overpowering/over the top. Similar to the nose, flavors of dark chocolate, grapes, charred malt, brownie mix, pleasant astringent finish. It's not quite full bodied, though certainly bigger than medium. Carbonation is easy to notice, just enough to keep it from feeling "flat".

This is a nice strong stout from BrewDog that is also easy to drink. Far and away a much better effort than that bottle of Rip Tide I had a long way back.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2012 03:53:53 | More by DoubleJ