Storm King Stout - Victory Brewing Company

flagmantho

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 12 oz bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: completely black with a two-finger dense dark-tan head.

Smell: nice roasted malt with a big hit of chocolate first and foremost. Dig it!

Taste: big imperial stout flavors: roasted grains with coffee and chocolate components, a little bit of apple, and some nice estery and alcoholey fruitiness. Hops aren't huge but there is a nice undercurrent of bright, citrusy hop flavor (perhaps that's all that can make it through the huge malt flavors) and a strong bitterness.

Mouthfeel: big body and pretty high carb for a huge stout like this. Still, that lends to a nice creamy mouthfeel.

Drinkability: hoo doggy, this is good stuff, but it's definitely a one-glass beer (if you value your mental faculties).

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2009 21:21:54 | More by flagmantho

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-18-2013 02:59:08 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Honus1

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -20.9%

05-18-2013 02:38:43 | More by Honus1

timoteo833

New York

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-18-2013 02:05:03 | More by timoteo833

inanity

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-18-2013 00:17:06 | More by inanity

carlosega

Ohio

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-17-2013 19:28:25 | More by carlosega

DanGeo

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-17-2013 02:18:31 | More by DanGeo

verge

California

4.75/5  rDev +15.6%

05-16-2013 21:53:37 | More by verge

mverity

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-16-2013 21:04:01 | More by mverity

Chegui

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +21.7%

05-15-2013 15:14:40 | More by Chegui

purppy

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-15-2013 01:33:47 | More by purppy

SDG1070

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-14-2013 13:44:58 | More by SDG1070

ilikebeer03

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-13-2013 21:15:59 | More by ilikebeer03

TravisR

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-13-2013 01:05:21 | More by TravisR

ChaseTheAce

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-13-2013 00:15:33 | More by ChaseTheAce

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

4.09/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a dark and clear near-black, with ruby highlights under the light and an impressive cappuccino coloured head that leaves respectable lacing. Definitely a visually appealing beer.

Aroma of smoky peat and aged oak barrels along with a body of roasted dark malts. All of these scents carry on into the flavour, which also showcases coffee and chocolate tones. Although the mouthfeel is thinner than I expected, a well balanced and complex beer with a bitter, peaty finish that lingers for an impressive length of time.

As with other world class RIS's, the 9% ABV is scarily well hidden...

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 22:45:46 | More by hopsolutely

jl28r1

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-12-2013 13:58:21 | More by jl28r1

GreenMountainBoy

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-12-2013 00:27:01 | More by GreenMountainBoy

troy138

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-11-2013 21:47:34 | More by troy138

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-11-2013 21:22:41 | More by MinorThreat

stubbs1232001

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-11-2013 00:41:59 | More by stubbs1232001

MCDub

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-10-2013 14:40:36 | More by MCDub

smooth_aleing

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-09-2013 22:55:35 | More by smooth_aleing

Cvescalante

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-09-2013 21:05:18 | More by Cvescalante

SHerninko

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-09-2013 18:05:23 | More by SHerninko