Imperial Stout Trooper - New England Brewing Co.

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750 Ratings

rAvg: 4.21
pDev: 10.21%
Reviews: 452
Hads: 298

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Brewed by:
New England Brewing Co.

Connecticut, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (416), on-tap (20), growler (12), cask (4).

Notes:
2006 - 12oz bottle
2007 - not released
2008 - 12oz bottle
2009 - 750ml bottle
2010 - 750ml bottle and Groucho glasses label change
2011 - bottle date added to label
2012 - 500ml bottles

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Reviews by mjl21:

mjl21

California

4.28/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Acquired via trade...thanks Mikey. 2008 version. 12 ounce bottle poured into a tulip. No abv info is given.

A-Pours a thick, sludgy almost black color. It has a thin dark brown head that dissolves very fast.

S-Not surprisingly, lots of dark malt comes out. It is a mixture of coffee and chocolate. The chocolate eventually dominates the aroma. Touches of vanilla come out as it warms.

T-Plenty of roast malt. The taste reminds me of sweetened coffee that has been spiked with a good amount of chocolate. The vanilla flavor comes out quickly. I get occasional dark stone fruit flavors. Definitely one for those that like a lot of chocolate flavor in their stout.

M-It has a nice mouthfeel. It is thick, but not cloying and is well carbonated.

D-The abv is well hidden. 12 ounces was perfect.

A nice drinking stout. Would gladly drink it again, but wouldn't go out of my way based on how easily obtainable other stouts like Old Raspy are in my area.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2010 17:43:56 | More by mjl21

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brentblack1

New York

4.25/5 rDev +1%

05-22-2013 01:51:27 | More by brentblack1

DruRho

Maryland

4/5 rDev -5%

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brycevolk

Ohio

4.25/5 rDev +1%

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Whimpers

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4/5 rDev -5%

05-19-2013 19:03:27 | More by Whimpers

Photekut

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4.25/5 rDev +1%

05-19-2013 01:53:42 | More by Photekut

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

3.5/5 rDev -16.9%

05-18-2013 23:56:30 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

moonknight31

California

4.25/5 rDev +1%

05-16-2013 16:49:12 | More by moonknight31

GennyCreamAle

New York

4/5 rDev -5%

05-15-2013 10:47:41 | More by GennyCreamAle

Texasfan549

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +1%

05-15-2013 06:40:32 | More by Texasfan549

jkane101

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +1%

05-14-2013 00:23:02 | More by jkane101

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev +6.9%

05-13-2013 20:38:52 | More by mendvicdog

BMart

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +1%

05-13-2013 16:56:16 | More by BMart

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4.75/5 rDev +12.8%

05-13-2013 15:32:44 | More by leftstagebrew

ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5 rDev -5%

05-13-2013 00:20:18 | More by ajzy

zipper8650

New York

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

Good Beer Sunday
2010 in I snifter
A - black, thin creamed coffee head..a stout basically
S - bitter coffee smell, vanilla, I got some metallic or ash smell from it too maybe, there is an odd smell I can't put my finger on
T - again the light metallic, I keep thinking cherries (not fresh cherries), other usual stout tastes . Bitter end note
M - really nice mouthfeel, not super thick, not thin
O - don't get me wrong, it's a really good stout but I was expecting more, I would like to try a 1 - 2 year old as well. I'd just buy Ten Fidy instead of trading for this in the future
Skol

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 23:30:50 | More by zipper8650