BrewDog Old World Russian Imperial Stout (9.5%)
Bottle & occasional keg,special
Gently crated by hand in Scotland, this Old World Stout perfectly recreates the imperial beers of years gone by; brewed to the traditional percentage of alc. 9.5% by vol. To avoid freezing during its journey across the Baltic Sea to snowy Moscow.
All full bodied taste, this opulent whirl of hops and malt even rivals the most colourful of imperial faberge eggs.
Originally created to celebrate the Russian royal family, this beer is a fitting tribute with which to toast your own empire.- See more at: http://www.brewdog.com/product/old-world-russian-imperial-stout#sthash.sIclAyxe.dpuf
[The ABV variance is greater than 10% and, as such, warrants a new entry for this beer.]
Gently crated by hand in Scotland, this Old World Stout perfectly recreates the imperial beers of years gone by; brewed to the traditional percentage of alc. 9.5% by vol. To avoid freezing during its journey across the Baltic Sea to snowy Moscow.
All full bodied taste, this opulent whirl of hops and malt even rivals the most colourful of imperial faberge eggs.
Originally created to celebrate the Russian royal family, this beer is a fitting tribute with which to toast your own empire.- See more at: http://www.brewdog.com/product/old-world-russian-imperial-stout#sthash.sIclAyxe.dpuf
[The ABV variance is greater than 10% and, as such, warrants a new entry for this beer.]
3.9
373 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Can, Fanzine. Pours very dark brown/black, foamy tan head. Aroma is burnt toast, coffee, fennel, It's quite light for an impy stout, and hides its abv really well. It's dry and roasty, not at all cloying or sweet. Flavour is toasted cereal, some dark fruit, aniseed hint (not overpowering). It's a dry and drinkable stout and rather nice.
330ml can via Fanzine #13. Pours pitch black with a beige-tan head. Aroma of roast malts, dark fruit, coffee. Taste is rich and malty, roasty, dark fruit, a bit of dark chocolate, hint of liquorice, finish is bitter and roasty, with a bit of alcohol too, lingering bitterness. Full bodied, smooth, creamy, fine carbonation. Probably the best Fanzine beer so far.
11Oct2018 Intense dark malts, burnt toast, cacao, dark roast coffee, dark, dried, pureed fruit. Hazy, very dark, medium, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. More very dark, toasted malts, burnt toast, charcoal, earthy, soft carbonation, full bodied. Very nice, rich and complex. Can via Fanzine.
On tap at Brewdog Milton Keynes, we have a gig to attend at Milton Keynes Gallery (Daniel Blumberg) Pours black with a creamy textured light beige head. Really soft in the mouth, some cappuccino, in fact lots of creamy cappuccino. Lovely beer, soft roastiness, a few little boozy aroma tendrils go up the nose via the the back of the mouth. This is one of the best from Brewdog for sometime. A8 A4 T9 P4 Ov17 4.2
Can from Fanzine. Black and tan with a big bubbly head. Malty chocolate aroma. Stone fruit, coffee, chocolate and malt. An uncomplicated stout, nothing special.
Pours black, very small head (on the side of a glass). Aroma is roasted, dark chocolate, vanilla, pralines, mild coffee, rasins. Flavor is milk, lactose, creamy, vanilla, stoutish bitter, coffee.
Keg at BrewDog, Reading. Coffee aroma with a bitter edge. Dark and glossy. Creamy beige head. Initially creamy. Some bitter coffee comes in to play. However the ABV is almost invisible. Thick bodied. Creamy-oily. Flat-soft carbonation. Long astringent finish. Lovely delicate Impy Stout. Could drink it all night.
Keg at Brewdog Shepherds Bush, London. A black coloured pour with a healthy beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, slightly roasty, malty, chocolate, some coffee and soy. Decent effort from Brewdog.
Batch 251 bb: 17-10-2018
Co prawda to jeszcze kilka dni, ale wypadła okrągła #1600 degustacja, to otwieram...
Czarne, gęste, nieprzejrzyste. Piana przyjemnie brązowa drobna, trwała, powoli spływa po szkle. W aromacie gorzka czekolada, praliny i kawa, oraz przyjemne nuty likierowe. Najpierw czuć przyjemną słodycz i czekoladowość, potem nuty kawowe, nastepnie daje znać wyraźną paloność. Piwo jest rozgrzewające, nieco wyklejające, dobrze ułożone i ma fajną gorączkę. Nasycenie niskie.
Danish tasting session; batch 251, bb 17-10-18; Jan 2014
Black color with creamy brown head. Roasted malt aroma, with some chocolate and vanilla, nice. Good body, smooth mouthfeel; the chocolate flavor is also quite good, although it has a bit too much salty liquorice and cardboard.
Old style, not bad though.
super donker bier met donkere schuimkraag. Romige licht gerookte smaakt. karamel , chocolade ..zoek nog naar typische kruiden .. gewoon zalige Russian stout.
Bottle pours out black topped with a small tan head. Nose is big roast malts coffee chocolate and some fudge notes. Taste is more of the nice big heavy roast coffee and some ash.
Kolsvart med ytterst tunt beige skum. Doftar kaffe, kola, rostad malt, lite mjölkchoklad, torkad frukt och melass. Smaken fyllig, mjuk, tämligen besk, något syrlig, kaffe och rostad malt. Eftersmaken lång med ordentlig beska, kaffe, rostad malt, lite vinös på slutet. BF 171018.
Bottle 0,66L. Clear black color with big, long lasting, creamy, light brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, brandy, dark fruits (cherry), nuts, some herbal notes, apricot. Taste starts as light sweet/light bitter mix of chocolate and caramel. It finish moderate sweet/bitter with mix of everything mentioned and even more. Real masterpiece!
Lagrad flaska från SB. Svart kulör med brunt skum. Doft av choklad, rostat kaffe och kavring. Söt och fyllig munkänsla. Mkt smak av rostat kaffe, choklad- pralin, kakao- pulver, kavring, farinsocker och lite sötlakrits.
Cellared bottle. Black body with a fine, dense beige head. Nice, strong aroma of dark malt, coffee, dark chocolate and some warming alcohol. Flavor is dark malt, coffee and chocolate like aroma, some dry fruit, balanced bitterness and warming alcohol.Fine balanced body and long lasting aftertaste with dark malt and warming alcohol. Smooth and solid stout.
Bottle at BrewDog, Bristol. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Dark brown, no head. Spicy, bourbon. Oak. Quite sweet. Heavy body. Long finish. Good.
Bottle shared in Maine - a few years old - 2013? Pours oily black with a creamy, tan head. The nose has some decent chocolate in the aroma, hints of oxidation, fudge, brownies, roast. Medium to big sweet flavour with notes of burnt brown sugar, roast, baking cocoa, faint ash. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Great balance, great depth. Has aged very well.
Piwo skonsumowane. Ocena na podstawie retrospekcji w celu uzupełnienia profilu.
Bottle, thanks to I honestly forgot who :/. Pours opaque black, medium tan head, dissipates to a ring with good lacing. Aroma is huge molasses, licorice, roasted malts, dark chocolate. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium bitter, roasty, molasses and baking cocoa, hints of anise. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. Excellent old school stout, pure, not sweet and adjunct ridden.
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Tom L. Black, some tan foam. Aroma of roast, licorice, coffee, some dark chocolate, some dark fruits. Sweet flavor with roast, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, licorice note, and a bitterish finish with a light ashy note. Full-bodied. Really good.
At Max Place, pours black with a brown head, aroma of chocolate, toffee, coffee, malt, flavor of chocolate, toffee, caramel, coffee, full bodied, nice
Bottle thanks to Stu! Pours black with a medium brown head. Aroma is cocoa, oak and vanilla. Taste is cocoa, vanilla, oak, raisins, slight signs of oxidation.
Black body, brown head. Sweet roasted malty aroma with chocolate, licorice, toast, some smoke. Full body and carbonation. Dry roasted malty flavour with dark chocolate, black coffee, brown sugar, plum.
Bottle from Cocktails, Littleborough. Black with an extremely thin brown bubbly head. Heavy textured, but not as strong tasting as expected, with a light dark malt aroma and taste which is somewhat bland.
Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer.
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, toffee, soy sauce, taste is dry roasted, chewy, chocolate, soy sauce,
Bottle at home. Three year old bottle. The colour is deep dark brown to black with a small light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee beans, dark chocolate, smoke, leather, black currants and wood. Has a well-roasted flavour with ash, coffee beans, black currants and very dark chocolate. Has a slick and oily mouth feel, full-bodied, and a light to medium bitterness. A well-balanced and greatly roasted.
Bottle. Pours a dark brown, blackish beer with a big bubbly tanned head on top. Aroma is rather roasty, hints of chocolate and a fragrance of booze. Flavor is mildly sweet, hints of coffee and chocolate, some roasty notes. A bit dull and mediocre, yet entertaining and no major flaws detected or anything. Just a very decent impy stout, nothing more in my book.