Mission Dark Seas Imperial Stout

Mission Dark Seas Imperial Stout

The ancient legends that abound the Russian Imperial Stout of yore are filled with tempestuous romance, sinful thievery, and scurvy, too. So highly regarded was this historic recipe, the Russian Kings tried to keep it all to themselves. They failed. Today we bring you our own dastardly dark version, with a rich and roasty aroma, notes of plum and port and a velvety texture so luscious it just might make a grown man weep.
3.9
517 reviews
San Diego, United States

Community reviews

4.0 Bottle. Black color with nice brown head. Aroma - Roasted, cocoa, cookie, dust. Taste - Medium bitterness, medium sweetness, roasted malt, hops, caramel, citrus, coffee, booze.
4.1 Bottle at bar. Laholmen hotel. Clear dark brown. Port wine, plum. Light bitter taste, alcoholic notes. Excellent mouth feel
3.9 Bottle from Safeway. Pours black, dark brown head. Nose is big roast, chocolate, cocoa, plums. Taste is dominated by huge roast, chocolate, cocoa, molasses. Solid, traditional roasted and toasted stout.
4.0 Kolor hebanu z minimalnym rubinowym prześwitem, obwódka piany. Zapach mocno czekoladowy z nutami miętowej świeżości, piwnicy i kawy. W smaku umiarkowanie słodkie, gorzka czekolada, świeża kawa, śmietanka, wanilia, niewielka cierpkość, alkohol dobrze ukryty, nieznaczne ciepło w przełyku. Bardzo gładkie i pijalne, dobre zbalansowane, mogłoby być jeszcze nieco intensywniejsze i gęstsze.
3.5 Bottle. Pours dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, licorice, coffee and malt. Flavor is sweet and malty with some warming alcohol , roasted malt and coffee. Medium body, average carbonation.
3.1 Bottle, 355 at Carnitas North Park, San Diego. Pours dark brown, medium beige head. Roasted malts, dark chocolate, caramel, some dark fruit, alcohol, sweet with rough boozy and bitter finish. Quite unpleasant. Medium bodied. Something went wrong here, wonder if it’s the bottle.
4.2 Puur zwart bier, olie-achtige textuur. Dikke mokkakleurige schuimkraag die langzaam inzakt tot fijn laagje. Roast, pure chocolade, espresso, leer, tabak. Lange bittere afdronk. Enige minpuntje : had tikkeltje dikker/romiger mogen zijn. Bier is niet dun, daar niet van, maar de smaak eist een dikker mondgevoel. Voor de rest prima stout.
3.4 Bottle. Caramel, bread, grain coffee. Medium mody, a little bit alcoholic but smooth.
4.0 Pours dark black, boozy aroma of smoke and malts, much smoother taste, some bitter malts, enjoyable. Charred mossy taste. tap at brewery.
4.0 Bottle at home. Hazy dark brown with a medium beige head. Medium to full body with low to moderate carbonation. Well balanced bitter and subtle sweet tones. Caramel, nuts, roasted malts, vanilla, oak and spices. Very good.
3.9 Bottle. Pours clear reddish black, medium creamy tan head, dissipates fairly slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is roast, molasses, cocoa, tobacco. Medium sweet, medium bitter. Medium plus body, classic straightforward chewy and adjunct free. Well crafted.
4.0 Bottle. Dark and strong. Can see why they say port, but I’m getting pumpernickel too. A little sticky, a little sweet, but mostly a good robust stout.
3.6 Bottle. Color black with medium brown head. Aroma malt, chocolate, roasted. Taste sweet, dark chocolate, roasted, some bitterness.
2.5 Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer. Nikły, palony aromat. Trochę wodniste, mocno palone, z lekką czekoladą i wyraźnym alkoholem. Nuda.
3.6 Czarne, nieprzejrzyste. Aromat typowy, bardzo przyjemny. W smaku dominuje gorzka czekolada, z nieco zbyt ciężką ściągającą goryczką na końcu - niestety psuje to trochę całość i obniża pijalność. Ogólnie - całkiem ok, ale czterech liter nie urywa.
4.0 bottle a black colored beer with a beige head aroma roasted malts chocolate coffee caramel dark fruits mocha and hops flavor roasted malts chocolate spicy coffee mocha dark fruits caramel and hops
3.9 W aromacie klasycznie - kawa, paloność, ciemna czekolada. Ładny, dość intensywny aromat. Barwa jednolicie czarna, ładna, drobnopęcherzykowa piana. W smaku podobnie jak w aromacie - głęboko palone, z mocną, gorzką czekoladą i dość wysoką goryczką. Sporo ciała, gładka faktura, średnie wysycenie. Bardzo solidny, nic nie urywający RIS. Sączy się z przyjemnością!
3.5 Rami Rami is drinking a Dark Seas by Mission Brewery Dosc intensywne, kawowe, likierowe, nieco alkoholowe, troche czekolady, mocno palone, polwytrawne, kwaskowate az wyraznie od slodow, oleiste. ta kwakowatosc mi sie nie podobi Ocena potraktowana skryptem do przeliczania ocen (uzgodnienie UT/RB).
3.7 Booze caramel and some dark chocolate. Black pour with mocha head like Dennis Rodman. Bittersweet finish. Bottle.
3.3 My first beer from Mission. Earthy aroma with little head in pour or lacing rentention. Roasted, nutty flavors are very nice with a very smooth palate and finish.
3.8 Bottle in trade from solidfunk, thanks for the opportunity! Solid black with a good sized tan head that persists. Roasty chocolate with a bit of earth and licorice and just a touch of dark fruit. Pretty tasty stout.
3.6 Bottle circa a couple of years old, East Coast store. Pours thickish. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Very dark brown with slight lace. Middling mouthfeel. Cinammon in the finish.Licorice on aftertaste once at room temperature.
3.3 On tap at the brewery. Pours black with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roast, cocoa, cracker. Medium body, cocoa, roast, raisin, licorice, dry finish, good.
5.0 Opaque black color with a brilliant head of tan foam. Complex aromas and flavors of rich plum, black licorice, semi-sweet dark cholocate, subtle molassesses, caramel, burnt sugar, and some light coffee roast. Pleasant alcohol warming after the finish.
4.0 12fl oz bottle at home from de Molen, Bodegraven. Nose is cocoa, milk chocolate. Body is black, head is small, brown, creamy, fully lasting, excellent lacing. Aroma is chocolate, dried fruits, old wood, light smoke, dark chocolate. Light sweet, medium to heavy bitter, hint of fruity sour. Finish is medium lasting roasty medium bittersweet, lots of chocolate. Full body, thick creamy texture, soft carbonation. Quite easy dessert beer, tasty, nice one.
4.0 bottled dark color with small dark brown head aroma coffee and hint of chocolate medium to full body medium carbonation caramel, roast
4.2 Almost no carbonation no bubble but significant coffee and dark chocolate flavor with a hint of vanilla. Heavy mouth feel.
4.1 Bottle at the hanging bat. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, smoky, toffee, taste is rich, chocolate, sweet, smoky, liquorice.
3.8 12 ounce bottle. Dark pour. Aroma of cocoa nibs. Flavors is cocoa nibs, dark chocolates, and dark figs. Flavor is strong. Good RIS.
3.8 Bottle enjoyed at home Pour black with a creamy brown head. Smell of cocoa, dark malts, roast, coffee and hints of vanilla. Heavy sweet, alot of dark sinful malts. Roast, some coffee, hints of dark fruits. MEdium bitter, toasty tail