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Overall: 9.7/10 by 1 dude
Dudes: 9.7/10
Trend: 9.7/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
ABV: 9.60%
IBU: 85
Seasonal: Speciality
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 15:26:29
- $15.00 for 24 oz. bottle
- 856 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: September 12, 2009
Color: Black
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 10 (25%)
Taste: 10 (25%)
Look: 10 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.7
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$15.00, 1 serving, 24 oz. bottles
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Poured clear with a conservative amount of brown foam. Not much retention as the foam quickly becomes, at most, a thin layer on top. Minimal lacing.
Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, and a tad of dark fruit.
Taste of bourbon backend with chocolate, vanilla, and creaminess. Nice roasted malt on the finish. No aftertaste to speak of.
Low carbonation and huge body are blended to make one fine drinking stout.
Are you kidding me? This stuff is flat out awesome. The bottle had been cellared for a year, so I don't know what a fresh bottle tastes like but one year later, holy crap! So delicious and smooth. Enjoy!