A rich, dark beer of exceptional depth and complexity with an almost coffee-like flavour.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by lenusik from Toronto, Canada who has tried this beer once. (5/17/2008 3:34:40 PM)
"First of all, the brewer is Wellington County (no 'r'). This is a dark brown, almost black beer with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma is ALL about the coffee. There is some roasted malt and toffee in the air, but the coffee overpowers all of them. The flavour is more of the same. The roasted malt/coffee combination overpowers them all."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer once. (7/24/2006 1:23:21 AM)
"Black. Dark chocolate head - bottle cap thick - made of large bubbles and only lasted 5 minutes. Aroma had the standard qualities: bitter, soft roasted malt, chocolate. It's got a biting bitterness that is strong - it's likely that this is partially due to the 8% alc content - but that would be about the only time that it's even considered. You can really taste the chocolate and roasted malts (I like!). Thin (for a stout) and slighly slippery mouthfeel. Finishes sweet too for a really suprisingly good mouthfeel. A very very drinkable beer."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 341ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[3] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer once. (6/15/2006 3:43:28 PM)
"The beer pours very black with a quarter inch tan head that lasted a couple of minuets, probably would have been a better pour if the bottle wasn't split two ways. A nice sweet aroma that reminds me of chocolate cake, with some dates thrown in the mix too. Flavor was very nice, very rich mostly consisting of bitter coffee and sweet chocolate, and I think I can also taste some faint cherries. The mouth feel was descent but could have been a little thicker. This is a very good beer well crafted and good strong flavor thats not over powering.
"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by Canuckistani from Dundas, Canada who has tried this beer once. (6/3/2006 3:50:39 PM)
"Hrm.... what to say. This is a very strong beer, with noticeable sweet soy sauce aroma, which thankfully doesn’t come through into the flavour. Mild alcohol, hardly noticeable when you consider how much is in it. Easy to drink too much without realizing it, I’m sure. Light carbonation helps the flavour come through without a coke-like burn on the palate. Good beer, but takes some getting used to. It took me a whole hour to get through the one bottle."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 2046ml @ $9.75 Unit Cost: $2.25 per Pint
[5] Review by pootz from between Calgary and Waterloo, Canada who has tried this beer many times. (3/22/2006 1:01:58 PM)
"What can I say...when I lost my beloved Okocim Baltic porter but I found a great substitute! This brew used to come in a distinctive crown topped old style brown liter bottle with a trick looking label with a picture of the iron duke in full dress battle regalia circa 1815. This was perfect to cellar a while.....but now only available in six pack pints.
Pours a dark black coffee color that won't let light through a glass.
The pour leaves a creamy mocha cap that stacks out of the glass then this reduces halfway through the drink to a delicate tan lace.
The brew gives definitive odors of coffee, spice, cocoa and sweet roasted maltyness, licorice and molasses to the nose.
Starts big and rich with an oily-cream mouthfeel up front...melts into a delicious complex mix of toasted malt sweetness balanced with just the right hop astringency to produce some complex mocha-spice-dried fruit tastes...then the finish is medium dry...just perfect.....a world class craft ale. This beer cellars well and I can attest to the fact that a year or more will bring out the more complex tastes. This is one of the few imperial russian stouts available in bottles in Canada and arguably the best.
"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught, Hand Pump Sample Size: 341ml @ $1.62 Unit Cost: $2.25 per Pint
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(3.5)
