Stone imperial russian stout aged in bourbon barrels

Q: How long ferment Russian Imperial Stout?

So for a 10% ABV Imperial Stout, youre talking 14 weeks, or 3 ½ months. Keep in mind that this is just a guideline for minimum aging times; the higher the alcohol content, the more time its going to need. For a 9-10% ABV beer, go 3-4 months. For 11-15% ABV beer, go 5-8 months.

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The beer is Stone Imperial Russian Stout, and it was aged for about a year in a used bourbon barrel. From that wooden cask, we were only able to keg up very little.

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Are imperial stout barrels aged?
What is the difference between a Russian imperial stout and an imperial stout?
What makes a stout a Russian Imperial?
How long ferment Russian Imperial Stout?

4.2

Ratman197 (23082) - Denver, Colorado, USA - JUL 21, 2022

UPDATED: JUL 21, 2022 2013 500 ml. bottle poured a çlear dark reddish brown with a small lingering brown head. Aromas if dark chocolate, bourbon, dried fruit and light oak. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of dark chocolate, dried fruit, bourbon and light oak with a smooth dry lingering fruity chocolate finish.

4.2

bergstaden (6685) - Røros, NORWAY - MAR 25, 2021

UPDATED: MAR 25, 2021 Black with a brown head - Roasted malt aroma with charred wood and bourbon - Roasted malt body with toasted wood with some bourbon flavours and some alcohol heat - Dark malt and alcohol heat goes into the finish - This was real good

4.3

patrick767 (5951) - fort wayne, Indiana, USA - MAR 23, 2021

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2021 Backlog. Black pour with a tan head. Aroma is of dark roast malt, coffee, chocolate, and bourbon. The intense flavor is of roast malt, coffee, chocolate, licorice, and bourbon, and balances the huge malt bill with a hefty dose of hops. Full bodied and delicious.

4.4

egajdzis (9386) - Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 22, 2021

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2021 Opaque black with a small, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Roasted malts, cocoa, bourbon, wood, vanilla, and light booze.

3.9

Zymurgeist2 (4363) - Redwood City, California, USA - MAR 15, 2021

UPDATED: MAR 15, 2021 Catching up on a large amount of reviews. Scores were detailed at the time but not notes. This is from a 2/15/18 Barrel Aged tasting at K&L Wines during SF Beer Week.

4.2

jandd1983 (7116) - Wentzville, Missouri, USA - FEB 12, 2021

UPDATED: FEB 12, 2021 Bottle. It poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was of dark roast, molasses, licorice and dark chocolate. The taste was similar to the aroma with more dark roast, molasses, licorice, dark chocolate, wood, bourbon, booze, coffee, malts with medium carbonation and a nice chewy aftertaste. Really good.

4.3

KevinReddirt (1359) - Midland, Texas, USA - AUG 24, 2020

UPDATED: AUG 24, 2020 I had this beer at Aces and Ales in Las Vegas on tap along with a host of other high level imperial stouts. Of additional impact, this is my 100th imperial stout to rate, easily the most of any style and one of my favorites of course. It came to me as the 2017 version of Fyodor’s. Very black certainly in appearance with a dark mahogany skim of foam. The nose was chocolate with a hint of coffee. But it was the taste I was there for. Really good. Bakers chocolate, dark wheat bread, toffee and malt with a great finishing bitterness. Potent with the bourbon effect and tasty. Smooth too.

4.4

BREWMUSKCLES (3145) - New Jersey, USA - APR 16, 2020

UPDATED: APR 16, 2020 Sugar Vanilla and Old Grandad. Roasted Cocoa and chocolate the alcohol makes it seem light while the dark fruits give it wafting body and chew. Vanilla for balance i am sure. Black as coal with eerie dark brown lacing that slithers around the top of the glass like a snake and gets swallowed by the alcohol or done in by Pappy.Licorice? oh yeah. Some Caramel dang in Earthy ash..

3.6

davidezdonz (1637) - Hong Kong, HONG KONG - DEC 18, 2019

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2019 As Stone Fyodor. A 500ml corked and caged bottle, 2017 Series, Batch No.02, bottled in October 2017. Poured into a snifter glass. It poured black in colour with a thin brown head that dissipated almost immediately and left only sparse to no lacing. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, prunes, raisins, molasses, oak, with touches of bourbon and vanilla. Tastes sweet, boozy, bourbon, light roast, chocolate, coffee, molasses, dark fruit, plum, prunes, raisins. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Overall sweet and boozy, which is not a preferable combination for me as I find it too rich, and not easy to drink, even if just sipping. I preferred Stone Mikhail a lot more as I felt that was much more balanced.

piwnanuta (1051) - Warsaw, POLAND - DEC 10, 2019

UPDATED: DEC 10, 2019 pite jakiś czas temu. uzupełnienie profilu. Ocena przepisana z utpd. Miłego dnia. 2017 2015

Are imperial stout barrels aged?

“Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout is a supremely rich, full-bodied imperial stout laced with subtle notes of chocolate and bourbon, acquired while aging in bourbon barrels. A big beer at 11.2 percent ABV, this is the highest ABV creation SweetWater will release this year.”

What is the difference between a Russian imperial stout and an imperial stout?

Compared to modern imperial stouts, its ABV may be a touch lower at 9%, but it's still readily apparent. It's on the drier side than many current imperial stouts, thinner of body, and also features a touch more hop-derived bitterness.

What makes a stout a Russian Imperial?

After a failed attempt to send porter to Russia (it spoiled on the way), Anchor Brewery brewed a beer with a higher alcohol content and higher bitterness, what we now know as Russian Imperial Stout.

How long ferment Russian Imperial Stout?

So for a 10% ABV Imperial Stout, you're talking 14 weeks, or 3 ½ months. Keep in mind that this is just a guideline for minimum aging times; the higher the alcohol content, the more time it's going to need. For a 9-10% ABV beer, go 3-4 months. For 11-15% ABV beer, go 5-8 months.