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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Beer Review: St. Ambroise Stout Impériale Russe (Canada)

Howdy all. Sorry about the late post, midterms and all that in the way. So let's cut to the chase and get straight to the beer that I shall be reviewing for you today: the Imperial Russian Stout from St. Ambroise.

Looks: A nice dark body, almost like black velvet, along with a nice thick and creamy head that's between dark-beige and light chocolate.
Smells: Black coffee, along with a very rich dark chocolate smell (very powerful might I add). A slight hint of roasted malt and nuts, along with a small presence of the smell of Bourbon.
Tastes: Dark chocolate, dark fruit, moccha. Bitter, yet sweet. The taste of Bourbon is very hidden at first, but as your beer warms up, it really starts to come out a lot more. Very rich and very filling.

It's a great beer, especially now that the colder weather is starting to come in as the soft taste of Bourbon will definitely warm you up. A very good balance between the bitterness and the sweetness. Just be sure to take your time with it if you ever come across one.

J

PS: Since you guys are pretty split up, but leaning more towards more beer reviews, I'll try to focus on those. Of course I'll be slipping in pub/restaurants reviews in there too (and because Jacob asked so nicely, I'll even do other alcoholic beverages - never bad to mix things up once in a while).

27 comments:

  1. Beer is always a good topic, keep it up!

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  2. Great review, I now want to try this one sometime

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  3. okay this actually sounds good, and I don't like beer

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  4. awww snappsss.. will definitely try this at my next party

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  5. Always more beer :P that's all I have to say.
    I'd want to try this beer one day!

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  6. I love this idea. Now I have a good list of wat to drink when I turn 21. Take care bro :D

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  7. i'll have to check this beer out

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  8. i drink vodka

    no taste no smell no looks xD

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  9. Love your blog! I live in ireland, so a good beer taste is very welcome. :)

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  10. st. ambroise is a great beer, haven't tried this one yet though

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  11. bot that big fan of beer, anything higher >10% = good :D

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