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Brewed By: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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Average Rating:
7.52414

Number of Ratings: 1450

Style: American Double / Imperial Stout

Brewed In: 1075 E 20th St, Chico, CA 95928, USA

ABV: 10.2%

IBU: 60


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Tasting Notes

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nineballrider profile picturenineballrider - February 6, 2013
Dark, roasted coffee flavor with hints of licorice. Slight bite from alcohol.
bdub30 profile picturebdub30 - February 5, 2013
Have to pour strong for a decent head. Jet black in color. Espresso colored foam. Coffee, chocolate and licorice on the nose. Good balance on the roasted malts and the hops. Coffee and chocolate come through in the taste, but the alcohol a little more noticeable than I would like. Still one of my favorite IStouts with 4 stars.
trevorcoop00 profile picturetrevorcoop00 - February 4, 2013
2-3-13. Nice dark color with a finger thick tab head. Smells like coffee and licorice. Full bodied mouthfeel with flavors of licorice chocolate and coffee. I am sure there are other flavors also that I am not picking up. Very nice RIS. A little boozy but not bad for a 10+% beer. I plan to save a couple bottles to see how it ages.
reihm@yahoo.com profile picturereihm@yahoo.com - January 28, 2013
I am not a huge fan of stouts but this one is excellent. Sure doesn't taste like it has 10.2% abv.
KISSFR33K profile pictureKISSFR33K - January 23, 2013
One of the best imperial stouts that there is
mr.and.mrs.hook@gmail.com profile picturemr.and.mrs.hook@gmail.com - January 12, 2013
Nose is coffee with a hint of vanilla. Tastes of coffee with dark chocolate, milky mouthfeel. Refined stout.
StoutLarry profile pictureStoutLarry - December 31, 2012
Rich stout. Very tasty. The 2013 edition is super flavorful...like a bourbon barrel stout.
bruehens profile picturebruehens - December 30, 2012
This is one great stout. Well balanced and very good chocolate and coffee notes
melissakhorton@yahoo.com profile picturemelissakhorton@yahoo.com - December 30, 2012
Nice licorice notes alcohol hidden well
odrob profile pictureodrob - December 29, 2012
Dark, bold stout. Coffee notes, with a light vanilla bourbon after taste. Great beer.
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