Topic Archives: Russian Imperial Stout
Foothills Sexual Chocolate 2011 Release
Foothills Brewing is based out of Winston-Salem, NC with a tasty beer lineup. One of Foothills most eye catching releases is “Sexual Chocolate” an chocolate imperial stout. It’s everything you would expect from a chocolate stout and more. Forget comments about hype. This beer is worth a sip. Or 5. This seasonal beer makes its return on 1/29/11.
From Foothills:
Mark your calendars: Sexual Chocolate 2011 is nearly upon us. Try it on draft starting at 4 pm on Friday, January 28 and then (after a brief nap) get in line. Bottles go on sale at 11am on January 29.
For those of you new to our beer, the Sexual Chocolate is an award-winning Russian Imperial Stout infused with organic cocoa nibs. Deep opaque black in color, it offers notes of espresso, blackstrap molasses, toffee, and dark fruits that serve to mask an alcohol content approaching ten percent.
Some of the accolades for the Sexual Chocolate include a silver medal at the ultra-prestigious Brewer’s Association World Beer Cup earlier this year, a bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival in 2009, and a gold medal from the same festival in 2010 for Sexy C’s bourbon barrel-aged cousin.
As in years past, the Sexual Chocolate is $15 per 22-ounce bottle, with a limit of four bottles per customer. Lines can start forming at 4 am, and bottles will go on sale at 11 am. Please keep in mind that we cannot hold bottles for anyone, and that cutting places in line or holding places for other people is strictly prohibited. With that said, we can’t wait to see you here!
Can’t make it to Winston-Salem for the release? All is not lost. Look for on-premise Sexual Chocolate draft releases all over North Carolina from February 1-4 and a Virginia debut on February 7 at Jack Brown’s Joint in Harrisonburg, VA. We’ll keep you posted on all the Sexual Chocolate releases as more information becomes available.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. NC & VA only.
9.75% ABV
Dark Lord 2011 w/ Vanilla Bean
From 3 Floyds Brewing’s Twitter feed: A little beer teaser to follow yesterday’s Dark Lord Day announcement.
A pic was posted of an aging barrel of Dark Lord (Russian imperial stout) with vanilla beans. (Pic at left) Could be a special release on Dark Lord Day 2011? (April 30th) Maybe.
Availability: Uncertain, but I’m sure brewery only release like D-Lord is…
3 Floyds Dark Lord Day 2011
3 Floyds Brewing (Munster, IN) releases an extremely popular Russian imperial stout each year. The beer is sold only at the brewery on Dark Lord Day.
Dark Lord 2011 release has been officially announced today – April 30th, 2011. In order to purchase a bottle of Dark Lord, you need to do 2 things.
1. Go to the brewery on Dark Lord Day.
2. Possess a Golden Ticket. 3 Floyds will be announcing Golden Ticket sales on the Dark Lord Day website – http://www.darklordday.com/
Stone’s “Odd Beers” Bottled
Stone Brewing announced a few weeks ago that they were going to be “Belgianizing” a two of their popular beers – “Russian Imperial Stout” & “Old Guardian” barleywine.
The Belgian editions would be brewed on odd years – 2011, 2013, 2015, etc in place of the regular editions. The beer drinkers at larger didn’t greet the idea with open arms. So much so that Stone decided to release the regular editions on odd years too.
Per their Twitter Feed – the Belgian beers are now being bottled. (Image on the left). Headed your way soon…
Hoppin Frog 2011 D.O.R.I.S. Release
Hoppin Frog Brewing (Akron, OH) just announced on their FB page that the 2011 batch of D.O.R.I.S. The Destroyer Double Imperial Stout will be released at the brewery Friday, January 14th.
“Reminder – DORIS The Destroyer Double Imperial Stout will be released at the Brewery Friday, Jan. 14, precisely at 1PM, until sold out, or 5PM. Supply is limited. Price is $10.99 per 22 oz bottle, 12-pack case discounts do apply”
D.O.R.I.S. will start shipping to out of state markets shortly after.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
10.5% ABV
SweetWater Happy Ending 2010
You know the year is drawing to a close when SweetWater Brewing’s Happy Ending arrives. This years edition finds this imperial stout in new wax capped bombers. SweetWater describes this big beer:
This award-winning (Silver Medal Winner at the World Beer Cup) Imperial Stout offers a robust blanket of roast, chocolate, coffee, plums and raisins that will sink into your taste buds. An explosive burst of citrus hops complement the warm rich flavors and will send you over the top. This year leaves something of a surprise for all of us, as the 22oz bottles are printed with 2010, but the beer won’t be showing up till early 2011. Let’s chalk it up to a true Happy Ending to one hell of a year!
From the bottle:
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Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Hops: Willamette, Cascade (dry hops)
Taste Expectations: Roast, chocolate, coffee, plums & raisins. Citrus hops compliment the roasty flavors. Lots of hops.
Availability: 22oz Waxed Bombers. 12oz/6pks. Draft. December-March, seasonally.
9% ABV
Brooklyn Black Ops 2010 Arrives!
It’s here. One of Brooklyn Brewing’s rarest beers- Black Ops. Take an imperial stout, age it in bourbon barrels, bottle it flat, then add a champagne yeast for bottle conditioning. It is a tasty no brainer.
Brooklyn Black Ops does not exist. However, if it did exist, it would be a robust stout concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team under cover of secrecy and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. Supposedly “Black ops” was aged for four months in bourbon barrels, bottled flat, and re-fermented with Champagne yeast, creating big chocolate and coffee flavors with a rich underpinning of vanilla-like oat notes. They say there are only 1,000 cases. We have no idea what they’re talking about.”
Style: Russian Imperial Stout (Barrel aged)
Taste Expectations: Vanilla, chocolate, oak, touch of coffee. Lets not complicate it.
Availability: 22oz bottles. Corked, caged. 1000 cases total.
10% ABV
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