Beers similar to Black in the USSR

Grist House Craft Brewery

Imperial Stout·United States·9.5% ABV·One of 373 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Black in the USSR's roasted and chocolate character. Pitch black under a creamy tan head with lacing, this imperial stout delivers roasted dark malt and bittersweet chocolate with a bold, deep complexity. At 9.5% ABV and 80 IBU it comes from Grist House, the family-owned Pittsburgh brewery whose co-owners started out as weekend homebrewers.

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10 beers like Black in the USSR

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DESTIHL Imperial Stout

Destihl Brewery

United States · Imperial Stout · 11.4%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares fullness and bitterness with Black; adds hop character, a notch stronger, but drops malt character.

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Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Blackhoppymalty

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Muifelbrouwerij

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same fullness and malt character as Black, and noticeably less bitter.

What carries overroastedchocolatemaltyfull-bodiedcreamy

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Victory Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Stout · 9.1%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Black, same fullness and bitterness; adds hop character, no creaminess.

What carries overroastedfull-bodiedchocolatecoffeebitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Blackhoppycreamy

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Wacken Brauerei

Germany · Imperial Stout · 8.5%

88%

MATCH

Like Black on fullness and bitterness — noticeably less bitter, but without the creaminess.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Yeti

Great Divide Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Stout · 9.5%

87%

MATCH

Mirrors Black's fullness and creaminess — plus nutty notes, minus bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Impending Descent

Tröegs Independent Brewing

United States · Imperial Stout · 9.1%

86%

MATCH

Keeps fullness and malt character like Black, adds toasty notes, noticeably less bitter, drops bitterness.

Structure: less bitter

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Atom Beers

United Kingdom · Imperial Stout · 9.5%

86%

MATCH

A touch more oak notes, noticeably less bitter, no bitterness — fullness and creaminess as with Black.

Structure: less bitter

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Dageraad Brewing

Canada · Imperial Stout · 11.9%

85%

MATCH

Alongside Black on fullness and malt character: sweeter, drops bitterness.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Serpent's Stout

The Lost Abbey

United States · Imperial Stout · 12.0%

85%

MATCH

Less bitter — same fullness and malt character as Black, adds vanilla notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the bitterness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Kompaan

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 9.1%

85%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bitterness and malt character as Black, adds smokiness, noticeably less bitter, but without the fullness.

Structure: less bitter

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