hopIQ found 10 beers with the same roasted and chocolate character as St-Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout. Ink-black and heavy, aged in bourbon oak, which lays vanilla and a light sweet-wood note over the roast. Underneath sit espresso, dark chocolate and burnt sugar, with 84 IBU of hop bitterness cutting the residual sweetness. The body is thick and coating and the alcohol is clearly present as warmth. Keeping rewards it: the roasted edge softens over the years and the vanilla moves forward. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Into The 'Wood Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout — 80%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
3 countriesmatched across 56 flavour tagsbest match 80%
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