Russian Imperial Stout Archives

Beer #177 Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout

July 13, 2011April 21, 2013 by Ruth in Nøgne Ø - Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri A/S, Russian Imperial Stout, Very Good

Name: Imperial Stout Style: Russian Imperial Stout Brewery: Nøgne Ø Det Kompromisslose Bryggeri A/S website Country: Norway Region: Grimstad ABV: 9.0% abv How served: 500ml capped bottle poured into a Dogfish Head snifter. My Overall Opinion: Very Good I paired this

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Beer #166 De Struise Cuvée Delphine

April 11, 2011April 21, 2013 by Ruth in Amazing, De Struise Brouwers, Russian Imperial Stout

Name: Cuvée Delphine Style: Russian Imperial Stout Brewery: De Struise Brouwers. website Country: Belgium Region: Oostvleteren ABV: 13.0 % Abv How served: 330 ml capped bottle poured into a De Struise glass. My Overall Opinion: Amazing I paired this beer

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Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend February 18th – 20th 2011 in Review

March 7, 2011June 4, 2013 by Ruth in American Pale Ale, American Porter, American Stout, American Wild Ale, Anchor Brewing Company, Barleywine, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Brasserie d'Achouffe, Brouwerij De Landtsheer NV, Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse, Brouwerij Het Anker, Brouwerij St. Bernard, Brown Ale, Cigar City Brewing, Coffee Porter, Dubbel, Dunedin Brewery, Flanders Red Ale, Fruit, Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery, Ginger Lemongrass Wheat, Hefeweizen, Imperial IPA, Imperial Stout, IPA, Kölsch, Left Hand Brewing Company, Orange Blossom Pilsner LLC, Panil, Russian Imperial Stout, Saint Somewhere Brewing Company, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Sierra Nevade Brwing Co., Southern Tier Brewing Company, Spiced Beer, Sweet Stout, Terrapin Beer Company, The Bruery, The Lost Abbey, Wells & Young's Ltd., Winter Warmer

Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend February 18th – 20th 2011 Our 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Beer Safari Weekend Beer Tour was quite a success! We visited 2 brew pubs, 2 breweries, had two great beer paired dinners and 2 after

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Field of Beers Saint Somehwere's Station with Saison Athene

Recap of the 3rd annual Jupiter Field of Beers

February 2, 2011April 23, 2013 by Ruth in Altbier, Belgian Amber Ale, Belgian Strong Pale Ale, Big Bear Brewing Co, Blue Point Brewing Company, Brewzzi, Brooklyn Brewery, Cigar City Brewing, Dark Farmhouse Ale, English IPA, Florida Beer Company, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Imperial IPA, Imperial Oatmeal Stout, Imperial Stout, Inlet Brewing Company, IPA, Left Hand Brewing Company, Pilsner, Russian Imperial Stout, Rye Beer, Saint Somewhere Brewing Company, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Smoked Porter, Stone Brewing Co, Swamp Head Brewery, Tequesta Brewing Company, Terrapin Beer Company, Victory Brewing Company, Widmer Brewing Company, Winter Warmer

Jupiter Field of Beers 2011 Roger Dean Stadium This was the 3rd annual Jupiter Field of Beers and I was fortunate enough to be at all 3 events. Like the last 2 years, Fran, from Brewzzi, did an outstanding job

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Summer Beer Tasting: 21 different styles in 26 Beers

July 20, 2010 by Ruth in American Porter, Ballast Point Brewing Company, Baltic Porter, Birrificio Italiano, Boulevard Brewing Co, Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, Brown Ale, Cascade Brewing, Cigar City Brewing, Dark Horse Brewing Company, Deschutes Brewery, Doppelbock, English Porter, Flying Fish Brewing Company, Fruit, German Pilsner, Gruit, Hoppin’ Frog Brewery, Imperial IPA, Imperial Pilsner, Imperial Stout, IPA, Lambic, Lightning Brewery, Maibock, Marin Brewing Company, Old World Brewery Inc, Pale Ale, Port Brewing Company, Rogue Brewery, Russian Imperial Stout, Saison / Farmhouse Ale, Scottish Ale, Southampton Publick House, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Co, The Lost Abbey, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Tripel

My friend Stu returned from California with a nice haul of “West Coast” beers not available in S. Florida. His philosophy is that good beer is meant to be shared, so he invited a small handful of friends to his

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Beer # 77 Yeti Imperial Stout

February 16, 2010 by Ruth in Great Divide Brewing Co., Russian Imperial Stout, Very Good

Name: Yeti Imperial Stout Style: Russian Imperial Stout Brewery: Great Divide Brewing Co. website Country: USA Region: Denver, Colorado ABV: 9.50% Abv How served: 22 oz capped bottle poured into St. Idesbald chalice. My Overall Opinion: Very Good.

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Beer Travels in Belgium Part 2

January 12, 2010June 4, 2013 by Ruth in ‘t Brugs Beertje, @ The Pub, Belgian Dark Ale, Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Brasserie Dupont sprl, Brouwerij De Halve Mann, Brouwerij Het Anker, Brouwerij Kerkom, Brouwerij Straffe Hendrik, Brouwerij Van Eccke, Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Brouwerij Westmalle, Cookie’s, De Struise Brouwers, Den Dyver, Eetcafe Leopold, Russian Imperial Stout, Staminee De Garre, The Bottle Shop, Tripel, Witbier

This is the 2nd in the series of our review of our recent beer trip to Belgium. We visited Bruges, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerp & Brussels over 7 days, meeting with vendors for our beer tour company BonBeerVoyage.com. During our whirlwind week, we

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Beer #33 Santa’s Little Helper

November 28, 2009 by Ruth in Port Brewing Company, Russian Imperial Stout, Very Good

Name: Santa’s Little Helper Style: Russian Imperial Stout Brewery: Port Brewing Company website Country: San Marcos, California ABV: 10.0% How served: 22 oz bomber, capped bottle poured into a Bavik glass. My Overall Opinion: Very Good I paired this beer

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Beer #23 Black Albert

November 18, 2009 by Ruth in Amazing, De Struise Brouwers, Russian Imperial Stout

Name: Black Albert Style: Russian Imperial Stout (Belgium Royal Stout) Brewery: De Struise Brouwers website Country: Belgium Region: De Panne ABV: 13.0% How served: 330ml bottle poured into a St. Bernardus chalice. My Overall Opinion: Amazing. I paired this beer

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Beer #15 Ten Fidy

November 4, 2009 by Ruth in Amazing, Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery, Russian Imperial Stout

Name: Ten Fidy Style: Russian Imperial Stout Brewery: Oskar Blues Brewery website Country: USA Region: Lyons, Colorado ABV: 10.0% How served: 12oz can which I poured into a Dogfish head snifter. My Overall Opinion: Amazing I paired this

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