{"id":246,"date":"2012-05-09T01:56:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T01:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=246"},"modified":"2012-05-09T01:56:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T01:56:29","slug":"review-cigar-city-marshal-zhukovs-imperial-stout-2011-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/review-cigar-city-marshal-zhukovs-imperial-stout-2011-vintage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Review: Cigar City Marshal Zhukov\u2019s Imperial Stout (2011 Vintage)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Marshal<\/a><\/p>\n

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4.3<\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small>8\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small>5\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small>9\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small>3\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small>18\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n

adamjackson\u00a0(254)<\/a>\u00a0– Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 8, 2012<\/small><\/p>\n

Picked a couple of these up in a trade. 2011 Vintage. Figured it was time to crack one open. Poured into a Mikasa Tulip at 45 Degrees F. Reading the label, this beer is aimed to improve in taste through the February after release. It\u2019s now May so I\u2019m a little late but I\u2019m sure it\u2019s holding up just fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A – Holy Hell. Midnight, oily and pitch black pour. there is zero light coming through the pour. Pours viscous like a motor oil. 3-Finger slow rising chocolate colored head with ultra tiny bubbles. Subsided so slowly, I had to wait a few minutes to take a sip. Nice alcohol legs on the glass as I swirl it around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

S – My nose almost flew off my face to crawl into the glass. First thing I get is cocoa powder followed by chocolate milk and coffee beans with a creamy undertone of fresh milk. The bite on the nose is all that big beautiful cane syrup I used to slather all over my pancakes growing up. Not much boozy scent but nice big bold malt character amidst all of the great scents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

T – Wow. Where do I start? Immediately, the Hershey\u2019s chocolate bar is what I get first followed closely by a warm single shot of espresso from my home machine a taste I enjoy every morning. There\u2019s the thick syrupy cane sugar underneath with a mild bit of spice. I\u2019m getting just a tad bit of floral notes and a really solid boozy burn in my chest after swallowing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

M – 80\/20 Carbonation on the mouth swish. Heavy body (of course). Lingering chocolate and a bit of brown sugar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

O – This beer is HUGE. It\u2019s not an ABV bomb like some of the Bruery RIS but it\u2019s big both in size (750 only) and in taste. It burns like a whiskey & coke and is clearly a sipping beer. Chug this and you\u2019re an ass and will probably get sick. So amazing though.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Marshal<\/a><\/p>\n

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