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|align=center colspan=2|[[Image:ImperialStout.jpg|center||160 px|Imperial Stout]]
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|Country of Origin
|[[England]]
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|[[Original Gravity]]
|1075-1120
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|[[Final Gravity]]
|1020-1030
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|Bitterness [[International Bitterness Units scale|IBU]]
|50-150
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|Colour ([[Standard Reference Method|SRM]])
|30-50
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|[[Attenuation]]
|60-70
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|[[Yeast]] [[Bottom and top fermenting yeast|type]]
|Ale
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|[[Malt]] percentage
|90-100
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|[[Alcohol by volume]]
|7.5-12%
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|Serving Temperature
|50-57°F/10-13°C
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|align=center colspan=2|<small>This article forms part of a series on [[beer]]s and [[brewery|breweries]] of the world.</small>
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[[Imperial stout]], also known as "Russian Imperial Stout" or "Imperial Russian Stout," is a strong dark beer or [[stout]] that was originally brewed by Barclays brewery in London, [[England]] for export to the court of the [[Tsar]] of [[Russia]]. It has a very high [[alcohol]] content (nine or ten percent is not uncommon) intended to preserve it during long trips and to provide a more bracing drink against cold climates. The colour is very dark, almost always opaque black. Imperial stout exhibits enormously powerful [[malt]] flavours, hints of dark fruits, and is often quite rich, resembling a chocolate dessert.
== Examples ==
===Great Britain===
*[[Scottish Courage|Courage]] Imperial Russian Stout, the archetype. Production ceased in 1993
*[[Harvey & Son (Lewes) Ltd|Harveys]] A. Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout[http://www.bunitedint.com/Products/harveys_son/a_le_coq.html]
*[[Samuel Smith (brewery)|Samuel Smith's]] Imperial Stout
===Denmark===
* Viborg Imperial Stout
* Wintercoat Cockney Imperial Stout
===Norway===
* Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout
* Oslo Mikrobryggeri Imperial Stout
===Sweden===
* Nils Oscar Imperial Stout
*[[Slottskällans]] Imperial Stout
===Netherlands===
* SNAB Czaar Peter
* Klein Duimpje Huisbrouwerij Russian Imperial Stout
===US===
*[[AleSmith Brewing Company|AleSmith]] Speedway Stout
*[[Three_Floyds|Three Floyds]] Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout
===Austria===
* 1516 Brewing Company Russian Imperial Stout
==External links==
*[http://www.allaboutbeer.com/style/23.1-russianstout.html About Imperial Russian Stout by Roger Protz]
==See also==
*[[Stout beer]]
*[[Porter (beer)]]
[[Category:Beer styles]]
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