Barrel Project: Happy Finish 2024 - Eaux De Vie Prune
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Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.09
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Port Wine And Plum Liquor Double Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
CELLAR MASTER NOTES
In this bottle, you can find the beautiful harmony of port wine and dried plum brandy
We came back fifth time with this series in series concept, the Happy Finish, where we double barrel age nasty imperial stouts, finishing them in particularly interesting barrels, in this case, french dried plum brandy, which spoke for itself immediately at the first sniff. Rich fruitiness, deep dried flavours, backboning chocolate and some berries from the port barrel. Altogether 2 and a half years of wood maturing had a deep impact indeed. Not only on the beer but also on us!
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
19th October 2025
Bottle, a very expensive one from the Nitrox pub in old Kotor. Opaque dark brown with a decent dark tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate with good superfine carbonation. Fluffy but rich dark malts, a good balance of dark and milk chocolate, mebbe around 70:30. Spot of earthy coffee. Lovely barrelling, some oak induced vanilla. The plum brandy and port barrels are in good balance (and balance seems to be a key feature of this brewery). Soft rich plum, some soft rich date and prune. Just a touch of red berries. Can't see any specifics on the labelling but, I am guessing this is a tawny port barrel. A light touch of savoury wood. It all comes together into a splendid coherence of a finish. These mad Hungarians know how to brew and they really really know how to balance.
Magus, mõru, siirupine, rosinane, linnaseline, alks. Ok.