Imperial Victory Stout: Transcendence Bourbon Barrel Aged
Hay Camp Brewing Company in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.29
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
s: licorice | bourbon | burnt coffee
a: oily dark brown body | no head at all
t: caramelised sugars | smoked meat | fennel on finish
p: soy sauce | deep chocolates | earthy malts
o: smoother after 5+ years (fresh would have been TOO strong) | complex rustic notes | good to try if you can find it & are out seeing Mount Rushmore!!!
75 cL wax capped bottle | Smith's Liqour Gallery: Rapid City, South Dakota | 25-June-2020 | US$17,99 | bottled: 26-March-2020 | sampled: 11 & 12 July 2025, just over five years after purchase!
a: oily dark brown body | no head at all
t: caramelised sugars | smoked meat | fennel on finish
p: soy sauce | deep chocolates | earthy malts
o: smoother after 5+ years (fresh would have been TOO strong) | complex rustic notes | good to try if you can find it & are out seeing Mount Rushmore!!!
75 cL wax capped bottle | Smith's Liqour Gallery: Rapid City, South Dakota | 25-June-2020 | US$17,99 | bottled: 26-March-2020 | sampled: 11 & 12 July 2025, just over five years after purchase!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2025
at 05:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by explosivedog: pours black motor oil with beige head. Aroma is bourbon, licorice, vanilla. Slightly sweet, dry, lightly bitter, bourbon finish. Nice. old school
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2023
at 02:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, at share, thanks to me. Pours black. Bourbon, blackcurrant, liquorice, dark chocolate, vanilla, hint of booze. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2023
at 01:46
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the source complemented by a free pig roast. 2016 and 2017 versions side by side. Black color small dark brown edge head. Lots more tannins in the 2017 version, both the aroma and taste. Soft roast coffee. 2016 version also had vanilla and toasted coconut, tastier.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2017
at 09:13