Wrath of the Tyrant - Brandy BA
Holy Goat in Dundee, Dundee, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Turning Point Brew Co.Stout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.60
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Brewed in collaboration with our friends at Turning Point Brew Co, this heavyweight Imperial Stout was crafted with nine distinct malts and fermented with bold Norwegian Kveik yeast. Infused with demerara and muscovado sugars, it spent a full year maturing in French brandy barrels. The result is a dark colossus laden with flavours of chocolate, toffee, and espresso, and layered with decadent notes of tonka bean, red wine, and oak.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml @ Ryan's.
Aroma: a bit smoky, roasted seeds, a bit of chocolate, some roasted malt.
Taste: along the same lines, moderate body, a bit of acidity.
Overall: ok.
Aroma: a bit smoky, roasted seeds, a bit of chocolate, some roasted malt.
Taste: along the same lines, moderate body, a bit of acidity.
Overall: ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2026
at 08:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours black, almost no head. Nose is dominated by intense brandy barrels, burnt sugars, and some booze. Flavour is less harsh, but is still dominated by brandy barrels, a hint of roast, gentle sugars, and some earthiness. Not the most complex malt base, but pleasant enough barrel character. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2026
at 08:07
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Dark brown. Brandyish aroma. The palate is thin, as usual for a European imperial stout. The brandy lends a nice sweetness and vinous note, but it really lacks the malt and alcohol framing .So for me, the base is weak, the treatment not bad, but the overall structure is a bit of a miss.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2026
at 08:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bb Aug 2035). Very dark brown with minimal biege head. Light brandy, airy toffee cake, feint dark sugars, very feint red wine. Gives me an Asian toffee cake vibe with a feint red wine note. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2026
at 07:57
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
750mL bottle. Pours nearly black with a small tan head. Dark sugars and slightly perfumey bourbon barrels on the nose. Flavour has a weird sheepy yeast, some dark sugars, tarty dried berries, and some bourbon barrels. Pretty haphazard, but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2026
at 04:07
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Not bad. Rich dark malts, ripening berries, moderate roast. Boozy kick. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 27 May 2026
at 20:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A opaque brown black coloured pour with a halo of tan head . Aroma is semi sweet salty popcorn, peanut brittle, brown sugars. Earthy roast. Salty, peanut brittle, liquorice. Tangy berries. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, dark berries,
Tried
on 27 May 2026
at 18:59
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at CBJ TASTING. Darkest brown. No head. Aroma had molasses amd dark dough with a light sour edge. Flavourwise has a big dose of sour berries over dark dough and espresso. Medium bodied. Old. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
on 27 May 2026
at 18:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
27th May 2026
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to me for the bottle. Near opaque dark brown beer, small and short lived tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts, very tangy coffee and a little tangy dark chocolate. The brandy barrel provides a little oak induced vanilla and mild tangy fruity brandy. Light finish. Thin and tangy and pretty disappointing.
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to me for the bottle. Near opaque dark brown beer, small and short lived tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts, very tangy coffee and a little tangy dark chocolate. The brandy barrel provides a little oak induced vanilla and mild tangy fruity brandy. Light finish. Thin and tangy and pretty disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2026
at 18:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2026
at 18:51