Mikkeller Brewing San Diego LifeBlod Carrot Cake

LifeBlod Carrot Cake

 

Mikkeller Brewing San Diego in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.03
ABV: 12.6% IBU: - Ticks: 2
Double Mashed Imperial Stout made with Carrots, Vanilla, and Cinnamon
Aged in Bourbon Barrels

For this massive Imperial Stout, we combined the recipes from our coveted ‘Beer Geek Vanilla Shake’ and an MKSD favorite ‘Traeblod’ to create something very special. Brewed solely with the first-runnings from each recipe, and then boiled for over 8 hours, we developed an incredibly complex caramelization and rich character; this is truly a special treat.

Aged in Buffalo Trace Barrels for over a year, LifeBlod Carrot Cake has layers of sweet vanilla frosting, warming cinnamon, and of course notes of mild and sweet earthiness from the real carrots used to make this brew. A thick and rich body with a light carbonation really brings the tasting experience together. It truly is dessert in a glass!
 

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7/10
Slightest hint of cinnamon at the finish? I think? Otherwise adjuncts long gone. The base BA stout is nice though.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:29

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a nice near black from a bottle. Aroma is mostly roasty chocolate malt, some spice. Flavor is very good, layers of chocolate, spice, molasses, with an amazing espresso finish. Very well balanced, rich without being thick and cloying. Very good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2022 at 03:11