Amburana Imperial Stout - Barrel Aged (2023)
pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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In this bottle you will find a very special small batch of our Imperial Stout, aged for 10 months in Kentucky bourbon barrels with Brazilian Amburana hardwood chips, imparting flavors of vanilla, baking spice and exotic wood.
FLAVOR PROFILE
Baking spices, maple syrup, vanilla, graham cracker, buttercream frosting
INGREDIENTS
Malt 2-Row Pale Malt, Dark Crystal Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, Rolled Oats
Hops Chinook
Yeast American Ale
Barrels Bourbon American Oak Barrels
Special Ingredients Brazilian Amburana Wood Chips
FLAVOR PROFILE
Baking spices, maple syrup, vanilla, graham cracker, buttercream frosting
INGREDIENTS
Malt 2-Row Pale Malt, Dark Crystal Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, Rolled Oats
Hops Chinook
Yeast American Ale
Barrels Bourbon American Oak Barrels
Special Ingredients Brazilian Amburana Wood Chips
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8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Capped 375 from Tavour. Pours dark brown/black with a smallish tan head. Aroma of maple and bourbon with some spice. Full bodied. Not at all dry. Dark malt supporting bourbon, maple, mixed spices and I think some of the "spice" comes from the Amburana. Very good stuff.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2026
at 01:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, 2023, drunk 12/3/25, as pictured.
Rich, cinnamony Amburana with light bourbon, light fudge and mild spiciness. hints of vanilla, toast and caramel with easygoing barrel, no alcohol or big sugariness. Amburana through and through, but not to the point of dominance.
Soft, chocolatey, fudgey, with caramel and vanilla. Mild bourbon character but bigger Amburana. Sweet, caramelly malt with hints of roast but mostly fudge and dark chocolate. I wouldn't hate a bit more attenuation and more spice from bourbon, but it's hard to argue with the Amburana here.
Rich, cinnamony Amburana with light bourbon, light fudge and mild spiciness. hints of vanilla, toast and caramel with easygoing barrel, no alcohol or big sugariness. Amburana through and through, but not to the point of dominance.
Soft, chocolatey, fudgey, with caramel and vanilla. Mild bourbon character but bigger Amburana. Sweet, caramelly malt with hints of roast but mostly fudge and dark chocolate. I wouldn't hate a bit more attenuation and more spice from bourbon, but it's hard to argue with the Amburana here.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 04 Dec 2025
at 01:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear near black, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is pretty prominent amburana, spicy, fudge, bourbon. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium plus body. Good, but not up the high bar set by Firestone Walker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 21:45