Barrel-Aged Gingerbread Pastry Stout
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.73
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Pastry Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels with Allspice, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, and Vanilla.
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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Nose is ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon , coffee, vanilla, and biscuits. Black with a medium tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet but little lacking in bourbon from the barrels.
Tried
from Can
at
AleSmith Brewing Company
on 04 Feb 2026
at 23:41
6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
16 oz. can, pours jet black with a small brown head. Nose is full of allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon upfront, followed by dark roasted malt and espresso. Flavour is intensely spiced, with intense nutmeg, allspice galore, and cinnamon, followed by roast and some dark espresso. Way too spice-heavy—the allspice and nutmeg are too domineering. Obviously a good base, but the spices ruin this for me.
Tried
from Draft
at
AleSmith Brewing Company
on 14 Dec 2025
at 01:48