8 Year Anniversary Barrel Aged Imperial Stout X Barleywine Blend
Ārpus Brewing Co. in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.75
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Blend of Imperial Stout aged in Tawny Port barrels from Portugal and a Barleywine matured in French plum whiskey barrels.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small head. Raisiny port aroma. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Brown sugar, raisins, dates and port, notes of butterscotch. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 29 May 2026
at 22:10
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, plum, berries, caramel, taste is similar, fruity. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried
on 28 May 2026
at 11:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
24th May 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts, a pretty good dark chocolate streak but a touch of artificial candy about it. Good rich ripe fruitiness. A good mix of the port and plum liqueur barrels. A tangy sweet - bitter thing going on and a little dry alcohol spice. Airy dry finish. A tasty and unusual affair, for me, not fully coherent but, enjoying the left field nature of it.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts, a pretty good dark chocolate streak but a touch of artificial candy about it. Good rich ripe fruitiness. A good mix of the port and plum liqueur barrels. A tangy sweet - bitter thing going on and a little dry alcohol spice. Airy dry finish. A tasty and unusual affair, for me, not fully coherent but, enjoying the left field nature of it.
Tried
on 24 May 2026
at 18:47
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Almost black pour with a small tan head. Aroma of dried fruits, raisins, dates, molasses. Taste is very rich, dried fruits, raisins, dates, molasses, chocolate, oaky barrels, warming booze. Full bodied, silky smooth.
Incredibly good beer. They've got the best of each style here - the sweet fruitiness of the BW, the chocolate malty flavours and fullness of the stout, and the barrels... excellently done.
Incredibly good beer. They've got the best of each style here - the sweet fruitiness of the BW, the chocolate malty flavours and fullness of the stout, and the barrels... excellently done.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 08 May 2026
at 23:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda from Colin. Cheers. Opaque and oily appearing cola brown. Foamy beige head. Aroma had a punch. Forceful booze and sour berries/vinous notes over molasses and dark dough. Flavourwise it's quite sweet and burnt caramel with a bitter edge, that becomes more prominent into the finish. Booze. Espresso. Medium bodied. Slick to oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. I want to like it more but there's something slightly off-balance, a decimal point in the wrong place.
Tried
on 06 May 2026
at 22:01
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Thanks fonefan! Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorce, toffee, some mild alcohol with chocolate syrup as well as some nutty and dried fruity tones to it. Flavour is chocolaty, toffeeish, some mild alcohol, a bit plum and some really sweet figs and a bit raisins. Raisins and chocolatesyrupy aftertaste. Actually surprisingly delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2026
at 18:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 23:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can 440ml. @ home - [ Virtual Tasting 💻👀 ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Ārpus 8 Year Anniversary Barrel Aged Imperial Stout x Barleywine Blend ]. ABV: 12.0%. [20260331]. 7-/4/7-/4/14
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2026
at 17:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, from HOTM online, 22/03/2026.
Black topped with a khaki head that veers to the edge.
Nose is rich roast, fruit cake mix, figs, chocolate, spice, toffee, dates.
Taste comprises chocolate, toffee fudge, molasses, mellow barrel rip, dark fruit rinds, dates, light spice.
Full bodied, oily feel, light drying close spiked with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Black topped with a khaki head that veers to the edge.
Nose is rich roast, fruit cake mix, figs, chocolate, spice, toffee, dates.
Taste comprises chocolate, toffee fudge, molasses, mellow barrel rip, dark fruit rinds, dates, light spice.
Full bodied, oily feel, light drying close spiked with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2026
at 18:34
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Frothy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2026
at 16:58