Alpha State Larsen's Ruin (Ardbeg BA)

Larsen's Ruin (Ardbeg BA)

 

Alpha State in Horsmonden, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.27
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 25
Imperial Breakfast Stout aged in Ardbeg Barrels.
 

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at CBC 2014. Beer in the glass deep black, small head. Heavy malty coffee aroma. Starts heavy malty, a lot notes of coffee, earthy, bitter-dry background. Finish warming malty. Coffee aftertaste. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 17 Nov 2015 at 04:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap@CBC2015
Opaque black color, not much head. Smokey, Islay whiskey nose. Medium to full-bodied. Islay whiskey overdose. Pure single malt it is.
Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2015 at 08:18

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught@CBC2015. More or less black colour with a small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, some wood, mild peated notes as well as some slight liquorice and alcohol. Flavour is very similar with the peated notes coming in stronger. Still in a quite nice balance.
Tried on 31 Jul 2015 at 01:58

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at CBC 2015. Poured a dark mahogany with a frothy tan head. The aroma is big roasty with a big peaty alcohol bitter, light dry coffee palate. Full bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2015 at 10:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap@CBC 2015, Green Session - pours black with tan/beige head. Dark roasted malty aroma and taste with chocolate, caramel, burnt peat and dark malty nuances, some vanilla, dark dried fruits, whisky infused wooden notes, roasted finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jul 2015 at 08:58

8/10
Tried on 01 Jul 2015 at 07:43

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the 4th Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Session 4, 02/05/2015. Pitch black topped with a dirty tan swirl and edgeing. Nose is peat, chocolate, Ardbeg evident, roast malt, smoke, molasses. Taste comprises a big peaty hit, liquorice, spice, dark fruit rinds, chocolate. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough peated impy.
Tried on 27 Jun 2015 at 12:07

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4
1st May 2015
CBC Green Session. Keg. Opaque black - brown beer, small tan head. Palate is airy. Dark chocolate malts. Massive peat. Crisp finish. A total peat fest and it’s too much for me, peat fans will enjoy.
Tried on 07 Jun 2015 at 06:47

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ CBC 2015, Green Session, København
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, oak, peat and whisky. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, chocolate, peat and roasted finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried on 19 May 2015 at 07:39

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap @CBC15. Black with small, tan ring of bubbles. Smoke, tar and hard roasted coffee. Surpisingly light mouthfeel. Flavour has fruity roasted malt, more tar and smoke. Dry and meaty finish. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 05 May 2015 at 13:04