Marvoloso 2025: V18
Commonwealth Brewing Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series|
Score
7.17
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Bourbon and Amburana Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Maple, Cinnamon, Cacao Nibs, and Vanilla Beans
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
I like this one better than some of the other variants as the banana is light, almost non detectable. Vanilla is big, as is the cinnamon. Plus, the cinnamon is amplified by the amburana barrel. I'm not sure why you'd bother adding cinnamon if you aged it on amburana--kind of defeats the purpose of the amburana natural cinnamon-like flavour? Or disguises it at least. Bourbon as well. Bitter caramel sweet and tangy finish. Tap at brewery in Fairfax.
Tried
from Draft
at
Commonwealth Brewing Company
on 25 Jun 2026
at 22:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16.9 oz bottle. Black body with quick fading tan ring of head. Aroma has bourbon, caramel, oak, red wine, vanilla. Taste includes bourbon, a little red wine, caramel, oak, cocoa, dark chocolate, vanilla. Full body. Alcohol is well masked for 12.5%. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Dominion Wine and Beer
on 18 Jan 2026
at 02:54