Velvet Merkin
(has 8 batches)
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.84
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Our decadent Oatmeal Stout lovingly aged in Bourbon barrels. Beautiful chocolate, espresso and vanilla-bourbon aromas hold your nose hostage. Rich dark chocolate truffle, bourbon and espresso create a dangerously smooth and incredibly drinkable barrel aged Oatmeal Stout. Hoarding tendencies may occur.
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8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle kindly shared by Werckmeister. Many thanks! Pours pitch black with quickly disappearing tan head. Aroma of vanilla, light coffee, chocolate and roasted Malts. Light fruitiness. Creamy, velvet smooth taste with layers of chocolate, Barrel notes like bourbon and oak, coffee, vanilla and coconut. sweetish alcohol lightly warning alcohol finish. Quite excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2016
at 10:56
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle kindly shared by Werckmeister, many thanks. Very dark brown color with medium beige head. Coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, bourbon in aroma. Chocolate, roasted malt, espresso, hazelnuts. Warming alcohol. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2016
at 10:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Taphouse, Boise. Black oily and a thin but dense tan head. Lots of roasted woodiness flavors. Lots oc chocolate and the oats really make it smooth and silky. Very nice
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2015
at 21:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Craigs. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of bourbon, light coffee, light booze. Taste is light bourbon, light coffee. Chocolate comes through on the finish, slight apple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2015
at 17:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Refrigerated brown bomber into a glass. Black with small beige head. Aroma is some bourbon, medium body, medium/light carbonation, and pretty good small-bubble lacing. Taste is nice bourbon, coconut, some leather, some oak, and some dark malt. This is a really good stout.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2015
at 19:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, bourbon, coconut, taste is dry, coconut, sweet toffee, vanilla, juicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2015
at 14:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Vanilla, milk chocolate, coffee, raisin, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Milk chocolate, dried fruit, vanilla, some liquorice, wood.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Vanilla, milk chocolate, coffee, raisin, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Milk chocolate, dried fruit, vanilla, some liquorice, wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2015
at 01:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
650 ml bottle. 2015 vintage. Pours a dark brown with moderate head that settles quickly. Aromas of cheap bourbon, oatmeal cookies, and walnuts. Flavors follow same with oak and quite a bit of alcohol for the ABV. Thin. Really expecting more...
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2015
at 21:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle @ Churchill’s Pub & Grille, San Marcos, CA
Pours pitch black with a bubbly head. Aroma of roasty malts, milky coffee, vanilla, hints of oak and wood. Taste is smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with some coffee, vanilla and oak. Finish is smooth, slightly roasty and oaky with some milky coffee, vanilla and toffee. Tasty.
Pours pitch black with a bubbly head. Aroma of roasty malts, milky coffee, vanilla, hints of oak and wood. Taste is smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with some coffee, vanilla and oak. Finish is smooth, slightly roasty and oaky with some milky coffee, vanilla and toffee. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2015
at 16:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
65 cl bottle vintage 2014 @ Churchill’s Pub & Grille, San Marcos. Rated on 29.08.2015 Aroma is a bit odd and mild with oaty tones. Flavour has oaty malt, licorice root and sweetish malt. A bit thin and disappointing, the licorice notes are nice though. 7-4-7-3-17 = 3.8 35,5 cl bottle vintage 2017 @ home. Rated on 1.10.2021 Aroma has quite nothing but bourbon; vanilla, nuts and licorice. Feels straightforward. Flavour is rather woody with bourbon tones, vanilla, licorice and alcohol. A bit too raw and sharp but not bad. 7-4-7-4-15 = 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2015
at 22:59