Death Beholden
Holy Mountain Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.79
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Death Beholden is an imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for 24 months then transferred and finished in rum barrels for an additional 6 months.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml (thx, Josh! ❤️) @ SF shared with almost full gang (missing two biggest guys only).
Aroma: American oak, a bit of soy sauce, nice rum notes addition, bold, some sweetness.
Taste: boozy, rum, sweet, some dark fruits, a lot of barrel.
Overall: good one.
Aroma: American oak, a bit of soy sauce, nice rum notes addition, bold, some sweetness.
Taste: boozy, rum, sweet, some dark fruits, a lot of barrel.
Overall: good one.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2026
at 08:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark brown. Fairly big umami, almost a rye character. On the palate, has a light fruitiness maybe from the rum, with a lot of the big soy umami stuff. Has a bit of richness to it, the rum bringing an interesting liveliness to the finish. This is definitely high quality.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Holy Mountain Brewing Company - Phinney Ridge
on 06 Feb 2026
at 08:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
16.9 oz. bottle, pours black with a tiny tan head. Aroma has intense woody bourbon barrels, a touch of rum, medium roast, and molasses. Flavour is wonderfully complex, with a lovely combo of bourbon and rum barrels, wood, roasted malt, and dark sugars. Phenomenal barrel character accentuating that deep malt. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 08:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 650mL bottle (11th anniversary - 2026 vintage). Very dark brown with almost no beige head. Excellent bourbon and rum barrel blend with nice dark sugars and light roast malt. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 08:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500mL bottle. Pours black with no head. Huge bourbon and rum barrels on the nose with lots of dark malts. Flavour has a ridiculous amount of bourbon barrels, burnt sugars, dark rum notes, burn bread crusts. Intense malts integrated insanely well with the barrels. This is phenomenal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 04:16