Super Nebula - Valhalla
Block 15 Brewing Company in Corvallis, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.55
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is dominated by cardamom and anise upfront, swamping everything else other than maybe a bit of juniper; not really getting the bourbon at this point. Flavour is fairly rich—the base is strong and supports the cardamom and anise, with subdued bourbon and cocoa. Actually tasteful use of the adjuncts, even if they’re rather bizarre in this context. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Very dark brown with beige head. Lots of cardamom and chocolate, feint juniper and star anise fennel notes. Mild background barrel, nicely balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500mL bottle. Pours black with a beige head. A huge punch of cardamom and juniper on the nose along with roast, chocolate, and bourbon. Flavour has dark chocolate, cardamom, anise, and juniper. The base is solid and roasty. Bourbon barrels are well-integrated. This is fantastic.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 6.5
Shared with Josh at Festival of Dark Arts 2026 in Astoria, OR.
Smells like a toothpaste to me, lol, because of cardamom. Taste is along the same lines, quite bitter, roasty. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Dark brown, thin head. Lots of cardamom on the nose along chocolate and barrel. Thick, chocolate, lively with that coriander. Well balanced like Indian chocolate.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pour at the 2026 Dark Arts Festival. Near black pour, ring of silky beige head. Savory aroma, vanilla, cardamom. Taste is chocolate and licorice. savory spices. Really balanced us of the adjuncts.