A Spectacle to Be Consumed
Breakside Brewery in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.91
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Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels, Red Wine Barrels, and Amaro Barrels
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
22 oz. bottle, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma indeed reveals a nice blend of bourbon, red wine and amaro, with some molasses and dark sugars. Flavour is very cohesive, with a wonderful mix of amaro, red wine, and a touch of bourbon. Surprisingly cohesive and complex mix of barrels, with deep malts and smooth body. Wonderful barrel blend, great base. Exceptional expression.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum
on 24 Jul 2026
at 05:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 650mL bottle (2025 vintage). Near black with minimal tan head. Bourbon, red wine, and amaro barrels blend nicely together, dark sugars, favourite of the 2025 releases thus far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2026
at 05:13
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650mL bottle. Pours nearly black with a small brown head. Nice blend of bourbon and red wine barrels, smokey roast malts, and, dark sugars on the nose. Flavour has charred wood, burnt sugars, roast, great bourbon barrel character, a richness that I think is coming from the red wine and amaro. The base is great and the barrel work really well. This is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum
on 24 Jul 2026
at 01:31
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. Black beer with a brown head. Wine and bourbon aroma with light chocolate. Wine and bourbon flavor with caramel and dark fruit. Medium-plus bodied. Wine and bourbon linger with caramel, toffee, and dark fruit.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2026
at 21:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
From Good Times Oakland, 2025 edition.
Pours what appears to be pitch black, small tan head of foam after a vigorous pour, good retention and lacing.
Smell is Bourbon, red wine, roasted malt, chocolate, pitted fruit, hint of licorice. Quite inviting.
Taste is roasted malt, Bourbon and Red Wine, dark pitted fruit, leather, and plenty of alcohol, which is very warming.
It feels full bodied with light ish carbonation, I would drink this again. No problem.
Pours what appears to be pitch black, small tan head of foam after a vigorous pour, good retention and lacing.
Smell is Bourbon, red wine, roasted malt, chocolate, pitted fruit, hint of licorice. Quite inviting.
Taste is roasted malt, Bourbon and Red Wine, dark pitted fruit, leather, and plenty of alcohol, which is very warming.
It feels full bodied with light ish carbonation, I would drink this again. No problem.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Good Times Oakland
on 17 May 2026
at 13:10
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Dark brown, the wine and bourbon are both hitting on the nose, depth on vinous character. Good body, juicy and tannic but also a stout, lively, great balance.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2026
at 03:44
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: a nice of red wine and American oak barrels, very balanced mix.
Taste: along the same lines, a lot of red barrel and American oak, toasted wood.
Overall: very good one.
Aroma: a nice of red wine and American oak barrels, very balanced mix.
Taste: along the same lines, a lot of red barrel and American oak, toasted wood.
Overall: very good one.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2026
at 06:25