Tabula Rasa - Whiskey Barrel Aged
Bearwood Brewing in Wokingham, Berkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.15
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They've aged a portion of their Tabula Rasa stout in an Irish whiskey barrel, imparting notes of honey, vanilla and caramel, finished with a deep whiskey character.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, meaty, berries, taste is similar, chewy, sweet. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried
on 02 May 2026
at 10:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at CBJ Tasting. Dark cola tinged body. Thin tan head. Aroma has caramel a a bitter edge. Flavourwise it has sweet caramel and the lightest booze. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2026
at 23:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Sweet, simple, bready dark malts, basic sugars, raisins, ripe berries. Quite basic.
Tried
from Can
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 04 Mar 2026
at 20:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks to Colin for this one. A thick chewy brown coloured pour with a a halo of tan head. Aroma is chewy charred sugars, burnt toffee, butterscotch. Burnt popcorn. Palate is super chewy. Sticky, mellow carbonation. Lovely.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2026
at 20:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2026
at 20:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can split at the CBJ tasting, from HOTM online, 04/03/2026.
Pitch black topped with a khaki cap.
Nose is chocolate, mellow roast, spice. Taste comprises roast malts, charr, toffee dried fruit rinds, modest barrel tones.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Not bad but lacks depth.
Pitch black topped with a khaki cap.
Nose is chocolate, mellow roast, spice. Taste comprises roast malts, charr, toffee dried fruit rinds, modest barrel tones.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Not bad but lacks depth.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2026
at 11:17