Portuguese Brandy Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Ārpus Brewing Co. in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris, alco.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Draft@150ml, ABV@12%, Når@2026.08.07.
Hvor: Habitat, Trondhjem
Navn: Portuguese Brandy Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Stil: STOUT - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Ārpus Brewing Co.
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris, alco.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Draft@150ml, ABV@12%, Når@2026.08.07.
Hvor: Habitat, Trondhjem
Navn: Portuguese Brandy Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Stil: STOUT - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Ārpus Brewing Co.
Tried
from Draft
at
Habitat
on 07 Aug 2026
at 18:46
7.5/10
On tap at Habitat. Lightly boozy, quite sweet. Roasted malts, coffee hints, brown sugar and some dark dried fruit. Nice indeed, but too sweet. 747415 260806
Tried
from Draft
at
Habitat
on 06 Aug 2026
at 18:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned 440ml. -Pitch black coloured, small brown head, chocolate and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol, strong sweetness and notes of barrel with rather sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 10:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
TCBW2026. Coppery black colour with a small head. Aroma is dried fruits, some liquorice, chocolate and mild alcohol with some slightly wooden tones as well. Flavour is rather similar, but is sadly a wee bit too sweet for my likes.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2026
at 19:43
7.8/10
Stingy, woody and slightly sweetish with some roastiness and earthiness
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2026
at 17:35
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, blackberry, vanilla, jam, pear, grape, taste is similar, rich, chewy, sweet and fruity. 8/9/9/9/8
Tried
on 28 May 2026
at 11:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
440 ml can. Pours almost black with a moderate head of big bubbles. Aromas of salty chocolate, dark fruit, vanilla, dark sugars and slick roasted malts. Sweet flavors follow same, with some Brandy coming through at the end. Very good. But for such a big beer it really should be packaged in a 330 ml can IMHO...
Tried
from Can
on 21 Apr 2026
at 14:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Drinkøteka, Prague. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, dark dried fruit, Port. Flavor is sweet, roast malt, caramel, dark chocolate, dried fruit, figs, Port. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with light warming alcohol. 010426
Tried
from Draft
from
Drinkøtéka
on 01 Apr 2026
at 14:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Color: Almost black, thin brown head. Aroma: Caramel-Chocolate fudge, boozy and spicy notes. Taste: Roasted malt, caramel-chocolate fudge, dark dried fruit, figs, spicy notes, boozy notes. Sirupy. Long lasting finish. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Over moderate to medium sweet, moderate bitterness. Nice slow sipper.
Tried
from Can
from
Hoptimaal
on 13 Mar 2026
at 20:41