4 Hands Brewing Co. Volume #1

Volume #1

 

4 Hands Brewing Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.54
ABV: 10.5% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Volume #1 is our first release in the Wood Series, an ongoing series focusing on high gravity ales aged in American spirit barrels. Volume #1 is an Imperial Stout with cocoa nibs and a single origin coffee aged in American whisky barrels of 16 months. Volume #1 pours pitch black with aromas of bourbon, coffee, and rich dark chocolate.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at Aficionado’s during the "Big Bad Bottle Share" on 02/10/2017. The beer pours black with a medium thin khaki head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of roast malt, whiskey and chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky whiskey, chocolate malt, coffee and vanilla. The finish is oaky with a whiskey and malt aftertaste. Good beer all around.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2017 at 14:16


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared on the bus during RBWG 2014 - Asheville. Pours broadly clear, deep brown with a creamy, tan head. Good beer. Moderately sweet, with nice burnt marshmallow notes, dark chocolate, vanilla and charred wood. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Tasty on the finish, lightly warming, with lots more dark chocolate and burnt wood. Solid impy stout.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2015 at 05:56


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Black with tan head. Aromas of whiskey and caramel. Tastes of whiskey, coconut, booze, oak, chocolate. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2015 at 22:24


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out lots of whiskey barrels, with some vanilla and cocoa. Flavour is complex, with notes of cocoa, vanilla and barrel notes. Cohesive and complex. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2015 at 11:03


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, wood. Medium mouth, similar flavors to nose roast finish, very good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 23:17


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

750 ml bottle. Pours a cloudy brown color with a small beige head. A big sweet fruity robust stout nose. Sweet, coffee, cocoa, milky, oats, milky. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 19:19


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ Luxury Tasting part II: "when Benzai was finally sober again", shared by Countbeer. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized brown head that lasts for a decent while. Aroma is malts, dark malts, whiskey quite strongly, earthy. Taste malts, lightly roasty, whiskey, lightly A hint of coffee, cocoa, moderately bitter. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel, medium yet soft carbonation. Nice one!

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2015 at 13:13


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle @ benzai. Black colour with a small dark brown head. Smells oak, wood, whisky, roasty, alcohol, slightly glue. Tastes chocolate, roasty, slightly red fruits, whisky, wood. Slight alcoholic glow in the chest area, full body, soft carbo. Heavy stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2015 at 13:10


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft, I believe, at RBWG Asheville. Dark brown color, beige head. Aroma of vanilla and brandy. Taste is smooth cocoa, coffee. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2014 at 15:42


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at RBSG meet and greet. St. Louis. Pours black with brown head. Nose/taste of whiskey, cocoa, roast chocolate, coffee, mint leafs and black licorice. Some vanilla. Medium/full bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2014 at 21:48