BQE - Double Barrel (2026)
Finback Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.51
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Imperial stout with coffee, cacao nibs, aged in Woodford and A. Smith Bowman bourbon barrels.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle. Pours nearly black with no head. Coffee beans, toasted malts, and plenty of bourbon barrels on the nose; a bit of that green pepper character, but not much. Flavour has plenty of bourbon barrels up front, loads of dark sugars, toffee, a bit of char, some coffee. Body is maybe a touch too heavy, but otherwise this is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle, pours black with a tiny head. Aroma is full of intense coffee, deep bourbon barrels, sticky sugars, and cocoa. Flavour is quite viscous, with intense coffee upfront, deep syrupy viscosity, huge bourbon barrels, and dark sugars. Quite syrupy palate; sweet but not cloying. The coffee and bourbon are nicely expressed. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Dark brown, inky, no head. There's plenty of coffee on the nose, toasty malt, lots of dark sugars, and a good bourbon that rounds everything out. Plenty of alcohol on the palate, but really nice dark sugar profile, char, some dried fruits, plenty of coffee as well. The bourbon and sugars bring home a big, lingering, delicious finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:40