Big Gruesome
Spring House Brewing Company in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.24
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
What a shocker that this is 8.5 abv. Drinking from sampler at the Taproom. I was about to rate this sweet stout and then I see its an impy stout that just tastes like a sweet stout with peanut butter and chocolate. Its sweet from the adjuncts not from sugar. Once you get past the peanut butter and chocolate, its actually a dry finish, a bit minerally, light roast. he adjuncts really hide the any possibly acidity or alcohol but I am not sure these are present anyway. I am not a fan of gimmicky adjuncts but this is done well. Its not a Southern Tier like diabetes job, I don’t actually love peanut butter but this works well in this beer. I would say, if I were to drink a peanut butter, chocolate fondue, gimmicky, impy stout, this would be the one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
8 oz pour on draft at Al’s of Hampden. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of peanut butter, cocoa puffs, light roast. Tastes of peanut butter and cocoa, roast. Medium body with a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance had a dark brown close to black color with a slim finger’s worth of off white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds. Stringy lacing glosses along the sides of the glass.
The smell was decadent peanut butter chocolate, pure and luscious in every sort of aspect.
The taste was definitely more Imperial stout as the peanut butter was there but more scaled back. I didn’t mind so much. The aftertaste was dry and somewhat had a peanut butter connotation to it. A semi - sweet sticky finish accompanies the end.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sipping quality about it. The carbonation seemed pretty controlled and allowed a decent creaminess to roll over the tongue.
Overall, I say this was an exceptional AI/DS with the peanut butter part well executed. Definitely would have again!
CLW (16859) reviewed Big Gruesome from Spring House Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 oz bottle provided by Reggiedunlap. Pitch black color with thin off white head in the snifter. Aroma is loads of chocolate with a malted milk balls, like ""Whoppers" candy. Flavor is bakers chocolate, hints of burnt espresso and light vanilla beans. Not a bad base stout but I really don’t get peanut butter any place in the flavor or nose. My expectations may have been a bit high. Mouthfeel is ok. Sorry Kerry, The peanut butter Porter I had before this worked better.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Thanks Chris for sharing this one. Bomber from PA. 1 finger creamy chocolate head with some big and tight bubbles. Pitch Black appearance. Really faint peanut butter aroma, some unsweetened chocolate, a bit of cinnamon, maple and schoolhouse chalk. Chalky taste, I get green pepper at the middle and finish. clove, other herbal spices. Very bitter chocolate chalky finish. Not a HUGE fan based on the description but still a drinkable beer.
yespr (55501) reviewed Big Gruesome from Spring House Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small brown head. Aroma is roasted malty and caramelish, solid peanut aroma. Toffee, roasted, slight perfumed and soapy. Bitter, herbal and roasted dark malty into a dry and bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Not as gruesome as I imagined it might be. Pours black with ok head and lacing. Only light peanut butter and jelly taste, a little more of the former. Some musk and roast present in decent quantity. Had a taste of this through Ed at Churchkey. Thanks!
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22oz bottle I picked up at Pizza Boy’s bottle shop. Pours an inky black with some thick, brown head. Nose is to the point, huge milk chocolate, dry roasted peanuts, lacto sugar, malt, a little cola. Flavor is more mild than the nose, still plenty of milk chocolate, still some distinct dry roasted peanut, molasses, cola. Full, sweet finish. Kitschy.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Big Gruesome from Spring House Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Bottle thanks to a trade! Pours black with a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges slowly and laces slightly. Aroma has a great peanut butter with a bit of bitter chocolate and a hint of dark grains. Flavor has more of the same with a great combination of dark chocolate and peanut butter with a hint of dark grains.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home and draft at GABF. Pours dark brown with coffee brown head. Nose and taste of peanut butter cookie, peanut butter cup, roast chocolate, toasted vanilla bean and lightly roasted coffee. Medium body.