Dark Horse Brewing Co. Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cocoa Nibbler

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cocoa Nibbler

 

Dark Horse Brewing Co. in Marshall, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.36
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 29 Ticks: 7
A cream stout aged on cocoa nibs in bourbon barrels, this sweet stout has just the right amount of bitter and subtle bourbon notes that will have you putting down the candy bar and reaching for your favorite pint glass. Go ahead, have two; it'll be our little secret.
 

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

Glass, 10-ounce, draught, drunk at Three Floyds Brewing Compangy, trip to Dark Lord Day with Hugue Lebel, Luc Bourbonnière and Sébastien Bertrand, savoured on May 19 2018; eye: black, opaque, beige head, lots of lacing; nose: cocoa, chocolate, light coffee, malt, light molasses; mouth: cocoa, chocolate, light coffee, malt, light molasses, alcohol, finale in cocoa with light presence of malt, full body, lightly below-average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly powdery texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 10 onces, en fût, bue chez Three Floyds Brewing Company, voyage à Dark Lord Day avec Hugue Lebel, Luc Bourbonnière et Sébastien Bertrand, savourée le 19 mai 2018; œil : noire, opaque, mousse beige, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : cacao, chocolat, léger café, malt, léger mélasse; bouche : cacao, chocolat, léger café, malt, léger mélasse, alcool, finale en cacao avec légère présence de malt, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement poudreuse; en résumé : bien

Tried on 07 Apr 2019 at 18:55


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From tap. Black color with beige brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, light licorice and coffee. Sweet and light bitter taste. Full silky oily body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2018 at 12:26


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

On tap @ Founders Festival (Madrid).
Black color, beige head. Aroma: roasty malts, cocoa notes. Flavor: slightly bittery, dominated by cocoa an some coffee.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2018 at 21:55


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. @Founders Madrid Beer & Music Fest 03/06/2018
Color negro, corona de espuma beige, aromas a cafe cacao, notas a licor, sabor torrefacto, cacao cuerpo denso.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2018 at 09:53


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

A deep dark stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, loads of sweet chocolate malt with vanilla essence, alcohol warmth, light mineral notes, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with loads of vanilla syrup, alcohol warmth, light coffee grind, very nice, complex and smooth. On tap at Dark Lord Day 2018.

Tried from Draft on 19 May 2018 at 17:10


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From tap. Pours pitch black, small brown head. Aroma is dense chocolate malty. Roasted. Dark. Light vanilla. Roasted, dense malty and roasted. Slight vanilla and roasted dark malty finish.

Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2018 at 20:35


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled from the tap at 7 Monks. Pours black with a deep brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has roasted malts and vanilla with a very dark chocolate note supporting. Flavor has dark grains, roasted malts and vanilla wafers with a great German chocolate note.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2018 at 00:42