Joyous Almond
Cycle Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.93
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Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with slivered almonds and raw and toasted coconut.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours jet black with no head, but there are some floaties. Aroma's of coconut, boozy bourbon, milk chocolate, a bit umami even. Flavour is sweet, alcoholic, coconut, light roasty bitter. Medium to full bodied, smooth mouthfeel. Long finish with light roasty, coffee-ish bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2021
at 19:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample, brown bottle, 2018 vintage, gift from a stranger, during Dark Lord Day, trip to Dark Lord Day with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on May 18, 2019; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: coconut, almond, coffee, roast, light molasses, light brown sugar, alcohol; mouth: coconut, almond, coffee, roast, light molasses, light brown sugar, alcohol, alcohol warmth, light bourbon, finale in almond with presence of bourbon, full-bodied, below average carbonation, mildly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Échantillon, bouteille brune, millésime 2018, cadeau d'un étranger, durant Dark Lord Day, voyage à Dark Lord Day avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 18 mai 2019; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : noix de coco, amande, café, torréfaction, léger mélasse, léger cassonade, alcool; bouche : noix de coco, amade, café, torréfaction, léger mélasse, léger cassonade, alcool, chaleur d'alcool, léger bourbon, finale en amande avec présence de bourbon, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien
FRANÇAIS
Échantillon, bouteille brune, millésime 2018, cadeau d'un étranger, durant Dark Lord Day, voyage à Dark Lord Day avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 18 mai 2019; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : noix de coco, amande, café, torréfaction, léger mélasse, léger cassonade, alcool; bouche : noix de coco, amade, café, torréfaction, léger mélasse, léger cassonade, alcool, chaleur d'alcool, léger bourbon, finale en amande avec présence de bourbon, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2020
at 22:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle. Sweet, thick and syrupy with some roastiness, cocoa, almond, nuts, chocolate and vanilla. Heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2019
at 07:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
22oz bottle pours an inky brown/black with very little tan head. Nose has booze, coconut, molasses, chocolate syrup, licorice. Flavor has all the same, chocolate, coconut, licorice, caramel, booze. Finish is messy though, oily too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2019
at 21:18
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle split at Parch, massive thanks to the Andy - Nimbleprop, 14/06/19. Pitch black with a tan head that clears to spotting. Nose is sweet malts, chocolate, brown sugar melt, coffee bean, vanilla. Taste comprises chocolate cake, ripe dark fruit rinds, sweet malts, toffee fudge, light barrel, brown sugar melt. Full bodied, fine carbonation, warming boost offered at the curtain call. Top draw impy stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2019
at 07:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22oz bottle at the DC Spring RB Tasting. Poured a nearly pitch black color with a medium sized tan head. Aroma was sweet chocolate, some coconut. I got a lot of almond in here, perhaps as it warmed up a bit. Really nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2019
at 06:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at partizan many thanks to Andy Nimble,. An oily, mahogany brown coloured pour with a fading tan head. Aroma is sticky brown sugars, marshmallow, jammy, hot alcohol.. Palate is medium sweet. Chewy. Brown sugars, Warming alcohol.. Smooth. Brown sugars lingering honey maple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2019
at 18:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
14th June 2019
Partizan. Bottleshare. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, imi Mild carbonation. Sweet rich dark chocolate and honey and maple. Rich bourbon soaked fruits. Mild spice. Smooth fruity bourbon finish. Touch of coconut.
Partizan. Bottleshare. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, imi Mild carbonation. Sweet rich dark chocolate and honey and maple. Rich bourbon soaked fruits. Mild spice. Smooth fruity bourbon finish. Touch of coconut.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2019
at 20:56
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2019
at 20:44
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours black with small tan head. The aroma is strong coconut, roast, wood, vanilla. Slick body, coconut, dark chocolate, vanilla, roast, boozy finish, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2019
at 00:20