Blaecorn Unidragon
Clown Shoes in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.54
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We love beasts of lore. Unicorns, Dragons, and untold combinations therein. When it came time to name our epic Russian Imperial Stout, it only made sense for an epic fantasy beast to become the namesake. Thus was born the Blaecorn Unidragon: part Black Unicorn, part Soul Dragon, and the ultimate mythical beast. This rich and complex brew was designed to improve with age, with aggressive hops and an intense dark malt bill that fill this Russian Imperial Stout with intense flavors and a full body.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Put this in my cellar for three years and cracked it open on Christmas Day. Pours a viscous pitch black color, like motor oil with dark brown head. The nose is a complex mix of dark chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malt and some faint citrus notes. Full body, with light to modest sweetness. Very hoppy but not overly bitter. All the components are working in harmony with great depth. Very well balanced. Low carbonation. Smooth. Nice stuff and alcohol I well hidden
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 00:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A- Tobacco, roasty, char, cocoa. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Tobacco, roasty, cocoa. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, robust finish. O- Lots of tobacco and char. A touch of smoke and cocoa as well. Liked it quite a bit but might be a touch overrated.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Nov 2017
at 18:30
7/10
Tried
on 04 Nov 2017
at 21:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle. Opaque black color. Moderate creamy tan head. Rich chocolate malt aroma. Roasted malt, chocolate syrup, espresso and burnt toasted raisin bread flavors. Creamy mouthfeel and smooth drinking for a RIS. The 12.5% ABV is hardly apparent, which is scary! Finish is roasty, toast and mildly smoky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2017
at 23:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Black colour with firm, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with black coffee, cacao, dark fruit, liquorice and hints of blueberries. Malty, roasted taste with notes of strong black coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, blueberries, dried fruit, liquorice and a generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Rounded mouthfeel and fairly well balanced, with alcohol in the background. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2017
at 15:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Obtained on a road trip to the Dallas area. Never had a downer from Clown Shoes, this continues that. It shows up jet black with a wispy beige fringe on my new Buffalo Bayou snifter glass. Super scent, coffee, chocolate and cough drops. The taste goes from there. I get dark chocolate, raspberry, a great hoppy punch that outlasts all the other components. Different but good. Stout plus IPA. Well done.
Tried
on 27 May 2017
at 18:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bomber to snifter, the appearance was a black color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that slid off at a decent pace to leave some light stringy lace.
The aroma had some roast up front, and a light coffee bean to grounds somewhat coming about as it warmed. Light nuts, some dark chocolate and a little bit of earthy hop spice.
The flavor leaned towards the roast most of the way through the beer but seemed to try and bring in the earthy hop spice in subtly. Aftertaste and finish was mainly roasty.
The palate was medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, it’s a decent RIS, maybe again.
The aroma had some roast up front, and a light coffee bean to grounds somewhat coming about as it warmed. Light nuts, some dark chocolate and a little bit of earthy hop spice.
The flavor leaned towards the roast most of the way through the beer but seemed to try and bring in the earthy hop spice in subtly. Aftertaste and finish was mainly roasty.
The palate was medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, it’s a decent RIS, maybe again.
Tried
on 24 May 2017
at 11:22
6/10
Tried
on 12 May 2017
at 21:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 2015 vintage aged about a year. Dark dark brown pour with a smallish tan head. Aroma is big time roast with dark chocolate and a little floral hop bite. Strong flavor is roast, dark cocoa, and some ash. Bittersweet tail.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2017
at 14:38
8/10
Thick, smooth, shit load of flavor with malt and hops hitting you, face is melting before the end of this review.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 18:47