Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout: 9 Month Barrel-Aged
Rogue Ales & Spirits in Newport, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout is aged for 9 months in handmade Rolling Thunder Barrel Works barrels previously used to age our Dead Guy Whiskey. This one-of-a-kind imperial stout can be enjoyed right away or cellared for years. Either way it’s best shared among friends.
Dark with a creamy head, this imperial stout features rich notes of coffee and chocolate, combined with the vanilla and smokey wood flavors of whiskey-soaked Oregon oak.
Dark with a creamy head, this imperial stout features rich notes of coffee and chocolate, combined with the vanilla and smokey wood flavors of whiskey-soaked Oregon oak.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 21 May 2022
at 15:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2022 vintage can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown with a finger of beige head that lingers. Dark chocolate, coffee and bitter malt aromas with some bourbon as it warms. Palate is similar, a bit thin, but nice baker's chocolate, coffee and bourbon notes. Drying finish with some toasted vanilla and oak.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 14 Mar 2022
at 03:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 568ml. -at X Zagreb, shared with hrabren. Black coloured, medium sized brownish head, chocolate and whiff of whisky in the nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, notes of whisky and wood with noticable alcohol. Barrel No. 28/74, Bottle No. 310/395
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2022
at 23:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.5 l bottle shared with Ogi at the X bar, Zagreb. Jet black, small beige head. Roasty, toasty, chocolate, leather, very soft peat note. Fruity notes. Cherry brandy, sweet bourbon, molasses, sweet cherry and strawberry. Some alcohol. Nice barrel presence. Dry. Full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2022
at 12:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour from trade with Johnnnniee--thanks, John! It's an opaque black with trace sparkle, decent viscosity, finger-width light brown head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong whiskey over roasted malt and toffee. Taste is strong whiskey and roasted earthy malts and mild toffee. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation, light alcohol heat and finish as taste. Overall, nice whiskey presence but not much interest in the base stout. OK but a bit disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2021
at 02:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of JFK10000, shared with him, Max and Miro B. Dark brown, small beige head. Chocolate, roasted, caramel, barrel, bourbon. Bit boozy. Medium sweetness.Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2020
at 05:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml @ yngwie
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol and caramel. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, chocolate and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol and caramel. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, chocolate and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2020
at 22:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Super deep dark brown coloured body with a very thick, four to five centimetre tall rich brown heaad that stays afloat for a long time - actually looks quite nice. Aroma of anise, deep roasted malts, caramelised sugars, vanilla, bunches of chocolate and a ton of alcohol and bourbon notes that hit very hard. Full-bodied; Super strong rich chocolate, anise, licorice and especially alcohol/boozy notes that share a lot of flavours, but a ton of complexity and even more pungency and astringency, all with a bunch of sugars still - mainly lactose and caramelised sugars. Aftertaste is rich, very robust and full of bourbon and strong alcohol notes with the anise and licorice very strong throughout and some lactose and super roasted/burnt malt shows through everything. Overall, a very strong and incredibly pungent imperial stout with a lot of deep boozy notes, quite a bit of chocolate and caramelised sugars, but way more lactose, anise and licorice notes than anything else - pungent throughout and perhaps could be a good beer in a few years time, but now it's too raw on the edges and pungent. Good to try, at least, and while I wasn't going to bring this bottle back in my suitcase, it does need a few years to settle in the bottle. I sampled this 50 cL bottle in box, purchased from Smith's Liqour Gallery in Rapid City, South Dakota on 25-June-2020 for US$13,59 sampled in my hotel room here in Sundance, Wyoming a day later on 26-June-2020. This bottle was almost the last of the run, as Barrel #31 of #31 and Bottle #357 of #413.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2020
at 09:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle, 12.8% at Beershoppen. Weak vinous aroma, sweet liquorice. Black colour. No head. The flavour has a little marshmallow to begin with, turning roasted with a good coffee bitterness. Quite syrupy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2020
at 13:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
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Tried
on 30 Nov 2019
at 20:31