Olde Hickory Brewery The Event Horizon: Spectrum 9

The Event Horizon: Spectrum 9

 

Olde Hickory Brewery in Hickory, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.91
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 16
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7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Draught @ BBF 2019 11th. edition [ Borefts Beer Festival 2019 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands.

[ As Olde Hickory The Event Horizon: Spectrum 9 ].
ABV: 11.0%. Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, roasted, wood, vanilla, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, wood, chocolate, bread, vanilla - barrel. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20190927]
8-3-8-4-16
Tried on 26 May 2020 at 15:40

9.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2019, day 2. Opaque black color, small beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, bourbon notes, chocolate, vanilla in the exact right amount. Absolutely delicious. Flavor is delicious too: malt, dark malts, chocolate dark chocolate, moderately bitter. Lovely. Full body, average carboantion that realy suits the beer. Lovely. Winner of the festival for me I think.
Tried on 01 May 2020 at 22:02

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
At Borefts 2019. Aroma of honey, booze and chocolate. Flavor of honey, malt, booze, chocolate, spice, bourbon and some malt. Very nice.
Tried on 25 Oct 2019 at 10:40

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at borefts. Pours black, nose is soy sauce, wood, rum, raisin, chocolate, taste is similar, quite dry. 8/4/7/3/15
Tried on 17 Oct 2019 at 07:16

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at Borefts2019 friday.. Dark brown... Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet caramel woody toffee fruit malt nose.. Dark sweet chocolate roast malts boozy chocolate roast malts
Tried on 15 Oct 2019 at 16:30

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Borefts 2019 - Black with lasting head. Aroma and flavour are dry, woody, smooth, rich. Full flavoured and sweet. Brown sugar.
Tried on 02 Oct 2019 at 20:23

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Sampled at Borefts 2019, Friday. A black beer with a small tan lacing. Aroma of sweet strong chocolate malt, vanilla. Taste of sweet chocolate, Bourbon, vanilla, mild roasted malt. Nice!
Tried on 01 Oct 2019 at 19:52

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap. Darkest brown color with beige head. Aroma is chocolate, wood, a bit raisins. Taste is chocolate, strong roast, raisins, burnt wood. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Very good!
Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2019 at 12:13


7.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Olde Hickory The Event Horizon: Spectrum 9 (by Olde Hickory Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

27/IX/19 - on tap @ Borefts Day 1, BB: n/a - (2019-1524) Thanks to the international RateBeer Crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark red brown beer, no head. Aroma: lots of coffee, caramel, chocolate notes, malty, raw grains, some cow fodder even. MF: no carbon, medium body. Taste: very roasted, bitter, coffee, some caramelised malts, dry, cocoa powder. Aftertaste: bitter finish with lots of coffee, malty, slightly sweet, some alcohol, bit oxidized.
Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2019 at 22:15