Astronaut Status
Wiseacre Brewing Co. in Memphis, Tennessee, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special|
Score
7.64
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Once a year, we all get to attain a very high status. Like high, like astronaut high. The biggest beer we make, it gets pretty crazy with the flavors. Cherry, coconut, vanilla, cinnamon, roasty coffee, pipe tobacco, chewy malt, and sherry are just a few of the flavor parts of this complex sipper.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber - 2022 - labeled as 12.3% abv - black pour with a tan lace - vanilla and bourbon are most prominent in the nose - slick mouthfeel - medium-sweet, but with some balancing bright acidity - mild tannic notes - strong but smooth bourbon character - moderate alcohol warmth, but not boozy - some chocolate, espresso, light cinnamon - finish is bourbon and lingering dark fruit skin tannins - it’s quite nice, actually.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2023
at 01:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber bottle. dated 2021. Pours an opaque dark brown color with a foamy tan head that has fair retention. The aroma is big and bold with whiskey, vanilla, cocoa, raisins and anise. The taste is complex with bourbon, vanilla and cocoa in the forefront, then giving way to coffee and a trace cinnamon. The palate is smooth and oily. Finishes long and sweet. Overall: Very nice--ten years ago I might have thought it comparable to dark lord, but today its just a decent impy stout. The bar certainly has been raised over time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2022
at 23:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a thick black sludge with a large mocha tan head. Aroma cinnamon, roasted malt and alcohol. Flavor is marshmallow sweetness with some barrel smoke and thick molasses. While a decent beer not enough of the barrel came out. This had plenty of thick malt and sweetness but a little more balance would do it some good. Not a bourbon county clone by a long shot but plenty flavorful. My bottle said this years version is 12% abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2022
at 22:57
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2020
at 14:51
8/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2019
at 05:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Taste from a bottle at James' house. Pours black, with a small, tan head. The aroma is hard coffee, bourbon, roasted oak, maple, and soy sauce. Sweet and sugary, with a sharp bitterness. Heavy body, with a hard, sticky, mouthfeel. This is an interesting and aggressive stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2019
at 05:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2016 bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours black with a finger of beige head that dissipates. Big bourbon forward nose with oak, coffee, brownie fudge and cacao notes. More bourbon on the palate, vanilla and roasted malt bitterness. Bourbon is well-integrated without feeling boozy. Vanilla sweetness and roasted malt on the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Astronaut Status Barrel Aged Imperial Stout on 13 Jan 2019 at 10:55 - Score: 8. Original review text: 2016
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2019
at 04:45
Vintage checkin
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2019
at 10:56
8/10
This is fantastic. Rich, boozy. Fucking top.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2018
at 17:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours black tan head - nose/taste of black licorice, bourbon, crunchy roast chocolate, vanilla and oak - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2016
at 23:41