Imperial Eclipse Stout - Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Barrel
FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.69
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Eclipse aged in Stitzel-Weller 20-year Pappy Van Winkel barrels. Pink pearl wax.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 22 oz bottle. Aroma is rich with quite a bit of dark chocolate and some lighter roast. Some light notes of dark fruit and raisin. Light caramel and toffee. Medium light bourbon notes and oak. Pours black with dark brown hues and a small, dark brown, mocha head that recedes to a very thin film that lingers for a bit. Light lacing and moderately long legs. Flavor has quite a bit of dark chocolate and milk chocolate with medium light roast. Hints of tobacco, caramel and toffee. Medium light dark fruit notes with a bit of raisin and berry. Moderate bitterness. Medium light bourbon with medium light oak. Mouthfeel is medium full to full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, pretty tasty with quite a good amount of oak and bourbon. Lots of nice malt notes with some good fruit esters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2015
at 22:54
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. 2013 Pappy. pours a pitch black color with a small white head. A big dark fruit nose with huge sweet bourbon. Lovely, rich soft bourbon, man this is clearly Pappy. Vanilla, dark fruit, tobacco, really not hot at all. This is so smooth. Velvet viscous palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2015
at 01:16
10/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 06:39
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared. Pours dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma shows off the pappy upfront with vanilla, oak and the bourbon, chocolate, boozy. Flavour is over moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2015
at 19:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
66cl bottle courtesy of and shared with kermis. Thin tan head. Clear black pour. Amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2015
at 19:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle 1143/2013 thanks to timfoolery shared at Anchorage Jan ’15 Tasting: Poured a black color with thin brown head. Aroma was boozy bourbon, light vanilla, chocolate. Taste was sticky sweet, roasted malts, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla. Solid beer that I am glad I shared.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 22:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Stephen’s whale slaying via BA trade. Pours a black appearance with a dark brown head. Deep chocolate, light coffee, some roast, whiskey, and light vanilla. Medium to full body. Full of dark chocolate, caramel, whiskey, and some sweet brown sugar flavor. Some booze. Nice beer. Not as good as EC18 and pretty average for the series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2014
at 21:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13th August 2014
Tasting at Jack’s RAH Annexe! Thanks to Bruce for this one. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with fine carbonation. Smooth bourbon but with a spicy edge. Mild vanilla. Trace of chocolate. The bourbon segues smoothly to mild fruits. Light dry finish. Nice.
Tasting at Jack’s RAH Annexe! Thanks to Bruce for this one. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with fine carbonation. Smooth bourbon but with a spicy edge. Mild vanilla. Trace of chocolate. The bourbon segues smoothly to mild fruits. Light dry finish. Nice.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2014
at 07:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Jimmie. Pours black brown head. Nose/taste of whiskey, oak, roast chocolate, honey and vanilla. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2014
at 18:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chateau Jackl, big thanks to Bruce for this number, 13/08/14. Black with a moderate tan swirl come spotting. Nose is dark fruits, spice, rich chocolate, dark toffee fudge, sweet notes, vanilla essence, subtle BA tones. Taste comprises roasted notes, not as sweet as the aroma suggested, brown sugars, chocolate, subtle Pappy oaky twang. Full bodied, fine carbonation, sweet licks and lightly warming booze in a well tempered decadent BA close. Solid impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2014
at 15:41