Old Growth Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Caldera Brewing Company in Ashland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.74
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Delightful smokey slightly more bitter version of the original Old Growth Imperial Stout, with distinct bourbon aromas and flavors.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled @ Ratebeer Belgian Summer Gathering 2016. Opaque dark brown to black color, full sized brown head. Aroma is malts, light roast, bourbon. Taste malts, dark malts, bourbon, light vanilla, lightly alcohol, some sweet and some bitter. Oily texture, medium body and carbonation.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2016
at 07:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Caldera Old Growth Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (by Caldera Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
3/IX/16 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared by me and Erwin @ RBBSG V (Klaas' place) - BB: n/a (2016-958)
Note: pretty hard to do a proper rating as there was hardly anything left in the bottle by the time it got to me. >-(
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, lots of alcohol, sugar, caramel, some vanilla, pretty malty, bourbon, sweet. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy touch, little sour, vanilla, caramel, soft roast, coffee, some cocoa powder.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
3/IX/16 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared by me and Erwin @ RBBSG V (Klaas' place) - BB: n/a (2016-958)
Note: pretty hard to do a proper rating as there was hardly anything left in the bottle by the time it got to me. >-(
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, lots of alcohol, sugar, caramel, some vanilla, pretty malty, bourbon, sweet. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy touch, little sour, vanilla, caramel, soft roast, coffee, some cocoa powder.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2016
at 16:06
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
At rbbsg16. Thnx for sharing People ! Pours black, small grey head. Smell is full ,Chocolate, dark malts. Very Nice . taste is Sharp, intense, bit boozy. Some glue, but in a Nice way. Dark malts. Cacao explosion. Very good !
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 10:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
66cl bottle @RBBSG2016. Fast schwarze Farbe, geringe bräunliche schaumkrone. Geruch süß röstmalzig, holzig, bourbon, leicht schokoladig. Geschmack süß schokoladig malzig, Vanille, bourbon, leicht holzig, alkoholisch, lecker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2016
at 10:49
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Not THT. Black with medium tan head. Dark roasted chocolate malts, bourbon notes. Big sweet, mild bitter. Medium body. Low carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Old Growth Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout on 18 Dec 2017 at 12:40 - Score: 8. Original review text: 4.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 16:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by sjogro. Dark pour with a thin espresso head. Notes of bourbon, chocolate, chrerries, cocoa, coconut. Medium body, medium carbonation and a roasty bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 16:18
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Sampled from 0.65 l bottle, shared by sjogro, thanks! Pitch black with a light brown head. Sweetish-malty, moderately roasty aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, lots of vanilla and a bit of hazelnut. Sweet, moderately roasty-malty taste of coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut, followed by a medium long, quite moderately roasty-bitter, a little warming-alcoholic finish. Medium to full body, creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 16:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with thin head. Aroma and flavour have plenty of vanilla. Also lots of dark roasted malts. Good stuff but not world class. Quite expensive too.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2016
at 03:58
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Rich,slightly earthy aroma. Flavor’s very rich and balanced. Super easy drinking and a clean finish.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2016
at 22:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle. Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, wood, oak, buttery bourbon, popcorn and vanilla. Taste is smooth, sweet and slick with loads of buttery bourbon, hints of popcorn, vanilla, oak and wood. Finish is sweet and buttery with some bourbon, oak and vanilla, hints of roastiness, coffee and chocolate. Quite heavy on buttery bourbon notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 04:40