Imperial Eclipse Stout - Elijah Craig 12 Year Barrel
FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.17
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Imperial Eclipse Stout aged in Elijah Craig 12 Year Bourbon Barrels.
Vintages:
2009 - Purple Wax
2011 - Purple Wax
2012 - Purple Wax
2013 - Purple Wax
2014 - Purple Wax
2015 - Purple Wax
2016 - Purple Wax
2017 - Purple Wax
2023 - Purple Wax
Vintages:
2009 - Purple Wax
2011 - Purple Wax
2012 - Purple Wax
2013 - Purple Wax
2014 - Purple Wax
2015 - Purple Wax
2016 - Purple Wax
2017 - Purple Wax
2023 - Purple Wax
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty oaky bourbon vanilla chocolate and toffee aroma. Roasted malty bourbon chocolate vanilla flavor with hints of caramel and weak hints of dark fruit. Has a roasted malty bourbon vanilla chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2013
at 07:43
10/10
Tried
on 12 Apr 2013
at 21:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample from 2011 and 2012 vintages at the 5th Annual Coldest Day of the Year Stout Tasting on 01/26/2013: Pours dark brown with a medium thin beige head that diminishes steadily to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla and chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky vanilla, bourbon and dark chocolate. The finish is burnt malt and bourbon. Good overall.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2013
at 19:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2012 bottling Pours a solid black with a decent sized tan head that slowly dissipates. The aroma coming out of my glass is roasty, chocolate, caramel and coffee wrapped in a subtle but evident barrel treatment of vanilla, and sweet bourbon whiskey. The flavor starts off sweet and malty with lots of roast, brown sugar, and chocolate. The barrel notes rush in with vanilla, whiskey, light wood to remind us that this is no ordinary stout. Lingering roasty whiskey with a touch of ethanol burn lasts long after every sip. Thick body with a light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy creamy mouthfeel. Nice stout, the bourbon adds a nice sweetness that really compliments this version.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2013
at 18:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Black/brown beer with a low cream head. Bourbon aroma. Bourbon and light chocolate flavor with light vanilla. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and light chocolate lingers with light roastiness. Well put together.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2013
at 10:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. 2009 vintage. Purple wax. Pours jet black with brown head. Nose/taste of bourbon, vanilla, roast coffee, oak, roast chocolate malt and milk chocolate fudge. Medium body. Hint of bourbon in the finish. Very smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2012
at 15:24
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
66cl Bottle at Sloshfest, 6 of the 2011 bottlings side-by-side. Black colour, beige-brown head. Aroma is a lot sweeter than the 4 Roses, oak, bourbon, hard roasted malts, chocolate, sugar. Flavour is sweet, bourbon, hard roasted malts, coffee, molasses, a little metallic from all the sugar, chocolate, bitter roasted finish. Fullbodied. Lacks a bit of balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2012
at 01:30
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ Armin’s bachelor party. Thanks Armin and Caleb! Pours a deep black appearance with a dark brown head. Really a smooth yet rich whiskey, caramel, huge chocolate, toffee, vanilla aroma. Big chocolate, caramel, mild dark fruity, date, toffee, smooth whiskey flavor. Maybe just a touch behind the 18 year Elijah Craig version due to a touch less in complexity, but this was very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2012
at 20:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (#182, 2011) thanks to Bruce at THE Eclipse tasting, 2012. It pours very dark brown, with a small light tan head, which quickly dissipates. The nose is upfront bourbon, vanilla, medicinal aspect, tar, treacle and toffee. The taste is roasted malt, charcoal, tar, wood, mellow bourbon, burnt earth, dark fruit, toffee, medicinal, toast and toffee, with a dry, warming finish. Full body, fine carbonation and thankfully not too cloying. Well balanced, mellow and flavoursome... good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2012
at 09:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
23rd October 2012
THE Eclipse Tasting. Clear dark brown beer, little tan head. Smooth palate, softish. Mild fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts - chocolate and mild vanilla wood. Mellow bourbon. Smooth finish with a trace of dark fruits. Pretty easy going and very drinkable.
THE Eclipse Tasting. Clear dark brown beer, little tan head. Smooth palate, softish. Mild fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts - chocolate and mild vanilla wood. Mellow bourbon. Smooth finish with a trace of dark fruits. Pretty easy going and very drinkable.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2012
at 09:47