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 at THE Eclipse Tasting, London. Bottle #182, purple wax. Thanks to Bruce for sharing! Pours dark brown, clear, with a frothy beige head. Dark, burnt wood nose, some dark cherries, boozy cocoa. Big sweet flavor with dark bread, some molasses, brown sugar, moderate roast, light bitter earth. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly chewy. Warm finish with plenty of oily cocoa, a bit of alcohol, and modest dry wood notes. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2012
at 06:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tasting at Gourmet Haus during SF Beer Week. Out of a snifter. Amazing bourbon aroma jumps out of the glass inviting one to rush to taste this. This drink is to be savored. Taste picks up some cola hints, which are interesting.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2012
at 22:33
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
22oz bottle, #2504, pours a lightly viscous, opaque black with some clumpy beige head. Nose is coconut, vanilla, brown sugar, cake icing, chocolate, caramel. Flavor is sweet, brown sugar, malty, coconut, chocolate, cake icing, caramel, a little wood. Lots of vanilla. Full bodied, sweet, very smooth finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2012
at 15:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Purple wax bottle 99/2009 Thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours with a fading tan head over a black body. Aroma of chocolate, earth, cologne, bourbon, fusel, coconut tanning lotion, and fresh bread. Taste is rich, chocolate, wood, bourbon and sugar cookie. Creamy carbonation. 848416:4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2011
at 23:26
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Catchup from the past. Bomber from the Co-Op in Davis, CA. Purple wax. Bottle No. 106. Year 2009. Pours very black with a 1 finger tan head. Strong aromas of oak and vanilla. More than full bodied with rather mild carbonation. The flavor is very smooth burnt malt, with treacle, vanilla and oak. Compares very favorably with Paradox. It develops complexity, and shows a little heat. Very, very good. Worth the cost? You only live once. And the aroma continuously tantalizes, and the taste ditto. Try to try it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2011
at 20:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
[09 Elijah Craig BBA-purple wax] @RBWG-22oz-thanks to –pours a thin light brown head and black color. Aroma is bourbon, roasty dark malt, dark fruit, earthy. Taste is bourbon, roasty dark malt-ashy, earthy hops bite. 4.1 *110604-Fifty Fifty [Four Roses ‘10-red wax] -22oz bottle @RBSG shared by boamr-pours a brown head and black color. Aroma is sweet bourbon, dark malt-molasses. Taste is sweet bourbon, dark malt-molasses, secondary hops bite. 4.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2011
at 14:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle, 2009 #880 generously shared by footbalm, thanks again
Appearance: Pours coal black with a small tan head with very little lacing, but some legs left on the glass after a good swirl to get more of that great aroma
Aroma: Dark malts, bourbon and oak
Taste: Smooth and silky mouthfeel. Dark malts and fruits, oak, grainy and chocolate
Very good and smooth drinking
Appearance: Pours coal black with a small tan head with very little lacing, but some legs left on the glass after a good swirl to get more of that great aroma
Aroma: Dark malts, bourbon and oak
Taste: Smooth and silky mouthfeel. Dark malts and fruits, oak, grainy and chocolate
Very good and smooth drinking
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2010
at 09:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Kan or Adam (thanks!) at the 2010 RBSG Grand Tasting. Poured near black with a yellow brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had dark grains some coffee, caramel, licorice and definite bourbon. Flavor had more coffee with growing bourbon with caramel and licorice backing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2010
at 14:49
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 65cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #6. ]Clear dark black brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coconuts, light to heavy chocolate - coffee, light to moderate hoppy, moderate alcohol - bourbon. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, vanilla, bourbon, alcohol warm finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100327]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2010
at 09:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Black with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with burned malt, dark chocolate, espresso and bourbon. Sweet flavour with burned malt, dark chocolate, vanilla, espresso, bourbon and wood. Finished sweet with warming alcohol. Full bodied. Nice one.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2010
at 06:00