Wake Up Dead - Barrel-Aged
Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.41
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a.k.a. Left Hand Oak Aged Imperial Stout
GOOD MORNING. YOU’VE WOKEN UP DEAD. YOU’RE IN RUINS. On the brink of catastrophe. But don’t be discouraged. You are ripe for a revolution! Just like the Bolsheviks of the early 1900’s, our barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout doesn’t happen overnight. Patience is required. Wake Up Dead hibernates in our cellars for over 12 months before being blended to woody perfection. Hints of raisins, cherry, licorice and toffee, followed by earthy, herbal hop notes that rise up, joining in your fight for a better life. Don’t be afraid of the dark. All power to the stouts!
GOOD MORNING. YOU’VE WOKEN UP DEAD. YOU’RE IN RUINS. On the brink of catastrophe. But don’t be discouraged. You are ripe for a revolution! Just like the Bolsheviks of the early 1900’s, our barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout doesn’t happen overnight. Patience is required. Wake Up Dead hibernates in our cellars for over 12 months before being blended to woody perfection. Hints of raisins, cherry, licorice and toffee, followed by earthy, herbal hop notes that rise up, joining in your fight for a better life. Don’t be afraid of the dark. All power to the stouts!
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Week roast and chocolate notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Thin impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2011
at 10:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bomber bottled on 3/29/11, so I guess a new batch - no infection as others have noted in older bottles, thankfully - pours fairly light for and IS, with a slight, sudsy lace - nose of cocoa, toffee, char, wood, whiskey - fairly creamy mouthfeel, but lacks the body you want from an oak-aged IS - the relative thinness makes the alcohol a bit too strong - flavors of charred wood, light smoke, cherry, chocolate - black malt bitterness is a bit heavy and astringent on the tail end and the alcohol burn compounds this - doesn’t taste like any barrel aging was involved, so perhaps this batch was not - a few decent thing happening, but way too rough around the edges.
Earlier Rating: 7/9/2005 Total Score: 3.5
Light penetrates this black ale a little too easily for my taste - slightly alcoholic aroma, with bourbon, vanilla and cocoa - gentle carbonation, background hops, sticky, almost syrupy as well, though - some alcohol, oak, maple syrup - not nearly as good as I was hoping.
Earlier Rating: 7/9/2005 Total Score: 3.5
Light penetrates this black ale a little too easily for my taste - slightly alcoholic aroma, with bourbon, vanilla and cocoa - gentle carbonation, background hops, sticky, almost syrupy as well, though - some alcohol, oak, maple syrup - not nearly as good as I was hoping.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2011
at 19:33
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Pours brownish black. Tan head. Nose of cocoa powder, vanilla, soapy dishwater and espresso. Taste is well not good. Initial mouth feel of chalk, ash and odd spices, followed by cocoa powder, star anise and wood chips. Barely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2011
at 14:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Pours dark reddish brown with light tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, raisins, licorice and maybe some vanilla. Similar flavors with just a hint of wood. Doesn’t taste like this one spent much time in a barrel. I’m not really enjoying this beer a whole lot. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation. Meh.
Earlier Rating: 7/21/2010 Total Score: 3.9
2009 vintage. Pours dark brown/black with tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate and some brandy. Roasted malt flavor with sweet brandy, milk chocolate, vanilla and a little alcohol. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 7/21/2010 Total Score: 3.9
2009 vintage. Pours dark brown/black with tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate and some brandy. Roasted malt flavor with sweet brandy, milk chocolate, vanilla and a little alcohol. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 18:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by Ari I believe, thanks! Poured dark brown with a gray that started at the edges and dissipated completely. Aroma had dark grains, coffee and a little bit of oak. Flavor had a slight metallic note joined by dark grains and coffee. A bit thin on the tongue.
Earlier Rating: 2/11/2010 Total Score: 3.5
2008 vintage sampled from the tap at the 2010 Indiana WInterfest. Poured dark brown with a brown head. Aroma had a nice oak note with coffee and dark malts. Flavor was similar to the aroma with a coffee start and an oak finish.
Earlier Rating: 2/11/2010 Total Score: 3.5
2008 vintage sampled from the tap at the 2010 Indiana WInterfest. Poured dark brown with a brown head. Aroma had a nice oak note with coffee and dark malts. Flavor was similar to the aroma with a coffee start and an oak finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2011
at 11:45