Mott the Lesser
Tributary Brewing Company in Kittery, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.60
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Russian Imperial Stout - "Sometimes less is great!"
The 2023 Spring Release of Mott the Lesser is a blend of an imperial stout aged in three fortified wine barrels, Madeira, Ruby and Tawny Port, to partially age this batch in addition to Vermont Gin Barrels. Blended, they present a vinous and fruity aroma that collides with the vanilla character of the Gin barrels. Flavors of Baker’s chocolate, marzipan, brown sugar, and toffee barrage the palate with fruit and leather. It is guaranteed to delight and quell the built up desire for our renowned Imperial Stout.
Admin Note: Released twice a year in fall and spring. Barrel combinations change each year. If you know which vintage you had please add to the database or rate under that entry.
The 2023 Spring Release of Mott the Lesser is a blend of an imperial stout aged in three fortified wine barrels, Madeira, Ruby and Tawny Port, to partially age this batch in addition to Vermont Gin Barrels. Blended, they present a vinous and fruity aroma that collides with the vanilla character of the Gin barrels. Flavors of Baker’s chocolate, marzipan, brown sugar, and toffee barrage the palate with fruit and leather. It is guaranteed to delight and quell the built up desire for our renowned Imperial Stout.
Admin Note: Released twice a year in fall and spring. Barrel combinations change each year. If you know which vintage you had please add to the database or rate under that entry.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2023
at 16:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle. Dark brown body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head. Aroma of whisky, sherry, wood, liquorice, dark chocolate, marzipan, red fruits, some red wine, slight booze. Tastes pretty similar. Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes roasty, wooden, warm, slightly boozy, a bit fruity, moderate vinous. Tasty, rich and complex, with the barrel notes well integrated. Lovely, not too heavy sipper. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2023
at 00:11
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
0,5l bottle at home. Spring 2020 release. almost black color, small tan head. smells soy sauce, wood, vanilla, spices, madeira, brandy, mints, nice to very nice smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes mints, brandy, peppery, bitter chocolate, . finishes lightly boozy with notes of mints, brandy and bitter chocolate. very smooth one, very fruit forward somehow. love the balance of the barrels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2023
at 15:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle shared by tfontana, thanks bud! Aroma of rye whiskey, dark fruit, and oak. Flavor has a ton of oak barrel nuances. Cherry, oak, raisins, mild rye whiskey. Body seems a tad thin but not out of portion for how many barrels that were used.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2021
at 00:36
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (#81 of 2250) pour from trade with Johnnnniee--thanks, John! It's an opaque black with no sparkle, finger-width beige head with fair retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt, leather, tobacco, oak. Taste is strong roasted malt, toffee, leather, oak, cherry/dark fruit, rye. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with thin, smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, certainly not overwhelmed by the various barrels--if anything, a bit weak but maybe the result of age?
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2021
at 00:35
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Tributary Mott the Lesser (by Tributary Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
19/XI/17 - 1Pt. 0.9Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade, shared @ home - BB: n/a, spring 2015 vintage (2017-1890) Thanks to Amy for the trade!
Clear dark brown beer, big irregular creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lovely stuff, sweetish, lots and lots of chocolate, some caramel, cocoa powder. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of chocolate, alcohol, cocoa powder, sweetish, malty, some molasses, spicy touch. Aftertaste: chocolate, malty, mocha, vanilla, caramel, soft bitterness from the hops. Nice stuff!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
19/XI/17 - 1Pt. 0.9Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade, shared @ home - BB: n/a, spring 2015 vintage (2017-1890) Thanks to Amy for the trade!
Clear dark brown beer, big irregular creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lovely stuff, sweetish, lots and lots of chocolate, some caramel, cocoa powder. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of chocolate, alcohol, cocoa powder, sweetish, malty, some molasses, spicy touch. Aftertaste: chocolate, malty, mocha, vanilla, caramel, soft bitterness from the hops. Nice stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 18:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Brandon. Pours black with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong roasted malt, dark chocolate, wood, bourbon. Medium body, roast, cocoa, wood, boozy, dry finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2017
at 23:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose/taste of licorice, roast chocolate and vanilla - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2016
at 01:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Catch up rating from Saturday’s RIS bottle share. A bit on the watery side for the style, hints of chocolate on top of the roast grains, but lacking the oomph factor as well. Just not quite there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2016
at 11:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Boise Imperial Stout Tasting. Brown pour with a thin ring of beige head. Nose is sweet, a little hoppy. Tastes sweet with chocolate and a bit of floral hop bitters. A little on the thin side.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2016
at 12:53