Lost Dog
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: The Lost AbbeyPorter - Imperial Special Out of Production
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Score
7.29
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Imperial Porter using a blend of 7 different malts.
In terms of hops, we keep the IBUs modest at 35 and hopped the beer entirely with First Gold.
And of course, with Lost Abbey & BrewDog both obsessed with barrel ageing, this collaboration just had to be aged in oak.
We settled on some rum casks for the Imperial Porter, making it the first time either of the respective brewers have aged a beer in rum barrels.
In terms of hops, we keep the IBUs modest at 35 and hopped the beer entirely with First Gold.
And of course, with Lost Abbey & BrewDog both obsessed with barrel ageing, this collaboration just had to be aged in oak.
We settled on some rum casks for the Imperial Porter, making it the first time either of the respective brewers have aged a beer in rum barrels.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks Leighton
A - Very dark brown / amber ale with a finger head that fades fast. Decent lacing.
S - Loads of raisins on the nose with a hint of caramel and vanilla
T - taste is boozy but not as much as I expected with a nice fig / raisin presence. Rum of course comes through adding more sweetness. some "jelly donut" characters with a caramel and raisin finish
M - Medium body, hard to form much carbonation on the mouth swish.
O - I could drink the entire 12oz to myself but I’d prefer not to. Very sweet, needs to mellow with age? or maybe this is just a very sweet beer and should be split with a friend.
A - Very dark brown / amber ale with a finger head that fades fast. Decent lacing.
S - Loads of raisins on the nose with a hint of caramel and vanilla
T - taste is boozy but not as much as I expected with a nice fig / raisin presence. Rum of course comes through adding more sweetness. some "jelly donut" characters with a caramel and raisin finish
M - Medium body, hard to form much carbonation on the mouth swish.
O - I could drink the entire 12oz to myself but I’d prefer not to. Very sweet, needs to mellow with age? or maybe this is just a very sweet beer and should be split with a friend.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2013
at 22:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from brewdog.sk. dark brown color with medium beige head. Roasted malt, raisins, ripe fruits, caramel, rum, wood. Taste, dried dark fruit, milk chocolate, wood and rum. Pleasant alcoholic finish. Very tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2013
at 13:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reddish brown colour, no head (few scattered bubbles). Aroma of raisins, rum, cane sugar and caramel. Rather sweet flavour, raisins and brown sugar. Creamy texture, sweet caramel finish, light wood, light liquorice.
(From 33cL bottle @ ZZT V. Courtesy of Benzai. Thanks Rene!)
(From 33cL bottle @ ZZT V. Courtesy of Benzai. Thanks Rene!)
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2012
at 05:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Zombier, Málaga; batch 176, bottled 05-12-11
The color is very dark, not completely black; medium sized head, reducing quickly into a thin layer. The aroma blends some roasted malt with chocolate, wood, and light firewood; original and therefore appreciated. Good body structure, less round than expected though; quite good flavor of dark caramel, with traces of chocolate, light prunes; the bitterness is correct; the alcohol is quite evident but not disturbing. The barrel aging in rum has added some layers of complexity, and it’s more drinkable than other Imperial Porters at a similar strength.
Very good.
The color is very dark, not completely black; medium sized head, reducing quickly into a thin layer. The aroma blends some roasted malt with chocolate, wood, and light firewood; original and therefore appreciated. Good body structure, less round than expected though; quite good flavor of dark caramel, with traces of chocolate, light prunes; the bitterness is correct; the alcohol is quite evident but not disturbing. The barrel aging in rum has added some layers of complexity, and it’s more drinkable than other Imperial Porters at a similar strength.
Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2012
at 02:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@Cosmic Comic Cafe, Turku (backlog from summer). Deep rubyish brown colour, close to black, with a small beige head. Aroma is liquorice, ripe dark fruits, some vanilla, mild alcohol as well as mild toasted notes. Flavour is chocolate, ripe dark fruits, liquorice, alcohol, toffee, ashes and some rather sweet vanillaish and a but rum like sticky sweet notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2012
at 07:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle [from trade with Fonefan] @ ZZT V. Very dark brown color, great red glare coming through, small off-white to light brown colored head. Smell malts, roasted malts, coffee, lightly chocolate. Taste malts, roasty, a bit sweet, alcohol. Full body, medium to full carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2012
at 15:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is rum, alcohol, dried fruits, sugar, chocolate, licorice. Flavour is rum , alcohol, dried fruits, sugar, chocolate, licorice. Full body. very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2012
at 22:54