The Great Debate
Feel the Rain Brothers Brew Co. in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.15
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rich deep dark brown coloured body with a lot of haze and unfiltered, almost chunky notes coming through, all with a thinnish, subtle single centimetre tall off-white and tan head on top of the ninety per cent opaque body. Aroma of deep chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, earth, nuts and a lot of molasses and caramelised sugars which hit very strongly and perhaps more than the vanilla, but perhaps less than the chocolate and cocoa notes - oh yeah, there is plenty of malt and alcohol in the nose here too. Full-bodied; Rich, creamy and deep grainy malts come through with oatmeal, hazlenuts, earth and even some licorice and star anise coming through with a lot of cocoa, chocolate and pungent sweetness that comes through everything here with a lot of vanilla to blend everything together nicely. Aftertaste shows the rich grain, a lot of residual sugars, a dash of yeast and breadiness coming through, but the chocolate and vanilla here really dominate and somehow provide enough flavour to overpass the rich roasted malts. Overall, a great beer, very deep, very rich and while great to sample in fall or winter, having it outside at the start of summer is tough, but a great beer! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, given to me after a hockey game by my teammate, and sampled on the roof of my hockey rink after a game on 02-June-2021, thanks Jacob!
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2021
at 16:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$3.35 pint can, WW. The Great Debate was whether I should start off with a 9.1%-er... that debate lasted 10 seconds. Pours nearly black with a small tan head. Dark and milk chocolate nose, cocoa as well. Both milk and dark chocolate, roasted malt, light char, toasted bread crust, a bit of ash in the end. Slightly gritty too. Not loving it.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2021
at 21:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Coffee, hazelnut nose. Black, thin tan head. Coffee, blueberry, raisin. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 30 May 2019
at 23:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle- pours black white head- nose and taste of lactose, apple brandy, chocolates and milk - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2016
at 12:59