Bourbon Barrel-Aged Plead the 5th
Dark Horse Brewing Co. in Marshall, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.16
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout
Pitch black in color with a faint tan head that immediately identifies this beer as BIG. Aromas of dark fruits, chocolate, caramel and roast also make it even bigger. Roasted coffee and fruity chocolate notes are just the beginning of this stout's complex flavor. If this is wrong we don't want to be right.
Pitch black in color with a faint tan head that immediately identifies this beer as BIG. Aromas of dark fruits, chocolate, caramel and roast also make it even bigger. Roasted coffee and fruity chocolate notes are just the beginning of this stout's complex flavor. If this is wrong we don't want to be right.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(bottle 12 fl oz from BrewDog online) (2017 vintage, 11 % alc.) Overall: Great, complex, strong, something interesting comes up every sip.
Aroma: Sweet, dark fruits, roasty, chocolate, licorice, wood, spicy, bourbon.
Appearance: Opaque black. Medium, dark brown head.
Taste: Spicy alcohol, dark fruits, bourbon, roasty, wood, chocolate, medium sweet.
Palate: Full body. Creamy, sticky texture. Long warm finish.
Aroma: Sweet, dark fruits, roasty, chocolate, licorice, wood, spicy, bourbon.
Appearance: Opaque black. Medium, dark brown head.
Taste: Spicy alcohol, dark fruits, bourbon, roasty, wood, chocolate, medium sweet.
Palate: Full body. Creamy, sticky texture. Long warm finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2018
at 07:06
7/10
Slightly harsh and alcoholic in aftertaste, but nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2018
at 19:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (thanks kuba). Pours black. Aroma is sweet, roast, malt, chocolate. Flavor is sweet and bitter, vanilla, roast, malt. Finish is booze, sweet and chocolaty. Overall: great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2018
at 16:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.15 l sample from a leaking 0.355 l bottle from 'Ace Drinks', 11% abv acording to the label, bottled in July 2016. Pitch black with some light brown bubbles on top of it. Sweetish, malty, moderately roasty aroma of praline, mocca, vanilla and bourbon. Quite sweet, malty, gently roasty taste of praline, mocca, licorice, vanilla and quite some bourbon, followed by a long, gently roasty-bitter, slightly earthy, rather warming finish. Medium to full body, almost oily mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Great beer, perfectly balanced, has enough earthy bitterness too balance the heavy sweetness, the bourbon rounds it up brilliantly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2018
at 20:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
355 ml bottle at 11% ABV, bottled 12/07/16. Thanks to Werckmeister!
Pitch black body, with a small, creamy, coffee-colored head.
Aroma of melting dark chocolate, wood, bourbon, tobacco, cocoa powder, dark fruits, some vanilla, some soy sauce.
Tastes delicious, with similar aromas, subtle booze, while really smooth and creamy.
Full, oily mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes perfect, smooth, medium dry, medium roasty, a bit sweet, a bit warm, wooden, with dark chocolate, bourbon, tobacco, some dark fruits.
Delicious! So balanced, with the bourbon barrel prefectly integrated and just enough alcohol warmth, really smooth to drink for the ABV. Complex, but also really round, with every aroma in its right place. Outstanding example of a bourbon BA Imperial Stout!
Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 5 / 17
Pitch black body, with a small, creamy, coffee-colored head.
Aroma of melting dark chocolate, wood, bourbon, tobacco, cocoa powder, dark fruits, some vanilla, some soy sauce.
Tastes delicious, with similar aromas, subtle booze, while really smooth and creamy.
Full, oily mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes perfect, smooth, medium dry, medium roasty, a bit sweet, a bit warm, wooden, with dark chocolate, bourbon, tobacco, some dark fruits.
Delicious! So balanced, with the bourbon barrel prefectly integrated and just enough alcohol warmth, really smooth to drink for the ABV. Complex, but also really round, with every aroma in its right place. Outstanding example of a bourbon BA Imperial Stout!
Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 5 / 17
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2018
at 22:36
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
12oz bottle at home. Vintage 2016. Bottled 12.7.2016. 11% ABV. black color, small coffee colored head. smells of bourbon, earthy, some dried fruits, plums, light coconut, marzipan, very nice smell. full body, light carbonation, oily mouthfeel. tastes of bourbon, coconut, marzipan, bitter chocolate, cocoa, bit earthy, some spices, light vanilla. finishes light to medium roasty bitter with notes of coconut, bourbon and marzipan. lovely beer. lovely bourbon notes. just a tad too much vanilla for me, but overall this is great. very smooth and delicate barrel notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2018
at 17:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle picked up at a small liquor store in Marshall, MI and shared with the CB crew. Pours a deep brown with a small tan head that dissipates quickly. Bourbon forward nose with some chocolate and light malt aromas. Smooth, body but a tad thin. More bourbon, vanilla and chocolate on the palate as it warms. Slighly warming finish with lingering bourbon notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2018
at 06:09
10/10
Heerlijk!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2018
at 23:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from de Caigny, vintage 2016 at 11% ABV. Dark color, short frothy head. Aroma of cookie, chocolat, bourbon, molasses. Sweet, chocolate chip cookie, roasty coffee, bourbon. Wonderful., amazing, lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2018
at 21:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at the brewdog seven dials.. An oily black coloured pour with a halo of dark tan head. Aroma is lovely bourbon, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, brown sugars marshmallow. Flavour is composed of thick oily, black cake, tangy, bourbon, tangy cake. Palate is full bodied, oily, moderate carbonation, light woody tannin. Nice.,
Tried
on 06 Apr 2018
at 18:58