B.O.R.I.S. Royale - Barrel Aged
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
8.03
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This special version of BA B.O.R.I.S. was aged in very special Canadian Whiskey barrels, instead of Kentucky Bourbon barrels. What you get is a crisper, cleaner character imparted from the barrel aging, which is a refreshing twist on this specialty – our highest rated beer.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the Craft beer Co tasting 24/11/2016. Many thanks to Colin for this one . A dark mahogany brown coloured pour oily, mid tan head. Aroma is little aged, coconut, brown sugars, hint of musty Bourbon. Flavour is composed of sugary, milky, brown sugars, milky, toasted coconut, . Palate is sweet, milky, moderate carbonation. Tang.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2016
at 15:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Colin. Pours deep brown with a foamy, beige head. Hearty dark malts in the nose, roast, chocolate. Emisum sweet flavour with moderate ash, dark berries, baking cocoa, ripe berries, hints of coffee. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming in the finish with more nicely rounded chocolate character, moderate roast, cocoa. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2016
at 14:21
8/10
Tried
on 24 Nov 2016
at 14:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle
Pours pitch black with a brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, whisky, wood, vanilla, oak, toffee and syrup. Taste is smooth, roasty and woody with loads of whisky, oak, hints of vanilla, toffee, syrup and chocolate. Finish is smooth, sweetish and woody with some stingy oak, vanilla, toffee, syrup and roastiness. Feels a bit more stingy than the regular BA Boris. --- Beer merged from original tick of Barrel-Aged B.O.R.I.S. Royale on 19 Sep 2015 at 17:43 - Score: 8
Pours pitch black with a brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, whisky, wood, vanilla, oak, toffee and syrup. Taste is smooth, roasty and woody with loads of whisky, oak, hints of vanilla, toffee, syrup and chocolate. Finish is smooth, sweetish and woody with some stingy oak, vanilla, toffee, syrup and roastiness. Feels a bit more stingy than the regular BA Boris. --- Beer merged from original tick of Barrel-Aged B.O.R.I.S. Royale on 19 Sep 2015 at 17:43 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2015
at 09:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
65 cl bottle @ home
Aroma has sweet cocoa tones, oat and licorice. Flavour has strong whisky tones, vanilla, woody notes, oat and cocoa. Stinging whisky and warming alcohol. Sweet all the way.
Aroma has sweet cocoa tones, oat and licorice. Flavour has strong whisky tones, vanilla, woody notes, oat and cocoa. Stinging whisky and warming alcohol. Sweet all the way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2015
at 09:43
10/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 16:21
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ beer temple. Black pour, brown head. Aroma of fruity whiske, cacao, roasted malt and coffee. Soft taste of roasted malt, milk coffee, chocolate, red fruit, fruity whiskey, boozy warming finish. Great beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2015
at 06:51
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
650ml bottle shared between 6 at the Midlands tasting on 24th Aug 2014. Poured black with thin off-white head. This is one lovely brew (my sweet tooth cracked wide open). The nose excited my senses as the caramel. toffee, treacle and whisky notes rose up from my glass to fill my nosal passages. The flavours blew away my taste buds and the malty molasses imparted their magic: dark fruits with roasted, coffee, vanilla pods, oak hints and all wrapped around subtle whisky notes. Really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 00:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Midlands Tasting Group Aug 14, at Richie’s Hop Palace. Pours opaque black with thin beige head. Massive aroma of thick treacle and whisky. Taste is caramel, dark fruits, roasted malts, coffee, vanilla oak.. massively delicious BA stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2014
at 12:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
650ml bottle. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma is heavy treacle and liquorice. Taste has oily liquorice to start. Liquorice and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 13:05