Der Roest
Ellison Brewery + Spirits in East Lansing, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.64
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Brewed with Pasilla peppers, cinnamon, vanilla, cacao nibs, and coffee beans that have a smooth and spicy flavor, then aged in bourbon barrels. Creamy mouth feel makes this beer very easy to drink, but it sneaks up on you so beware!
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CLW (16859) reviewed Der Roest from Ellison Brewery + Spirits 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz. can thanks to Adamchandler. Color is pitch black. Aroma is roast, mild oak, and booze. Flavor is mild cinnamon, weak chocolate, and a healthy about of booze. As it warms spice comes forward. Anise notes. Not easy drink.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Der Roest from Ellison Brewery + Spirits 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Can, undated, shared by AdamC on 10.14.18. Inky maroon, tan head to a ring. Smells like almond liqueur, brown sugar and massive cinnamon. Very, very overdone, puzzling amount of cinnamon. In mouth it's brutalized by cinnamon. Somewhat thin but dryish body. Low roast, kind of tastes like root beer. Not sure what they were going for here. If massively overdone adjunct character, then Bravo. Little/no barrel character. Lingering alcohol and cinnamon.
Chalumeaux (4962) ticked Der Roest from Ellison Brewery + Spirits 7 years ago
superspak (10160) reviewed Der Roest from Ellison Brewery + Spirits 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into snifter; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a small dense khaki head with decent retention, that reduces to nothing eventually. Minimal lacing on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, chile pepper, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark bread; with light notes of molasses, smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, spices, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, chile pepper, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark bread; with light notes of molasses, smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Very mild herbal/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak/pepper spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, chile pepper, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, dark bread, light smoke/dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while, Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, spices, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak/pepper spiciness balance; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Minimal dryness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is fantastic. Slight slickness, sticky spice, chalky roast, and oak tannins. Mildly increasing pepper heat and alcohol warmth of 10%, no barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged spiced imperial stout! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, spices, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV; with the very mild bitter/spicy finish. Extremely rich and complex malts, great coffee/cocoa/spice balance, and spot on barrel integration without any booze. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on spiced stout. Nothing is overwhelming.