The Nightman Leaveth
Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.23
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We aged this imperial milk stout to perfection in Rye whiskey barrels and added vanilla beans. The result is a slightly sweet, smooth, creamy stout with an underlying rye spiciness and boozy finish.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottled 10/23/24, drunk 12/24/24.
Well shit, I didn't realize this was frickin two months old. I assumed it was a shelf turd, like every other OSA beer around here. Didnt look until after opening. Damn. Oh well, here goes nothing...very small smattering of grey-tan head. Clear. Dark brown.
Spicy, drying rye whiskey is somewhat mellow and vanilla beans are tasteful. Choco-lactic lactose and fudgey malts with light barrel character and only light warming from alcohol. Not all that cohesive or rounded/mellowed yet, but could be a lot worse....
Malty, though with some thin, very dry and spicy notes and loosened by the use of lactose. But for two months old this is pretty stellar. Still some glue-like alcohol, but nothing burns. Very sweet finish. Yeah, needs a lot more time in the bottle, at least another six-to-nine months. But it's still passable.
Well shit, I didn't realize this was frickin two months old. I assumed it was a shelf turd, like every other OSA beer around here. Didnt look until after opening. Damn. Oh well, here goes nothing...very small smattering of grey-tan head. Clear. Dark brown.
Spicy, drying rye whiskey is somewhat mellow and vanilla beans are tasteful. Choco-lactic lactose and fudgey malts with light barrel character and only light warming from alcohol. Not all that cohesive or rounded/mellowed yet, but could be a lot worse....
Malty, though with some thin, very dry and spicy notes and loosened by the use of lactose. But for two months old this is pretty stellar. Still some glue-like alcohol, but nothing burns. Very sweet finish. Yeah, needs a lot more time in the bottle, at least another six-to-nine months. But it's still passable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2024
at 19:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
2024 bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige head that dissipates quickly. Vanilla and rye on the nose with dark malt and chocolate aromas. Palate is very similar with more vanilla, chocolate and light rye whiskey flavors. Balanced finish with creamy vanilla, chocolate and rye whiskey that lingers.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 25 Nov 2024
at 03:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, 11%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, barrel, rye and a littler vanilla. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, barrel, rye, warming, little vanilla,
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2023
at 22:06
3.8/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 15
Keg third at Brewdog Liverpool July 2018. Pours black with a tan cap. Aroma: deep roast, rye whiskey barrel, vaniIla. Taste: moderate+ sweet with roasty bitterness, milk chocolate, lactose, cappuccino, light caramel. Medium+ body with fine carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2023
at 11:17
8/10
LCI
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2021
at 10:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark pour with a fine-grained beige head. Whiskey, vanilla, toffee, sugar, rye whiskey, coconut, dried fruit. Pretty damn good, just a bit too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2021
at 19:37
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Beer dome. Black with beige, lasting head. Sweet liquorice and chocolate aroma. Some roast in there too. Fairly sweet taste with more chocolate, roast and vanilla. Hints of booze right at the end. Drinks very nice, with a slight old money vibe to it.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2021
at 20:27
8/10
Can. A black beer with a small beige head. Aroma of sweet dark chocolate malt, caramel, vanilla, rye. Taste dark chocolate, vanilla, some liquorice, rye and bourbon.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2021
at 10:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 30 Nov 2020
at 01:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at tasting. Aroma of soft rye, caramel, chocolate, licorice, subtle smoke and caramelised malt. Taste has sweet milk chocolate, rye, caramelised malt, caramel, vanilla and smoke. Boozy finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2020
at 20:54