Flying Buffalo Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout: Raspberry & Chocolate
(has 1 batch)
Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.53
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This 9 month bourbon barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout is combined with raspberry and premium dark chocolate creating a harmonious spectrum of subtle sweet flavors balanced with vanilla, oak, roast, and bourbon. Packaged and released in limited supply.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle 2017 vintage pours out black topped with a small tan head. Nose is sweet jammy chocolate covered raspberry notes. Taste is a nice sweet chocolate tart berries and some bourbon barrel booze notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2020
at 03:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
473ml can [12.0% abv]. Jet black colour with average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, dark beige head. Sweet-ish fruity and chocolately, dark malty aroma, minimally artificial notes of raspberry with a sherbet touch, notes of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, hints of Bourbon, vanilla, toffee. Taste is sweet, fruity and roasty, chocolately, dark malty, slightly alcoholic, notes of raspberry, milk chocolate, caramel, Bourbon, toffee, some vanilla. Relatively watery, minimally crumbly texture, fine but slightly fizzy carbonation, lingering and slightly warming, boozy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2020
at 11:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster pour from bottle at bottle share -- thanks Chalumeaux! Appearance is opaque black with no sparkle, ring of light brown head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is cinnamon, chocolate and mild vanilla and berry fruit. Taste is as aroma. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, pretty decent but not that complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2019
at 13:22
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Chalumeaux with a killer vertical, thanks buddy! 2017 vintage. Aroma is mostly raspberry. I feel like the balance of dark chocolate and raspberry works for my palate. The body is decent with a little sweet finish.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2019
at 23:11
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2017 vintage bottling. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, raspberries, raisin, plum, fig, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, smoke, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, raspberries, cocoa, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, raspberries, raisin, plum, fig, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, smoke, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, raspberries, dark fruit, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, light molasses/smoke, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, raspberries, cocoa, and bourbon barrel flavors; with an awesome roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing drying from roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is fantastic. Slight slickness, chalky roast, and oak tannins. Alcohol is extremely well hidden; a mildly increasing warmth of 14%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an amazing fruited barrel aged imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, raspberries, cocoa, and bourbon barrel flavors; insanely smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV. Perfect balance of raspberries, cocoa, and rich base stout malt complexity. Amazing barrel integration; never boozy, tannic, or overly drying. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2017
at 20:28