Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Bourbon Barrel Raspberry Stout with Vanilla Beans

Bourbon Barrel Raspberry Stout with Vanilla Beans

 

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.88
ABV: 11.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 35
A dessert beer to the core, our Raspberry Stout is truly a feat in decadence. Loads of chocolate malt, cocoa nibs and local, late season red raspberries from Agriberry Farm all contribute to what would best be described as a raspberry truffle in liquid form. We then take this beer on another journey through months of maturation in freshly emptied bourbon barrels and finish it on Madagascar Vanilla Beans. The resulting flavor is a smooth, rich dark chocolate, ripe red raspberry and delicate notes of vanilla and bourbon.
 

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9.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Aroma: raspberry, chocolate, bourbon, wood, roasty, vanilla Appearance: black with a brown head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium-full body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish Delicious
Tried on 28 Apr 2016 at 15:35

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Smoke and Barrel. Pours black with a rich chocolate brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of raspberry with dark grains, some vanilla and roasted malts supporting. Flavor has a nice raspberry note up front that is supported by bitter chocolate, roasted malts and light vanilla.
Tried from Draft on 16 Apr 2016 at 20:03

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
From a 22 oz bottle at home. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of caramel and dark fruits. Flavors of raspberry and bourbon with a strong vanilla finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2016 at 20:20

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled at Fireworks Arlington pours a murky black with some creamy beige head. Nose has plenty of berry, lightly jammy, bit malt and roast, some molasses. Flavor has a blend of tart berry, cherry, raisin and big malty notes, molasses, licorice, toast. Full bodied, dry finish.
Tried on 17 Jun 2015 at 17:19

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at Meridian Pint for the Hardywood Tap Takeover SAVOR event. Black with tan head. Aromas of vanilla, light bourbon and oak. Tastes of vanilla, raspberries, chocolate, light bourbon. Medium-full body with a dry finish. Vanilla cuts down the bourbon nicely.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2015 at 01:13