RIS - Bourbon Barrel Aged (2015 Heaven Hill)
Stoneface Brewing Company in Newington, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.73
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Please note, subsequent batches contained a blend of different Bourbon barrels and should be rated under the 2016 - Current listing.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured form bottle thanks Chris DeMont black with nice legs and a creamy mocha head. Aroma is wonderful coffee chocolate vanilla bourbon. Taste is lucious flavors are well integrated. I wish I had more of these.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours black into a snifter. Dark chocolate, bourbon and vanilla aromas. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Dark hot chocolate and soy upfront turning to warm vanilla and bourbon before the lasting dry oaked espresso finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared tonight by Mike C, thanks for the opportunity! Deep black color, big tan head. Rich chocolate maltiness with plenty of oaky vanilla and light bourbon flavor to balance. Light earthy hop and some dark dried fruits round this out nicely. Very nicely made BA stout.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
This is a 500ML bottle shared by AirForceHops. Picked up at the brewery on Black Friday.
A - this is pitch black, completely black, not quite oily but certainly dense. a single finger tan head produces and remains.
S - The aroma is boozy but honestly, not a hot, liquor booze but more of a, "hey I’m bourbon. what’s up?" Vanilla, chocolate covered espresso beans and coconut are the most pronounced aromas. There’s a very faint peppery licorice aroma present. The very classic malted barley is also very present.
T - This drinks way bigger than a 9.5% Impy Stout. Probably more chocolate forward than I ever experienced. So much that it’s more like chewing on a fudge Brownie with hints of vanilla bean. Cocoa, a lot of vanilla and at the finish, you get a slight burn, roasted taste and some dry roasted espresso beans. The roasted barley taste is really good. Dense, so much rich chocolate even at the finish.
M - The mouthfeel is dense velvety almost like a thick latte. really unique
O - It’s hard to stand out among the huge Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stouts of the world. This mouthfeel and really intense flavors are similar to others in the category but I’m truly impressed.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16.9 oz. bottle. My mother got my four bottle allocation as my birthday present since I was hunting BCBS. Mom, you rock!!! Pitch black with almost no head, tan bubbles. Aroma is a steady, lingering rye spice from the bourbon.
The flavor is nice mellow spicy rye bourbon with the base R.I.S still very mellow and with warming, the alcohol is totally hidden and just a tad in the finish that leads to a warming sensation after the swallow. Carbonation is very soft. Really a smooth mouthfeel with bourbon present throughout the sip. Overall a very finely brewed imperial stout that was for sure enhanced by the bourbon treatment.