Drakonic Imperial Stout (Brandy Barrel)
Drake’s Brewing Company in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.30
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Almost black. Espresso stubborn head. Nose has a tart raspberry and like with melon. Kind of balsamic. This isn’t a sour is it? Taste is nice good roasted character with char oak and ash with licorice and a consistent sweet tart sour. Not in your face but it’s a solid tart character. I like it
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Harry’s Hofbrau. Clear, chestnut with minimal head from the alcohol. This beer screams booze, booze, booze. The barrel really takes over here and it is sugary, perhaps a little under attenuated. Some moderate chocolate, roast and vanilla. I love the Drakonic, but this is a little too much booze and not enough RIS goodness and rich complexity.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Draft. Blackish beer with a light tan head. Brandy and light caramel aroma. Rich malt and light chocolate flavor with light roast and light brandy. Medium-plus bodied. Rich malt and brandy linger with light chocolate and light caramel.
Earlier Rating: 3/29/2012 Total Score: 4
Draft. ABV listed as 10.5% and said Bourbon Barrel aged, but tastes more like Brandy. Black beer with a thin dark tan head. Acetic/sour aroma with dark fruit and light brandy. Sour/acetic flavor with dark fruit and light brandy/bourbon. Medium bodied. Sour/acetic notes linger with dark fruit, light dark malts, and light barrel notes.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Barrel House. Pours opaque black with a small brown head and great lacing. Aroma is coffee, tobacco, brandy. Flavor is the same, lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Medium plus body. Does not seem to be a lot of change of character from the Brandy barrels in this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap. Pours with a basically black hued body with a large and lasting tan head. Aromas are of coffee, huge roast, chocolate, nougat, light barrel, ashy, woody and sesame seeds. Aromas are of black or blueberries, mild fruity acidity, brown sugar, tannin, mild barrel, lightly boozy, oak, brandy, bourbon vanillin, medium bubbles, dried dates, light acidity, rich tannin.