Dark Hollow
Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.57
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Dark Hollow blends the miracle of two crafts--brewing and distillation--to create a work greater than the sum of its parts. An Imperial Stout has been aged in charred American oak bourbon barrels still dripping with uncut whiskey. For 100 days the young beer patiently breathes in and out of the wood, gaining complexity, character, and serious attitude. This ale is always bottle conditioned and can be enjoyed immediately upon its release from the brewery...or five years later, when you dust off the last vintage bottle from your cellar to share with good company.…
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7/10
Dark pour tan foam. Sweet vanilla nose. Bourbon and vanilla flavor. Coffee palate
Tried
on 21 Aug 2020
at 00:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Elise, aged for 5 or so years, maybe more. Cork said best by August 2015, drank in April 2020 and it has aged quite well. Really clean by today's pastry standards, the barrel tones are nice, the malts have cleaned up some and are smooth and easy. Sweet bourbon candy caramel in the finish. Tobacco, chocolate, oak. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2020
at 05:13
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Corked bottle from dkachur, batch #2, thanks! Almost black and opague. Oak, bourbon and dark chocolate in teh not too abundant aroma. Chocolate, whisky, coffee and raisin in the somewhat alcoholic flavor. Well rounded and well balanced delicious imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks kerenmk. Black, tan foam. Chocolate, vanilla, roast, mocha, bourbon, sweet, medium to full-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2019
at 19:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Assentoft tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel, nuts, hops and has a nice roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2018
at 15:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Chocolate notes. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2018
at 15:39
8/10
Big & roasty with soy, charred oak & very light bourbon. Fairly soft mouth despite the heavy roast. Solid!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2017
at 16:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dégustée le 2017-09-06. .
Tried
on 06 Sep 2017
at 01:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with pilsnertest. Pours black with a small off-white head. Aroma is pretty bourbon forward with earthy wood, molasses, chocolate and a light roast. Taste is similar with bourbon, oak, vanilla and chocolate. A weak hint of stale cardboard, I might have been holding on to this one just a bit too long. Still highly enjoyable though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2017
at 06:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2017 RIS tasting, 2017 vintage on the bottle. Maybe should have held it a little longer. Black, oily pour, head a bit darker than the previous ones. some of the bourbon comes through in the aroma for some boozy scent, nice roast grains, small amount of sweetness. Taste adds some more woody, barrel notes, some chocolate, some fruitiness, which doesn’t seem out of place. A bit of heat form the alcohol too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2017
at 13:46