Dark Hollow
(has 1 batch)
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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours opaque black, small tan head, some lacing. Aroma is roasty, coffee. Flavor is bourbon, roasted malt, chocolate. Medium body, creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2013
at 17:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Endo’s house, thanks to James (jtclockwork) for the trade, 26/05/13. Light black with a thin tan head. Nose is dark malt, chocolate, bourbon notes, dark fruits, woody tones, touch of booze. Taste comprises dark sugars, dark malts, light roast, chocolate, bourbon, molasses, toffee fudge. Full bodied, fine carbonation, booze and sugars quite evident in the finish. Ok stuff if a little over sweet but the bourbon is kept in check pretty well and doesn’t take over the beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 15:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Batch 14 at cellar temp in a tulip. Poured mocha black with a 2 finger coffee colored head. Okay lacing. Smell is dominated by chocolate followed by espresso beans and vanilla. It’s a nice roasted character. yeah, lots of chocolate, hints of lactose and sweet bitter finish. No fruits, a lot of oak actually in the middle. Solid brew. ---- Update, had batch 15 of this on August 30th, 2014. this batch was pretty much infected. tasted like welch’s grape juice and red wine vinegar.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2013
at 22:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Cloudy black with lace. Nose of bourbon barrel, vanilla, alcohol. Big bourbon and vanilla flavors, oak, chocolate. Nice, not really refined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2013
at 18:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Andy! Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a strong roasted malt note with some bitter chocolate a hint of coffee and a bourbon backing. Flavor starts with dark grains that grow in roasted malts and has a boozy bourbon finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 18:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to ksurkin: Poured a deep thick black with a finger to two finger light brown head. Aroma is sweet chocolate, light vanilla, and malts. Taste is boozy bourbon, sweet dark chocolate, edgy smoke, and loads of malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2013
at 19:18
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. I guess batch 5, label says 10%, cork says Best by Mar 2013. Weird. Black color, large thick brown head. Aroma of licorice, coffee, vanilla. Taste is big and slightly boozy, although the whiskey is subtle. Just lots of coffee, dark cocoa, vanilla. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2012
at 16:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at The Pony Bar UES, NYC. Pours clear, rich brown with a fine, light tan cream head. Nose holds lots of rich brown bread and milk chocolate. Medium to big sweet flavor with sugary chocolate, light roast, very faint earth, brown sugar, light toffee, toasty malts and very light alcohol. Full bodied with average carbonation and a chewy mouthfeel. Very mellow warmth on the finish with lots of dark sugars, dark bread, milk chocolate, caramel, faint vanilla and mild bitter earth. Not bad.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2012
at 02:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Roasted malty and light caramelish. Toasted malty and sweet caramelish. Smooth fruity and lingering fruity. Dark malty and roasted into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2012
at 02:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from backlog. Pours black with tan head. Nose/taste of dry baker’s chocolate, light oak, vanilla, bourbon and sweet chocolate. Medium roast. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2012
at 14:05