Whiskey Barrel Stout
Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.74
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Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (Smokestack Series - formerly known as Imperial Stout)
Over-the-top but surprisingly approachable, this twist on the classic style starts with several types of malted barley, rye, oats and wheat. Robust flavors of vanilla, espresso, whiskey, chocolate and roasted grain are balanced by hints of date and plum, with just enough hops to round it all out. Roughly one-third of the final blend is freshly brewed beer; the rest is aged for up to a year (or more!) in both first and second use whiskey casks.
Over-the-top but surprisingly approachable, this twist on the classic style starts with several types of malted barley, rye, oats and wheat. Robust flavors of vanilla, espresso, whiskey, chocolate and roasted grain are balanced by hints of date and plum, with just enough hops to round it all out. Roughly one-third of the final blend is freshly brewed beer; the rest is aged for up to a year (or more!) in both first and second use whiskey casks.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz bottle on 11th July 2023, my nightcap (at my daughters place in Laguna Hills). Black bodied, light brown head that hung around. Malty aroma with a whiskey sideshow, taste also malty and whiskey flavoured, pretty sweet and decadent (32 IBU's on my bottles label, have they changed the recipe I wonder). Anyway I really enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2023
at 06:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 26 Aug 2022
at 00:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 355 ml, courtesy of kajser27. Shared with him and Fran. Black with beige head. Chocolate, cocoa, whiskey, sweet, dry. Somewhat lacking in finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2021
at 11:56
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
(Bottle) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of sweet espresso, dark chocolate, liquorice, vanilla, bourbon, and light hints of wood. Malty, roasted taste with strong sweet coffee, dark chocolate, cacao, liquorice, burnt sugar, vanilla, bourbon, aged rum, wood, raisins, dark fruit and a balanced roasty bitterness in a slightly vinous finish. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and solid imperial stout with a balanced whiskey touch. Alcohol evident, but fairly well overshadowed by everything going on. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2021
at 20:54
10/10
Tried
on 14 Jan 2021
at 04:03
4/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2020
at 23:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle as Smokestack Imperial Stout 2014. Sampled in 2019. Black body under a samll but dense beige head. Nice aroma of dark malt and caramel with mild whisky and hint of vanilla. Pleasant alcohol. Taste is smooth, mild roasted dark malt, dry fruit, caramel, wood, whisky and warming alcohol. Fine body and long-lasting aftertaste. Super pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2020
at 17:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour from Total Wine & More, Burlington. Appearance is opaque black with no sparkle, finger-width light brown head after vigorous pour with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt, chocolate, barrel and milder whiskey. Taste is roasted malt, whiskey, dark fruit and tart fruit. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with mildest of alcohol warmth. Overall, nice elements but there is a tart quality that I'm not the biggest fan of. Still good but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 22:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by tfontana, thanks Tom. Aroma is the same as the flavor. Flavor of vanilla, slight rye, in the finish also a slight earthy malt hint. My only beef here is the thinner body. Not the bold full body you normally can find in the style. Overall, still good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 22:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, pours very dark opaque brown with tan head. Vanilla, chocolate and whiskey aroma. Strong alcohol taste with chocolate notes. Boozy malt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2019
at 01:52