Whiskey Barrel Stout
(has 3 batches)
Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.71
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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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8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
KRS 140815. Black colour with a brown head. Flavour is alcohol, roasted malt, coffee, bourbon, chocolate, molasses, sugar, caramel, bread, cocoa. Full body. Pleasent very nice beer.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2015
at 04:12
10/10
Tried
on 06 Dec 2015
at 13:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle..
Where: Tasting 2015-10-09, bought from Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, dried fruitl.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, chocolate, liquorice, dried fruit, vanilla, alcohol.
Where: Tasting 2015-10-09, bought from Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, dried fruitl.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, chocolate, liquorice, dried fruit, vanilla, alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2015
at 14:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 750ml vintage 2013 @ Geokkjer
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, coffee, licorice, dried fruits and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate, coffee and licorice finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, coffee, licorice, dried fruits and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate, coffee and licorice finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 14:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 75cl corked. A dense, finger-thick tan head forms over a more or less black body. The aroma is perhaps a bit weak, but nice, with molasses, dark sugar and coffee, caramel and chocolate and some bready hints. It’s full-bodied, lighlty warming and with a nice carbonation level. Roasted malts, caramel, tar hints, alcohol, dark bread, coffee and chocolate in the flavor. A nice bitterness too, both of the roasted and malty kind, lasting for a very long time. Overall, sure a nice one, but a tad weak all the way. but very nice anyway. 150814
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 14:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Julien’s Emptying The Closet Before Moving Back To Canada tasting, tfs Julien! With JulienHuxley, Caesar & Borresteijn. 2013 edition. Black color. Uneven brown head. Aroma’s of berries, sugar, some roast. Retronasal: roast, berries, sweetness, mocha. Flavor is moderate sweet, roasted, berries. Strong alcohol feel. Medium bodied. Finishes with more roast. Nice, but not as good as anticipated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2015
at 02:18
9/10
Tried
on 18 Apr 2015
at 13:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Black, rich beige head. Licorice, coffee and vanilla up front. Mid sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Elegant, somewhat spritzy with peppery vanilla and coffee flavour, backed by caramel and licorice. Mildly warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2015
at 13:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a nearly pitch black color with a large light brown head. A big ash, smoke, woody nose. The flavor is awesome: intense dark malty base, roast, cherries, dark fruit, vanilla and whiskey. Really intense, licorice and smoke. Metallic at times. Lovely big stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2015
at 23:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75cl Bottle, tfs Julien! Black colour, huge beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, black liquorice, some roast, hint of coffee. Flavour is sweet, milk chocolate, liquorice, lot of it, light fruity, some oak/vanilla, light-bitter finish. Medium bodied. Expected a lot more complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2015
at 01:40