At MEUG, where it was sold as "Basement Barrel Aged Peated Whisky" apparently because the brewery is no longer allowed to use the brand name Ardbeg on their labels... Shared by Goedele. Stable, moussy, pale greyish beige head, black robe with thin mahogany edges. Aroma of strong iodine-like peat and evidently whisky, hot chocolate sauce, burnt toast, licorice, leather, teriyaki, walnut liqueur, butterscotch. Sweet onset, candied dates and raisins, sourish undertone, light umami hint; softish carbo, full and oily mouthfeel. Nutty, butterscotch- and eventually black chocolate-like malt body, toasty bitter in the end, where it is drenched in a whole lot of retronasal iodine (peat) and heating whisky; some woodiness and earthy yeasty notes as well as spicy phenols, but the peat is very strong - and tends to bring things out of balance, as is often the case in 'peated' stouts. Using peated whisky barrels is a difficult exercise in balance and restraint - an exercise HillDevils will have to repeat to create something truly great, I'm afraid. Maybe finetuning the basic beer, which is not the most refined imperial stout to begin with, could be a good idea as well...

Fles van het Biermoment. Bak vol turf. In de smaak iets van het basisbier, maar er blijft weinig van over. Het bier is verder op zich redelijk in balans, niet scherp van de alcohol ofzo. Dus wel prima gebrouwen en geen gekke off-flavors, maar eigenlijk dus teveel turf. Gelukkig had ik dit keer op zich wel zin in een glas ardbeg. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Basement Barrel Aged - Ardbeg - RIS on 24 Oct 2017 at 22:07 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bak vol turf. In de smaak iets van het basisbier, maar er blijft weinig van over. Gelukkig had ik zin in een glas ardbeg