Spaghetti Western Grappa Barrel
Brewfist in Codogno (LO), Lombardy, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.62
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Different Spaghetti Western batches aged for six months in Grappa barrels. Armoa is rich and intense, recalling grape, coffee liquor and black cherries. Mouth is dry, body is light with a slight winey acidity.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Vrteลกka 2016, Belgrade. Pours dark brown with medium tan head. Roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, ripe fruit, sourish. Grappa comes with some alcohol, bit spicy. Sweet. Dry finish. Medium to full bodied. Nice one and interesting combo.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2017
at 13:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle. Pitch black pour with a tall, fine-grained dark tan head which gives way to a thin velvety lacing. Notes of wine barrel (which could be the grappa, no idea), white wine, roasted malts, dark chocolate, whiskey, wooden barrel sourness, light dankness/funkiness, pralines, roasted coffee beans (especially in the aftertaste). Very complex bouquet of flavours and a very unique beer, overall. Full bodied, thick but watery (i.e. not oily, sticky or cloy), with a light carbonation and a bitter-sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2017
at 16:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cream-tan head reduced to rim in secs; virtually black beer. Roasted & alcoholic nose, sweetish, malty, , vinous, fusels, distilled. After a short while, also earthy. Pretty roasted to burnt taste, nearly dry stout, but the finish is warm alcoholic, near vinous sweetness; Dark fruit, grapes, plums. Despite the grappa dominating, the balance is there. No real stout acidity, but instead the grappa giving a mild piquant; Alcoholthinning and -heat, rather well-bodied, oily, near-viscous feel. Low in carbonation. Like it!
Tried
on 04 Jan 2017
at 09:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap into a snifter showing pitch black with a finger of latte colored foam. The nose shows a wondrously intense yet balanced mix of roasted malts, dark chocolate/cacao and a pepper warmth in the background. Very inviting nose. The palate is smoothly carbonated but slightly too little possibly due to the barrel aging. Light bodied. Perfect balance in flavor of roasted malts and chocolate. Barrel aging and cacao balances out the roasted malts to avoid any overly bitter burnt notes and a certain brightness. The grappa barrel adds a slight tannic edge with a barely noticeable sweetness to aid the balance of flavors. Over all, once again, another extremely well done stout by Prairie.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2016
at 13:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (BDX). More or less pitch black colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is black coffee with some espresso and chocolate notes along with mild liquorice and wood. Flavour is quite similar, but also has a mild nutty and ripe fruity edge to it. Slightly tart notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2016
at 13:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle
Bottle 0824/1092 - Pours pitch black with a small bubbly brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, vinous notes, booze, hints of berries. Taste is stingy, roasty, vinous and heavy with some coffee, booze and hints of berries. Finish is sweetish, stingy and roasty with some coffee, dark chocolate and vinous berries. Interesting.
Bottle 0824/1092 - Pours pitch black with a small bubbly brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, vinous notes, booze, hints of berries. Taste is stingy, roasty, vinous and heavy with some coffee, booze and hints of berries. Finish is sweetish, stingy and roasty with some coffee, dark chocolate and vinous berries. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2015
at 07:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle at home.. Dark black.. Thick tan head.. Soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts nose.. Soft spirit.. Dark chocolate nose.. Meaty malts.. Dark roast... Dark Cherry chocolate roast malts.. Big rich malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 09:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @Domus Birrae, Rome. Pours thick black with a fine brown head. Very strong coffee aroma with dark chocolate and some additional grapes. Strong coffee taste with a lot of alcohol added, bottle says 8.7% however it tasted like a 10+ beer, smooth, grappa present, chocolate, nice body, low carbo, smooth, nice sipper.... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2015
at 16:57