Dreams
Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.41
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Dreams is an Imperial stout with Almond, Coconut, Coffee & Chocolate
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz (thx, Chris S.!) @ Serhii's. Appearance: dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma: roasty, sweet, some fruity character. Taste: along the same lines, moderately sweet, just a bit boozy, some coffee and almonds. Overall: pretty good, but considering 15% ABV and the list of the ingredients I expected something more thick and rich.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2023
at 06:59
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(473ml can from boxbeers.dk) Pours black with a short lived brown head. Notes of intense dark malts with molasses, dark toffee, bittersweet chocolate, black coffee, quite some bitter almond and marzipan, round creamy coconut, almost spirit or chocolate liqueur-like feel from the booze, dark fruit hanging in the back, soft vanilla, drying slightly into the finish but only lightly bitter from the roast and adjuncts, rounded and rich into the aftertaste. Medium-full body with soft carb is between slick and creamy. Not as pure a pastry stout as I was expecting, but more of a rich spirity one with the adjuncts well integrated. Aslin makes seriously good stouts and this is another winner.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2019
at 17:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
0,473l can at home shared with Saeglopur, bought from De Bierliefhebber. BB 28.12.2020 (according to importer label). black color, small coffee colored head. smells of coffee, vanilla, nutty, light coconut, earthy. very nice smell. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of vanilla, soy sauce, coconut, some coffee, a bit artifiical, nutty, sweet spices. finishes light to medium sweet with notes of soy sauce, vanilla, some coconut and coffee. Quite well integrated for the 15% ABV, very smooth, gets even better once it warms up. Was a bit on the artifical side at first, but better once warm.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2019
at 13:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
1 pint can, shared by Werckmeister, many thanks!
Black body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of milk chocolate, vanilla, nuts, freshly grinded coffee, some coconut, moderate liquorice, some dark fruits.
Tastes quite similar, while creamier, with the coconot more prominent, some alcohol.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes warm, astringent, medium sweet, medium roasty, a bit dry, wooden, with dark chocolate, coffee, coconut, some liquorice, some nuts, slight vanilla.
Tasty. More on the sweet side, while so creamy and rich. Alcohol is a bit noticeable, while very well balanced for the ABV. As it warms up the coconut becomes pretty prominent. Beautiful dessert sipper.
Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Black body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of milk chocolate, vanilla, nuts, freshly grinded coffee, some coconut, moderate liquorice, some dark fruits.
Tastes quite similar, while creamier, with the coconot more prominent, some alcohol.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes warm, astringent, medium sweet, medium roasty, a bit dry, wooden, with dark chocolate, coffee, coconut, some liquorice, some nuts, slight vanilla.
Tasty. More on the sweet side, while so creamy and rich. Alcohol is a bit noticeable, while very well balanced for the ABV. As it warms up the coconut becomes pretty prominent. Beautiful dessert sipper.
Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2019
at 13:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
16oz can pour. Poured a pitch black color, motor oil. Small off-white head. Aroma was chocolate, coffee. Roasted malts. Booze was well hidden until it started to warm up a lot. Fell asleep before finishing it. Some coconut comes through. Didn't get a whole lot of almond here. A touch too sweet somehow.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2019
at 05:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can pours an opaque black with a ring of grey head. Big molasses nose, chocolate, marzipan, vanilla, some burnt caramel. Flavor has burnt marshmellow, vanilla, caramel, chocolate, nuts, marzipan. Finishes very big and boozy. A bit over done. 7 4 7 3 13
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2018
at 19:09