Wander Brewing Balance

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Wander Brewing in Bellingham, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.43
ABV: 9.8% IBU: 5 Ticks: 6
Bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with toasted coconut, cinnamon and vanilla. A blend of the finest bourbon-aged barrels hand selected by our brewers and thoughtfully spiced for a complex sensory experience that amplifies rather than distracts from the deliciousness of a bourbon forward full-bodied, slightly warming imperial stout.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from the tap @ ES. Very dark brown with small beige head. Bourbon, hint of wood glue, some dark fruit and vanilla. Coconut is almost undetectable. Okay.

Tried from Draft on 15 May 2024 at 20:14


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught at the brewery
Black colour. Strong aroma of vanilla, some chocolate. Good body, moderately sweet; flavour of dark chocolate with notes of cacao, vanilla, spice; lightly earthy. Warming alcohol. Good.

Tried on 28 Apr 2024 at 17:38


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A dink pour. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: dark fruits, some American oak, a bit of roasted malts. Taste: along the same Iines, quite roasty, no barrel character. Overall: ok, nothing special at all.

Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2024 at 00:19


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500 ml bottle. 2022 vintage Pours a very dark brown with no head. Aromas of bourbon, coconut, and candi sugar; possibly some vanilla. Flavors of bourbon and coconut plus a bit of cinnamon on a malty base. Somewhat thin but still tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2022 at 00:29


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is loaded with toasted coconut upfront, followed by soft bourbon, a touch of vanilla, and even subtler cinnamon. Flavour is intensely coconuty upfront, followed by boozy bourbon barrels, a hint of cinnamon, and subtle vanilla. This is a coconut bomb accentuated by the bourbon barrels. Not the most complex BA impie, but this is really tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2021 at 03:48


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Jimmy's farewell party. Chocolate fudge and cinnamon on the nose with coconut and bourbon as it warms. Nice texture and mouthfeel with more of the same notes on the palate. Cinnamon, bourbon and chocolate on the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2021 at 02:43