Main Boss
Fair State Brewing Cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Pulpit Rock Brewing CompanyStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
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Score
7.50
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Imperial Pastry Stout. Inspired by our mutual love of rum cocktails, this stout is infused with tons of coconut along with our own take on Orgeat syrup, a classic cocktail ingredient composed of almonds and citrus. A subtle tropical twist for a gigantic winter stout. Collaboration with Pulpit Rock (IA).
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Almond and coconut upfront with sweet dark malt, chocolate, vanilla, some roast and molasses. Flavour is rather sweet and candied with a mild bitterness. Body is full, not too much booze. Slow sippin' time, wouldn't have minded sharing this beast.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:04
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
deep dark brown colour, moderate sized creamy brown head; aroma of hot chocolate, some vanilla, coconut, slight anise and licorice; taste of dark chocolate, cocoa, syrupy sweetness, coconut, vanilla, rhum and some spiciness in the aftertaste; I like it very much https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qAI0rsgJ6E
Tried
on 15 May 2022
at 17:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beerdome. Black witha. Dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, dark sugar and light coconut. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 260721
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2021
at 18:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can (2/1/21) pour from trade with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! It's an opaque black with a lot of large white floaties, light sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width light brown head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong earthy and sweet malt, molasses, milder late coconut--better as it warms. Taste is initial burst of alcohol then super sugary sweet malts, coconut--mellows a bit as it sits/warms. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with sticky, syrupy texture, soft carbonation, huge alcohol warmth in the esophagus and stomach and finish as taste. Overall, I know rum cocktails are supposed to be sweet but usually have some discernible flavors. This is mostly sweet for sweet's sake without a ton of flavor so is a little to the cloying side. Best to be split a number of ways and let it breathe. Didn't love it but appear to be a lone dissenter in the group.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2021
at 03:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours very dark brown with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of toasted coconut and heat. Full bodied. Flavor is toasted coconut, toasted malt, citrus and almonds. Far from dry. Hints of cyanide? Lots of almond. Not bitter, but there's something holding down the malt. Intriguing. Different. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2021
at 01:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can. Date: 1 Feb 21. Aroma is mild molasses and soft almond. Perhaps citrus. Well, the brewer pulls off the rum inspired drink they were after. To me it tastes like a Rum Almond Cake or a boozy coffee cake. It is rich and decadent with a nice full body. It gets to be a bit much to drink a entire can solo. This needs to be split.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2021
at 20:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
16oz can from Tavour. Black oil slick of a pour, a few bubbles, then still. Rum, coconut, chocolate make up the aroma. Taste is chocolate and sweet, coconut, rum notes. Slick and creamy. And the burn, yea, you can't forget that. While the aroma can seem harsh, the taste is much smoother.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2021
at 03:33