High Elan
Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.19
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A beer three years in the making, an effort of patience and craft. High Elan is the product of a single barrel of Black Oktober Imperial stout, aged for three years in 1st use Bourbon barrels. The barrel has added oak and vanilla characteristics, and the sands of time have rounded this off with a complex smoothness, that takes its constituent parts and renders a perfectly balanced broth. Onto this venerable liquid we added fresh cherries, to further enhance the quality of its native sweetness, and to add further layers to this complex and respectable beer.
Bring a map, and head north at the cairn.
Bring a map, and head north at the cairn.
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8.5
DvdP (5043) ticked High Elan from Vibrant Forest Brewery 4 years ago
Black, pretty thick, near flat. Loads of cherries, and pretty tart. Not completely sure it was just cherry sourness, but it worked. Plenty bourbon of course, and that typical VF deep, heavy roastyness. Very strong flavoured, but the combination works
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on 06 Oct 2021
at 22:00
7.4
Stuu (34525) reviewed High Elan from Vibrant Forest Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, liquorice, treacle, cherry, taste is sweet, toffee, cherry, some aniseed.
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on 07 Jan 2020
at 09:44