Rings of Splendor
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.14
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Blend of bourbon barrel-aged stouts
Batch #1: 2020
Batch #2: 2022
Batch #2: 2023
Batch #1: 2020
Batch #2: 2022
Batch #2: 2023
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Not much head. Rich bourbon aroma, with some chocolate and molasses. Rich, boozy on the palate, with sticky dark burnt sugars. Lots of bourbon - I can't say any barrel stands out but there's a lot of barrel here, lots of alcohol and a mellow vanilla. Overall, sweet and strong, and quite aggressive.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2022
at 02:51
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
500ml (thx, Brian S.!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: dark brown with a bit of beige head. Aroma: a nice mix of sweetness. bourbon, American oak, and a little bit of dark fruits. Taste: quite thick, multi-layered bourbon, lots of brown sugars, moderately sweet. Overall: pretty impressive for a non-adjunct BBA Imperial Stout.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2022
at 02:50
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a deep, opaque mahogany with a medium beige head with decent lacing and residual. Aroma iss chocolate, vanilla, oak tannin, bourbon, fudge, coffee grounds, tobacco, and molasses. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter, well integrated and bursting with flavor. Full body, silky mouthfeel. This is how you barrel age a beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2022
at 16:30
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward and rich with layers of dark chocolate, dark caramel, toffee and lighter notes of roast and toasted grains. Lighter notes of vanilla and dark espresso. Light oak notes and bourbon character with light alcohol spice. Pours jet black with a small, thick, creamy, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to a small, thick, film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with lots of dark chocolate, dark caramel, espresso and lighter notes of toasted bread, toffee and vanilla. Hints of ash and tobacco. Moderately bitter with medium alcohol notes. Lingering dark chocolate and espresso notes in the finish. Medium light bourbon notes and faint oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid BA stout. Great stout character with solid supporting barrel notes. Definitely boozy, but not so much that it's hard to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2022
at 00:53
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Flaska från 2020, 12.%. Mörk brunsvart med brun krona. Rejäl, kärv och rostad klassisk imp stout med toner av toffee, lakrits, Bourbon, läder, tobak, stor sötma, viss syrlighet, råglimpa, granskott, bra beska. Riktigt välgjort och balanserat.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2022
at 10:17
8/10
MBCC 2021
Tried
on 25 Oct 2021
at 17:25
8/10
Medium body, sweet, smooth. Lots of barrel, roasty, smooth. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2021
at 14:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours black with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is chocolate, roast, vanilla, wood, licorice, bourbon. Slick body, dark chocolate, vanilla, roast, bourbon, licorice, wood, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2021
at 05:07
8/10
Quite balanced old skool BA IS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 14:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Smooth, roasty, heavy and slightly bourbony with some vanilla, oak, wood, toffee, syrup, molasses and rye. Quite balanced and heavy BA IS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 11:10