Driftwood Brewery Singularity

Singularity

 

Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.60
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 37
Beer of infinite density. Massive, rich coffee and chocolate flavour mingle with the vanilla and dried fruit. A beer to be shared and savoured. Can be cellared. Enjoy with (or as) dessert!
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at Alibi, 2016 release. Pours very dark brown, almost black with a brown head. Aroma and taste are slightly sweet, dark fruits, burnt malt, saddle, with some chocolate, cocoa and roasted sunflower seeds notes and some alcohol. Burnt malt with dark fruits and some bourbon, saddle, chocolate and smoky notes aftertaste. Very good balanced beer. Should become even better with aging.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2016 at 20:07


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2013 edition. A deep dark stout with a thin dark brown head. In aroma, nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with loads of boozy alcohol, light licorice, molasses, dark fruits, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet chocolate malt with light coffee, maple, vanilla, alcohol warmth, toffee, very nice and balanced. Bottle at Spinrsx tasting.

Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2016 at 22:40


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Brown bottle, 650 ml, 2011 vintage, savoured on May 12 2016; eye: black, opaque, brown head that turns into a ring, light lacing; nose: molasses, roasted barley, slight burnt barley, chocolate; mouth: molasses, roasted barley, light burnt barley, acridness from roasting, chocolate, bitterness, slight iodine, fig, acidity, finale in roasted barley with presence of alcohol, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, surprisingly bitter, oily texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, millésime 2011, savourée le 12 mai 2016; œil : noire, opaque, bonne mousse brune qui se transforme en un anneau, légère dentelle; nez : mélasse, orge torréfiée, très léger orge brûlée, chocolat; bouche : mélasse, orge torréfiée, léger orge brûlée, âcreté de torréfaction, chocolat, amertume, très léger iode, figue, acidité, finale en orge torréfiée avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, curieusement amère, texture huileuse; en résumé : bien

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2016 at 15:15


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2016 bottle poured. Huge thanks to mcberko for the bottle! Listed at 11.2% Jet black pour with an active tan fizz head and sticking lace. Aroma is chocolate, doughy, and a bit nutty. Big chocolate flavor upnfront, and a little dough, a lot like the aroma. Thick body, lingering cocoa finish. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2016 at 01:11


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle split at RBWG ’15 hotel lobby share on the final night, thanks to whomever shared this one, 21/02/15. Black with a moderate tan covering. Nose is rich malt, light peppery spice, chocolate malt, charr, light roasted tones, subtle barrel. Taste comprises rich chocolate, dark fruit rinds, spice, trace of bourbon. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a little added boost. Ok impy but doesn’t really get out of 2nd gear for me.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2015 at 03:17


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, thanks for all the bottles Todd. I thoroughly enjouyed this one in you backyard and we really enjoyed it at the first Garching Ratebeer meeting! Toffee, light iodine, vanilla, coffee. Almost black, low head. Dry body, dark chocolate, wood, whisky, berries, vanilla and spirit aftertaste. Great.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2015 at 13:22


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

2012 bottle with jfb and jonas, thanks capflu. Black color with reddish highlight and tan head. Aroma is cocoa, dark chocolate, dark fruits. Taste is dark chocolate, plums, rich feeling. Not infinite density, but a good benchmark ImpStout.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2015 at 13:20


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bouteille 660ml, gracieuseté de lupulist, Thanks Mark! Couleur noire opaque, mousse moka fuyante laissant une dentelle éparse. Arôme d’alcool, café, malt torréfié, boisé, cacao, crayon de bois. Goût de malt torréfié, café surtout en fin de bouche, boisé, chocolat noir, alcool (quoi que bien camouflé), noix. Carbonatation faible, corps dense, collante.

Tried on 17 Aug 2015 at 15:26


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On June 22, 2015. Thanks to fiulijn!Bottle with black wax, 12.2% ABV, 2014 vintage.Black color, dark brown head. Sweet, alcohol, metallic, roasted taste. Roasted, metallic aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Sweet, malty, roasted, alcohol scent.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2015 at 12:13


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Re-rate: Poured from 650mL bottle (2021 vintage - abv listed as 11.8%). Cap was rusted under the wax and initial smell upon opening was an odd sardine smell (some sort of chemical reaction between the cap and wax?). Once poured in the glass, it subsided. Medium roast malt, feint barrel and chocolate, more of a medium body. Okay, but not a stand out. First rate - April 25, 2015 (7/4/8/4/15=3.8): Poured from the tap. Black with tan head. Getting a bit of the bourbon, some mild chocolate and coffee, subtle leather and tobacco. Good, but not the best imperial stout.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2015 at 00:16