Singularity
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.60
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jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. 800th imperial stout. Pours oily black tan head. Nose/taste of chocolate roast, bourbon, oak, toffee and vanilla. Medium body.
Sledutah (12396) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the RBWG after grand tasting - tasting
Thick black oil with a small tan head, some lacing. Mild aroma of chocolate and woody. Flavors of roasted malts, chocolate, molasses and woody
Good
djd07 (28882) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle during the RBWG Lobby Share. Pours a cloudy brown with small beige head. The aroma is roast, wood, and chocolate. Medium mouth with rich chocolate, wood, roast. Very nice.
KansaiBeerLovers (8946) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle of the 2013 thanks to gnashville. A dark cola pour with ruby highlights. Sweet, oaky vanilla aroma a bit boozier. Sweet meaty dark candied fruits a bit of heat and a solid bourbon character. This has more of a barrel character than the 2014. Ap 4 P 4 Ar 8 t 9 o 16 2014 is a bit paler but has a thicker head of foam. The aroma is sweet malty, nutty, it had heat that burns my nostrils somewhat. It tastes much simpler than the 2013, lots of heat and some slick sweet oakiness. It seems more sugary than the 2013. Ap 4 p 4 Ar 7 t 7 o 15 For me the 2013 is the clear winner.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, and liquorice. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, and dark chocolate, leading to a dry finish.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
2021-10-23, vintage 2021, 11.8% ABV, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Good balance of roast and sweetness, very good, but in today's panorama this beer is not the highlight anymore.
2020-03-30, vintage 2017, 13.2% ABV, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Lean, balanced, with chocolate flavour, touch of liquorice, moderate sweetness, and not really much bourbon.
2019-02-12, vintage 2019, 10.3% ABV, at The Gull, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Dark brown colour, near black. Notes of cardboard in the aroma. The mouthfeel is a bit thinner than I remember from previous vintages. The main character comes from the roasted malt; little sweetness; no barrel notes; it mellows out as it gets warmer, but still can't achieve greatness.
Good beer, but I'm a bit disappointed by the decline.
2017-11-25, vintage 2017, 13.2% ABV, 8-5-8-4-17=42
Initially the liquorice notes are stronger, later the chocolate is more evident, and even a note of espresso. In the final, some bourbon. Pungent, excellent.
2017-03-24, vintage 2017, 13.2% ABV, 8-5-8-4-17=42
Such young sample is characterized by the power of the roasted malts, coffee, lean body, off-dry mouthfeel, and moderate bourbon.
Excellent.
2016-09-11, same vintage (2013), 3+ years old, 8-4-9-4-18+43
The age has mellowed out this brew, has softened the edges, without weakening any trait; sweet dark chocolate with bourbon, leather and tobacco. Warming alcohol.
Wonderful.
2013-11-15, Winter 2012/2013, vintage 2013, one year old, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Pitch black color, small head. Strong aroma of roasted malt, whiskey barrel, raisins, light vanilla, some alcohol, tobacco, leather; complex. Thick and heavy body; round mouthfeel; it has a strong flavor of roasted malt and chocolate; the vanilla and Bourbon is very strong too; it has some liquorice and leather; medium to strong bitterness, with sharp alcohol presence, yet not boozy.
Very interesting.
yespr (55573) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 fl oz bottle, Imp Stout #1000. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty. Caramelish. Breadish. Bitter, sweet and dark malty. Bitter and toasted malty finish.
Tinus (5082) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Vintage 2012
Black colour, red hue, beige head. Aroma of cacao, caramel, roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate, lots of cacao. Sweet flavour, light sour touch, cacao, chocolate milk. Full body, quite warm, alcoholic finish, lingering chocolate. Not really getting the Bourbon notes (personally I just get a hint of vanilla), but a more than nice beer nonetheless!
(From 66cL bottle @ ZZT-ish VIII / BBT I. Thanks for sharing, Countbeer!)
Ferris (26026) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle - Roast dark malts, cherry and anise. Jet black with a persistent brown head. Bitter dark chocolate, rich dark malts and a bit of oak. Surprisingly little bourbon or vanilla sweetness. Nice rich balanced beer.
Drebus (8640) reviewed Singularity from Driftwood Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ ZZT8:BBT1. Pitch black, small brown head. Smells chocolate, sweet, muffin.. Amazing. Tastes liquorice, sweet, chocolate, roasty, coffee, ash. Full body, silky, soft carbo.