The Bruery Black Tuesday - Grand Reserve

Black Tuesday - Grand Reserve

 

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.50
ABV: 21.3% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Triple barrel-aged imperial stout

Complex, decadent, and massive, Black Tuesday is the perfect base for experimentation— which is why this triple barrel-aged iteration is fittingly dubbed “Grand Reserve.”
 

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7/10
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2024 at 03:45

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle, 375 ml. Shared with Luka and MiroB. Dark dark brown with beige head. Chocolate and bourbon. Some barrel. Quite warming with some alcohol coming through. Medium bodied. Tasty, but heat is there.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2024 at 22:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours clear, very dark brown. No head. No sign of carbonation. Scent is boozy, but not as much as feared. Lots of chocolate, vanilla, milder but present wood. Taste is full, intense roast, overly high ABV - sharp and boozy, very woody. Vanilla, oak, over-the-top booze. Unpleasant, even. Not bad in general, but this would score way higher for me if the ABV had some sanity to it, or the beer more balance to support the booze.
Tried on 08 Aug 2023 at 16:45

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
375 ml shared by Heather_B. From her RS. Aroma bourbon, raisins, Brandy, oak. This definitely could’ve sat another 2 years. Base reminds me more of BA barley wine. Lots of bourbon, brandy finish with a lot of dark fruit. Booze certainly is not hidden. Hints of red wine. Strong, not harsh.
Tried on 27 Feb 2022 at 15:17

3.2/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3
375ml bottle because GenDV138 is a jerk. Pours a very oily translucent brown. No head. Boozy nose, Kahlua, coffee or chocolate vodka, maybe both! This is just kinda gross, caramel, some Charleston chew, but all booze, vodka and Kahlua mostly. Hot finish. No thanks. Who drinks this willingly?
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2019 at 15:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Way too much going on here. Literally made me yak after a day full of tasting. Black pour with good head and lacing. Syrupy pour. Very sweet. Caramel, lots of chocolate, lots of bourbon booze. Bottle thanks to who else - Gendv138.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2019 at 16:02

8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle thanks to William. Pours a cloudy brown with medium beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong bourbon, oak, vanilla, roast. Slick body, vanilla, roast, oak, boozy finish, intense, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 03:41