First Press
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Faction BrewingStout - Imperial Series Out of Production
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Score
7.81
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Anniversary blend of barrel-aged imperial stouts brewed with honey.
First Press is the first anniversary blend and was inspired by a single oak barrel of double-barrel-aged stout (apple brandy - 1792). This special barrel, #94, stood out from the rest and became the anchor of this blend. The aroma is a boisterous interplay of apple brandy and bourbon. First Press is brimming with notes of chocolate-covered espresso beans and peanut-covered caramel apples dipped in milk chocolate. Cheers to the first year, a year that I will cherish and remember for the rest of mine.
Blend:
Axelrod (barrel #004) aged 16 months in Willett barrels
Adderley (barrel #042) aged 13 months in Apple Brandy barrels
Adderley (barrel #047) aged 13 months in Apple Brandy barrels
Adderley (barrel #048) aged 13 months in Apple Brandy barrels
Axelrod/Duke (barrel #066) aged 14 months in Basil Hayden barrels
Dozark (barrel #085) aged 7 months in Elijah Craig barrels
Adderley (barrel #094) aged 7 months in Apple Brandy barrels and 7 months in 1792 barrels
2021 Release
First Press is the first anniversary blend and was inspired by a single oak barrel of double-barrel-aged stout (apple brandy - 1792). This special barrel, #94, stood out from the rest and became the anchor of this blend. The aroma is a boisterous interplay of apple brandy and bourbon. First Press is brimming with notes of chocolate-covered espresso beans and peanut-covered caramel apples dipped in milk chocolate. Cheers to the first year, a year that I will cherish and remember for the rest of mine.
Blend:
Axelrod (barrel #004) aged 16 months in Willett barrels
Adderley (barrel #042) aged 13 months in Apple Brandy barrels
Adderley (barrel #047) aged 13 months in Apple Brandy barrels
Adderley (barrel #048) aged 13 months in Apple Brandy barrels
Axelrod/Duke (barrel #066) aged 14 months in Basil Hayden barrels
Dozark (barrel #085) aged 7 months in Elijah Craig barrels
Adderley (barrel #094) aged 7 months in Apple Brandy barrels and 7 months in 1792 barrels
2021 Release
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8.6/10
LCI. Apple Brandy can be an odd one, but blending beautifully here. Smooth, rich thick with some fruity esters balancing the chocolate and oakiness
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2024
at 00:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Sweet and roasty with some dry earthiness, honey, apples, spices, syrup, toffee and prunes. A bit heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2022
at 11:39
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle pours out black topped with a brown head. Nose is very complex tons of barrel action sweet honey chocolate rich malts. Taste is more of the great deep barrel notes chocolate honey malt sweetness, well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2021
at 07:51
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours black with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong honey, roast, cocoa, wood, bourbon. Slick body, honey, roast, bourbon, oak, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2021
at 21:08
9/10
FLW, Private press still putting out the nicest barrel blends, real all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2021
at 14:52