Cosmic Echoes (Batch #1)
(Batch of Cosmic Echoes)
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Faction BrewingStrong Ale - American Regular
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Score
7.52
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Cosmic Echoes is the most ambitious blend to be assembled at Private Press. The final expression showcases a fusion of three stouts and two barleywines that were aged in five different types of oak barrels. Cosmic Echoes generates hypnotic reverberations of candied apricot, baking spice, milk chocolate ganache, English toffee, luxardo cherry, and crème brûlée. The experience holds you comfortably close while it simultaneously nudges your palate toward exploration.
Blend:
Axelrod (barrel #13) aged 13 months in Blanton's barrels.
DeJohnette (barrel #20) aged 11 months in Old Fitzgerald barrels.
Duke/Mahavishnu (barrel #27) aged 10 months in Weller barrels.
Mahavishnu (barrel #28) aged 10 months in Weller barrels.
Adderley (barrel #46) aged 11 months in VSOP barrels.
Duke (barrel #62) aged 10 months in Heaven Hill barrels.
2020 Release
Blend:
Axelrod (barrel #13) aged 13 months in Blanton's barrels.
DeJohnette (barrel #20) aged 11 months in Old Fitzgerald barrels.
Duke/Mahavishnu (barrel #27) aged 10 months in Weller barrels.
Mahavishnu (barrel #28) aged 10 months in Weller barrels.
Adderley (barrel #46) aged 11 months in VSOP barrels.
Duke (barrel #62) aged 10 months in Heaven Hill barrels.
2020 Release
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Leather, roast and tobacco. Black pour with mocha head. Bitter end with some salty caramel. Bottle. 78778 3.7
Really not sure which blend this is as had at a tasting.
Really not sure which blend this is as had at a tasting.
Tried
on 19 May 2025
at 19:43
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från PP, batch 1. Ska vara 11,5%. Nästa batch som är starkare. Något mörkare brunsvart, liten beige krona. Toffee, tjärpastill, marsipan, likörpralin, lite underliggande fruktighet, typ körsbär, mycket fat. Märkbart lättare (relativt sett) efter Plato's Shadow och Rev/HA portern. Men fantastiskt gott. Mer stout än bw.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2022
at 17:20
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Smooth, woody and oaky with some bourbon, caramel, toffee, syrup and hints of roastiness. Okay blend of BW and IS. Quite complex and nicely balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 16:45
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Anthony. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong dark chocolate, spice, fig, licorice, roast. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, boozy, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2021
at 23:07